Tag: travel sanctions

• Friday, September 27th 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Raul Castro and family barred from visiting US; Fidel's brother accused of human rights violations

  

  The United States on Thursday announced travel sanctions against Cuba's Raul Castro and his family, accusing the former president of violations of human rights. In his continued role as the first secretary of the ruling Communist Party, “Raul Castro oversees a system that arbitrarily detains thousands of Cubans and currently holds more than 100 political prisoners,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.