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Cuba Signs Human Rights Pacts at UN

But critics say the nation's dissidents must be released

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 29, 2008 8:22 AM CST

(Newser) – Cuba yesterday signed a pair of legally binding human rights agreements, promising, among other things, to allow its citizens free speech, free association, and the right to travel, the BBC reports. Coming mere days after Raul Castro became president, the gesture could signal a shift...   Read full story »

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