Non-Aligned Movement Nations Called to Task on Human Rights

Nobel Peace Price nominee Elizardo Sanchez, the President of the Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCDHRN in Spanish), has pointed out in a statement that several dozen governments that are full members of the Non-Aligned Movement are among the worst and most fanatical civil and political rights violators in the world.

He listed North Korea, Myanmar, Cuba, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Zimbabwe as among the worst violators, noting that human rights are not a real and effective priority of the Non-Aligned Movement. See Full Story.


Nobel Peace Price nominee Elizardo Sanchez

The CCDHRN is technically illegal in Cuba (it is considered a political party by the government, and under the Cuban Constitution, the only legal party is the Communist Party). Its officers and members are routinely harassed by security forces.