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UPDATED Jun 10, 2026 at 4:05 PM ET
Jun 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM ET
UN human rights chief urges lifting Cuba sanctions
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Volker Turk calls for the immediate lifting of US sanctions on Cuba, saying children are dying from fuel and medical shortages.
WHO: Volker Turk, UN high commissioner for human rights
WHAT: Calls for US sanctions on Cuba to be lifted immediately, citing rising death rates and lack of medical supplies.
WHEN: Jun 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: He linked the sanctions’ fuel restrictions and tightened extraterritorial measures to doctors lacking essential medical supplies and medicines, saying children are dying.
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