{"id":29891,"date":"2026-06-10T04:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/children-are-dying-as-us-sanctions-push-cuba-to-the-brink-warns-un-human-rights-chief\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T04:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:26:10","slug":"children-are-dying-as-us-sanctions-push-cuba-to-the-brink-warns-un-human-rights-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/children-are-dying-as-us-sanctions-push-cuba-to-the-brink-warns-un-human-rights-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Children are dying as US sanctions push Cuba to the brink, warns UN human rights chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cThe fuel restrictions imposed since early 2026 and recent tightening of extraterritorial sanctions, taken together, are <strong>directly harming Cubans, especially the most vulnerable<\/strong>,\u201d Mr. T\u00fcrk said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren are dying because doctors lack access to essential medical supplies and medicines. This is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rapid deterioration<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Conditions on the island have deteriorated sharply since Washington declared a national emergency in January, disrupting fuel shipments and sending Cuba\u2019s oil reserves into freefall. By mid-May, daily blackouts were regularly exceeding 20 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Additional sanctions imposed in May \u2013 some with extraterritorial reach, targeting traders, insurers, shipping companies and financial institutions \u2013 have compounded the crisis, undermining access to water, food and basic healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>The human rights office, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/pages\/home.aspx\">OHCHR<\/a>, cited alarming figures: <strong>infant mortality has doubled to 9.9 per 1,000 births; childhood cancer survival rates have fallen from 85 to 65 per cent; and essential medicines are available at only around 30 per cent of normal supply levels<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fuel shortages have hit food production, with <strong>output reportedly down 60 per cent<\/strong> and basic food costs rising sharply.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2018Indiscriminate and harsh\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mr. T\u00fcrk was unsparing in his legal assessment. \u201cSuch severe sanctions packages that target entire sectors of an economy and produce broad, indiscriminate and harsh effects on populations are incompatible with basic principles of international human rights law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Humanitarian operations are also under strain. Risk-averse private companies are imposing restrictions beyond legal requirements, disrupting supply chains and delaying procurement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The suspension of services by major shipping firms has already affected more than 2,900 metric tonnes of humanitarian food cargo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Cuba faces increasing isolation. Companies are leaving. Fewer airlines fly to the country. It is almost disconnected from international payment systems<\/strong>. Rising summer temperatures risk increasing the spread of vector-borne and waterborne diseases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2018Respect civil liberties\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe hurricane season further increases exposure. This creates a perfect storm for social and economic deterioration and suffering for the Cuban people,\u201d Mr. T\u00fcrk said.<\/p>\n<p>He also called on businesses to avoid blanket disengagement, invoking the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/publications\/guidingprinciplesbusinesshr_en.pdf\">UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights<\/a>, <strong>and urged Cuban authorities to exercise restraint, respect civil liberties and release all arbitrarily detained persons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe fuel restrictions imposed since early 2026 and recent tightening of extraterritorial sanctions, taken together, are directly harming Cubans, especially the most vulnerable,\u201d Mr. T\u00fcrk said. \u201cChildren are dying because doctors lack access to essential medical supplies and medicines. This is unacceptable.\u201d Rapid deterioration Conditions on the island have deteriorated sharply since Washington declared a 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