S. Res. 287 (Introduced in Senate) — Commemorating the second anniversary of peaceful protests in Cuba on July 11, 2021, condemning the ongoing acts of repression and human rights violations against the Cuban people by the Cuban regime, and calling for the immediate release of all arbitrarily detained Cuban citizens.

That the Senate—

(1)

commemorates the second anniversary of the largest peaceful protests against the communist dictatorship in Cuba;

(2)

expresses solidarity with the brave people of Cuba who participated in the peaceful demonstrations on July 11, 2021, and were subsequently arbitrarily detained and sentenced;

(3)

commits to supporting the people of Cuba in their aspirations to transition to democracy under a government that respects human rights and democratic freedoms;

(4)

calls on the Secretary of State—

(A)

to advocate for the immediate release and humane treatment of all political prisoners and democratic protestors arbitrarily detained in Cuba in the aftermath of the peaceful demonstrations on July 11, 2021;

(B)

to continue supporting independent Cuban civil society groups and democratic activists;

(C)

to call for—

(i)

the recognition of the June 12, 2023, decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, holding the regime responsible for the murders of democratic activists Oswaldo Paya and Harold Cepero; and

(ii)

accountability for the murders; and

(D)

to work with member states of the United Nations to deny Cuba a second consecutive term on the United Nations Human Rights Council; and

(5)

urges democratic governments and legislatures in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean—

(A)

to speak out against the ongoing repression facing the Cuban people and call on the Cuban regime to immediately release all political prisoners and democratic protestors arbitrarily detained in Cuba in the aftermath of the peaceful demonstrations of July 11, 2021;

(B)

to publicly recognize the June 12, 2023, decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, finding the Cuban regime directly responsible for the murders of democratic activists Oswaldo Paya and Harold Cepero, and call on the Cuban regime to implement the recommendations in the decision; and

(C)

to hold the Cuban regime accountable for violent repression and other human rights violations in the aftermath of the July 2021 protests, including by committing to deny Cuba a second consecutive term on the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Commemorating the second anniversary of peaceful protests in Cuba on July 11, 2021, condemning the ongoing acts of repression and human rights violations against the Cuban people by the Cuban regime, and calling for the immediate release of all arbitrarily detained Cuban citizens.

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