Human Rights Foundation claims exploitation of Cuban medical workers
March 13, 2025
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ALTHOUGH currently in the spotlight owing to a new US policy which threatens to terminate the visas of government officials for hosting Cuban medical missions, the programme has been flagged by several non-governmental organisations and human rights groups in the past for repressive rules and forced labour.
One such group is the New York-based Human Rights Foundation (HRF) which published a report in 2022.
The report found Cuba's medical missions violated several of the practitioners' rights including privacy, freedom of expression, freedom of association, and freedom of movement.
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