Changes from resolution motion to resolution motion joint

Change 1

Removedwhereas José Daniel Ferrer García, leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba, was arrested on July 11, 2021, when he tried to join the protests in Santiago de Cuba;

AddedA. whereas human rights defender and opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer García was detained on 11 July 2021 in the context of widespread protests in Cuba, and has been held in isolation since 14 August 2021; whereas the Cuban regime has imprisoned, harassed and intimidated him for over a decade for his peaceful political activism; whereas since March 2023, he has been held incommunicado and his family have received no information about his health and have been denied the right to visit him;

Removedwhereas since 14 August 2021, he has been held in solitary confinement under inhumane conditions in the maximum-security Mar Verde prison without access to treatment and extended periods of over 4 months in which he was held incommunicado;

AddedB. whereas the Cuban regime holds political prisoners in the most appalling conditions; whereas reports indicate that José Daniel Ferrer is in a critical condition and has been held without access to medical treatment, with inadequate food and in unsanitary conditions, which constitute forms of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment;

Removedwhereas Ferrer was earlier arrested during the Black Spring of 2003 and sentenced to 25 years for his role in the Varela Project Campaign; whereas, he was again arrested in 2019 and trialled behind closed doors;

AddedC. whereas the human rights situation in Cuba is alarming, particularly for dissidents, who are subjected to worrying levels of surveillance and arbitrary detention; whereas the number of political prisoners is unknown but reliable sources state that the regime holds over a thousand prisoners, including minors; whereas among the many political prisoners are Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Lizandra Gongora, whose health condition is critical;

Change 2

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Change 3

RemovedIs concerned at the alarming increase in the number of political prisoners, making Cuba the biggest prison for political activists and dissidents in Latin America; calls for the immediate and unconditional release of individuals detained solely for exercising their human rights, including the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and religion; further calls for the dismissal of unjust criminal charges and supports the facilitation of the return of those in exile;

Added6. Reiterates its previous positions regarding the possibility of activating the PDCA’s suspension clause, given that the core human rights clauses of the agreement have been continuously breached by the Cuban regime;

RemovedCall for the elimination of all forms of European Union financing and concessions of a political, economic, or financial nature directed or managed through Cuban regime institutions; insists that before re-establishing any economic relations with official Cuban institutions, the EU must demand and verify compliance with the following three prerequisites:

RemovedUnconditional and charge-free release of all political prisoners, an end to repression, and the suspension of all laws contrary to basic rights.

RemovedFull guarantees of the Cuban people's right to exercise freedom of expression and peaceful association.

RemovedThe implementation of a binding plebiscite with electoral guarantees on the transition to a democratic, multi-party system, to initiate a political transition that allows for free, fair, and multi-party elections.