Calling for the release of Cuban political prisoner Silverio Portal Contreras.

calls for the immediate and unconditional release of political prisoner Silverio Portal Contreras and the provision of urgently needed medical attention;

condemns the politically motivated imprisonment of dissidents in Cuba and calls for the release of all those who have been arbitrarily detained due to their advocacy for human rights and democracy; and

urges the lifting of all legal restrictions that impose limitations on the exercise of freedom of expression and association in Cuba.