Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 101 Part 2.djvu/520

 101 STAT. 1329-177

PUBLIC LAW 100-202—DEC. 22, 1987

ered and the means for subsequent recovery of any Stinger missiles sold under the authority of this provision. President of U.S. (d) NOTIFICATION.—Before issuing any letter of offer to sell or provide Stinger missiles (without regard to the amount of the sale or transfer) the President shall notify the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Majority Leader of the Senate. Any such notification shall contain the information required in a certification under section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act. HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA

SEC. 574. (a) The Congress finds that— (1) the United Nations was established in 1945 for, among other purposes, the promotion and encouragement of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all; (2) the United Nations Human Rights Commission was established by the Economic and Social Council in 1946 to investigate and make recommendations concerning the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms; (3) the Government of Cuba has engaged in systematic and flagrant abuses of basic human rights and freedoms so offensive that they demand universal condemnation, including— (A) the arbitrary arrest and prolonged imprisonment of individuals accused of political opposition to the Government of Cuba for engaging in such activities as the open or private expression of political opinions or religious beliefs, the attempt to form independent labor unions, the possession, reproduction, or intended distribution of religious or political literature, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, or even the professional representation by legal counsel of those so accused; (B) the murder of political prisoners while in custody or the execution of individuals sentenced to death for political offenses; (C) the reported systematic use of physical and psychological torture and the degrading and abusive treatment of political prisoners, especially the plantados—those who refuse out of conscience to participate in so-called political rehabilitation programs; (D) the institutionalized use of a network of neighborhood informants organized by political "block committees" or socalled "Committees for the Defense of the Revolution" to repress the exercise of any freedom of expression and to otherwise control the behavior of citizens through intimidation; (E) the repression of the independent Committee for Human Rights in Cuba for its attempt to register as a legal organization under the laws of the State, and the reported arrest, disappearance, or death of members of the Committee, and the continuing persecution of its president who has had to seek the safety of a foreign embassy out of fear for his life and continues to be deprived of the right to leave Cuba or to be reunited with his family; and (F) the expulsion from Cuba of foreign journalists for having attempted to interview Cuban citizens and report objectively on the human rights situation in that country; and

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