Helms-Burton Act Mexico

The United States and its glass house

The United States and its glass house
The application of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act is a flagrant violation of international law and an unacceptable attack on the self-determination of the peoples of the world

Oscar Sánchez Serramay 28, 2019 15:05:30

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The empire no longer dresses up in sheep’s clothing; it fears that, as in the fable, the shepherd will take it for food for his family. Today, it does not disguise itself, but is enraged and seeks to cling to its ancestors, dusting off the Monroe Doctrine, McCarthyism and the worst moments of the Cold War.

It sinks its claws into Latin America and the Caribbean, destroying its peoples, either through the seizure of power by servile oligarchies representing its interests (any resemblance to Chile, Brazil or the self-proclaimed Lima Group, is not purely coincidental); the destabilization of legitimately and democratically elected governments, such as Venezuela or Nicaragua; or its genocidal economic war against the Cuban Revolution.

The Trump administration’s concern for the properties of those who lived in Cuba before 1959 is fanciful. Title III of the Helms-Burton Act and all its letter are just a pretext to end the Cuban model, humanist par excellence, which remains stuck like a thorn in the empire’s side, and has prevented it from continuing with what it started 174 years ago, in 1845. Continue reading The United States and its glass house →

Cuba China

Army General Raúl Castro Ruz receives Admiral Miao Hua

Raúl receives Admiral Miao Hua, member of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China
During the fraternal meeting, the excellent relations of friendship shared by the two countries’ Parties, governments, peoples, and armed forces were reaffirmed

Granmamay 17, 2019 09:05:00

During the fraternal meeting, the excellent relations of friendship shared by the two countries’ Parties, governments, peoples, and armed forces were reaffirmed.

 

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Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, received Admiral Miao Hua on Thursday morning, a member of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China, and director of its Political Work Department, as well as the delegation accompanying him on an official visit to Cuba, invited by the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.

During the fraternal meeting, the excellent relations of friendship shared by the two countries’ Parties, governments, peoples, and armed forces were reaffirmed.

The meeting was also attended by the members of the Political Bureau and Army Corps Generals Leopoldo Cintra Frías and Álvaro López Miera, minister and first deputy minister of the FAR, chief of the General Staff, respectively.

Cuba Korea

Raúl receives Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea

Raúl receives Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea
In the fraternal meeting, the two leaders exchanged on the excellent state of relations between our peoples, parties and governments, and ratified the will to continue expanding them

Granmamay 24, 2019 10:05:00

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Photo: Estudios Revolución
Army General Raúl Castro Ruz and compañero José Ramón Machado Ventura, First and Second Secretaries of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, received on Thursday afternoon compañero Ri Su-yong, a vice chairman of Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, and member of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, who is currently visiting Cuba.

In the fraternal meeting, the two leaders exchanged on the excellent state of relations between our peoples, parties and governments, and ratified the will to continue expanding them. They also addressed international issues.

The distinguished visitor was accompanied by Ryu Myong-son, deputy director of the International Relations Department of the Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee.

Helms-Burton Act

A multitude of voices against the Helms-Burton Act

A multitude of voices against the Helms-Burton Act
More than 400 global figures have signed a statement denouncing the United States’ activation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act against Cuba

Author: Internacional news staff | informacion@granmai.cu
may 23, 2019 12:05:49

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More than 400 global figures have signed a statement denouncing the United States’ activation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act against Cuba.

According to teleSUR, the statement entitled “Respect for International Legality,” states that such an application seriously intensifies the economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba. It also notes that the United States has once again broken the elementary rules of International Law by awarding domestic law an extraterritorial nature.

The document stressed that the activation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act marks a clear setback in the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries, as announced in 2014 by Raúl Castro and Barack Obama. “We call on U.S. society, and citizens, peoples and governments of the world, of any political tendency, to express their condemnation of this measure that affects the respect and friendship that should prevail among nations,” the text reads.

The signatories also demand that President Donald Trump eliminate this legislation and finally end the unjust blockade, imposed against Cuba for 60 years. “Neither blockades nor walls. The planet is one and belongs to all,” it concludes.

IN CONTEXT:

What does Title III establish?

Title III establishes that companies from third countries will be liable to the former owners of confiscated Cuban properties or to their heirs, for damages for “trafficking” of that property.
It grants those who were not citizens of the United States at the time, whose properties were nationalized or abandoned when they left the country, the right to file claims for compensation.
It provides that United States courts may arbitrate lawsuits based on Title III within the limits of their normal jurisdiction over foreign companies, and empowers the President to suspend the entry into force of said Title, as well as to annul the right to file new lawsuits for “trafficking” at any time.
What legal instruments does the Helms-Burton violate?

Contravenes the United States Constitution and several legal norms of that country.
Violates numerous acts of International Law that regulate political, economic, commercial and financial relations between states.
Goes against freedom of trade and investment, which has generated conflicts with the U.S.’ main trading partners.
Violates the principle of “financial and investment freedom” and “the subordination of subsidiaries to the resident country’s laws.”
Disregards the principle of “respect for the sovereignty of the acts of other nations.”
Does not recognize the free movement of people based on trade.
Goes against bilateral treaties on Investment Protection and bilateral trade agreements with many countries.
Violates the recognized principle that “property ownership is established in accordance with the laws of the country where it is located.”
Title III is unprecedented in U.S legal history.
Congress assumed a judicial function by decreeing that Cuban property confiscations were illegal, when the nationalizations respected the principles of International Law and it was the U.S. government that refused to accept compensation.