That the Senate—
calls for the release of all political prisoners and for the end of acts of repression, arbitrary imprisonments, torture, and other human rights abuses against the Cuban people;
honors the courageous Cuban people for daring to stand up to the Cuban regime and demanding respect for fundamental freedoms, such as freedom of expression and assembly;
recognizes the brave prodemocracy and human rights activists, including independent journalists, artists, labor leaders, and religious leaders, who have been persecuted throughout decades of Communist tyranny;
urges other democracies, regional, and multilateral organizations to affirm that—
violence against the unarmed people of Cuba will not be tolerated; and
human rights abusers will be held accountable for their crimes;
calls on the European Union—
to reconsider the failed Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement; and
to place freedom and human rights at the center of the policy toward Cuba;
expresses solidarity with the longsuffering Cuban people in their demands for a genuine democratic transition; and
calls on the international community to stand with the people struggling for freedom in Cuba by condemning repression and expressing unequivocal support for the rights to self-governance, human rights, and basic liberties for the Cuban people.