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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Ros-Lehtinen Mourns Death of Cuban Democracy Advocate Wilman Villar, Challenges Nations to Call for End to Cuban Tyranny
(WASHINGTON) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after learning of the death of Cuban democracy advocate Wilman Villar:
“Wilman's death is yet another tragic reminder of the fundamentally evil and brutal nature of the Castro regime, which does not care at all about the well-being of the Cuban people or takes responsibility for its abysmal human rights record.
“How many more tragic deaths must occur until the international community wakes up from its comfortable slumber and demands an end of the Castro dictatorship and helps the Cuban people to usher in a new era of freedom, democracy and human rights for their homeland?
“As another Cuban patriot loses his life trying to bring attention to the desperate plight of the oppressed Cuban people, we are reminded that we must stand in solidarity with the pro-democracy activists who are yearning for liberty and justice.”
“Wilman's death is yet another tragic reminder of the fundamentally evil and brutal nature of the Castro regime, which does not care at all about the well-being of the Cuban people or takes responsibility for its abysmal human rights record.
“How many more tragic deaths must occur until the international community wakes up from its comfortable slumber and demands an end of the Castro dictatorship and helps the Cuban people to usher in a new era of freedom, democracy and human rights for their homeland?
“As another Cuban patriot loses his life trying to bring attention to the desperate plight of the oppressed Cuban people, we are reminded that we must stand in solidarity with the pro-democracy activists who are yearning for liberty and justice.”
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