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Section sizes Section size for Cuba (51 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 23,877 23,877 Etymology 980 980 History 177 85,186 Pre-Columbian era 2,532 2,532 Spanish colonization and rule (1492–1898) 13,084 13,084 Independence movements 12,477 12,477 Republic (1902–1959) 71 16,308 First years (1902–1925) 5,436 5,436 Revolution of 1933–1940 2,134 2,134 Constitution of 1940 3,463 3,463 Coup d'état of 1952 5,204 5,204 Revolution and Communist Party rule (1959–present) 40,608 40,608 Government and politics 15,001 50,818 Foreign relations 18,051 18,051 Embargo by the United States (1960–present) 8,416 8,416 Military 2,743 2,743 Law enforcement 1,927 1,927 Administrative divisions 1,384 1,384 Human rights 3,296 3,296 Economy 27,364 34,861 Resources 2,469 2,469 Tourism 5,028 5,028 Transport 42 42 Geography 2,142 12,200 Climate 3,216 3,216 Biodiversity 6,842 6,842 Demographics 2,311 45,591 Migration 16 7,601 Immigration 1,611 1,611 Emigration 5,974 5,974 Fertility 1,423 1,423 Ethnoracial groups 5,503 5,503 Religion 6,587 6,587 Languages 1,502 1,502 Education 4,306 4,306 Health 11,734 14,561 Diet and Nutrition in the Cuban Household 2,827 2,827 Largest cities 1,797 1,797 Media 2,794 2,794 Culture 758 10,974 Architecture 2,196 2,196 Cuisine 1,210 1,210 Literature 1,409 1,409 Music 2,101 2,101 Dance 1,616 1,616 Sports 1,684 1,684 See also 163 163 Notes 34 34 References 33 33 Bibliography 12,195 12,195 External links 1,865 1,865 Total 281,613 281,613

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Torture and weird sources

First of all, simply writing "The Cuban government has been accused of numerous human rights abuses including torture, arbitrary imprisonment, unfair trials, and extrajudicial executions" is not sufficient without mention of proper sources, for example NGO's or some recognized polity. I could accuse Norway of torture right now, so? What is this source supposed to be? http://www.cidh.org/countryrep/Cuba67sp/indice.htm It is dated 1967? Surely something more recent should be found, otherwise the section might aswell be moved to "history of Cuba" Torture? Extrajudicial executions? I can't find any mention of these in recent reports. Not even the US state department claims the Cuban government practices torture or extrajudicial execution. Here is the recent report by human rights watch https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/cuba#3159b0 It does not mention torture, sexual abuse of inmates or extrajudicial executions. Those parts should be removed or changed to include what time this accusation was made.

Needs update

Cuba had the second-highest number of imprisoned journalists of any nation in 2008 (China had the highest) according to various sources, including the Committee to Protect Journalists and Human Rights Watch

Here it is mentioned that the statistic stems from 2008, which is good. But this statistic is kind of useless other then mentioning a previous condition. It missrepresents Cuba for the average reader. Cuba did not even make the list of this 2018 ranking for imprisoned journalists: https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/12/13/where-the-most-journalists-are-imprisoned-worldwide-infographic/?sh=1b693b336332 The situation of journalists in Cuba is still under scrutany, but for different reasons. For example HRC writes: Cuba has the “most restricted climate for the press in the Americas” according to a 2019 Committee to Protect Journalists report.

WP:POV?

The section does not balance out the negatives with the positives, such as information about Cubans access to healthcare, free abortions and school etc. Accusations from 70 years ago are being represented as if they are currently being made (torture and executions)

recomendations

1. Remove claims of torture and extrajudicial executions from the first sentence 2. Mention were all accusations come from and source it 3. Remove the part about sexual abuse of inmates 4. Update section to represent current conditions. 5. Extend the section about the media with more information and remove the part about imprisonment of journalists.

-- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Herooow ( talk • contribs) 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Despite Cuba being the single party communist state, political system is technically a semi-presidential system although the president had more power from the 1976 Constitution as presidential. Since the 2019 Constitution, Cuba has been governed as a one-party communist semi-presidential republic like all other multiparty systems with the president and prime minister holding executive powers. After the revolution, it had a parliamentary system (Fidel Castro set up a semi-presidential dictatorship, under which he held firm control of the government as prime minister while placing nominal loyalists as figurehead presidents (Manuel Urrutia Lleó in 1959 and Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado from 1959 until 1976).)

This is what I found from CubaProxima.org if anyone can translate Spanish to English. Silence of Lambs ( talk) 19:28, 11 February 2024 (UTC) reply

there were already spaniards settled in cuba by 1511, there was a taino revolt that had spread through the islands in the year 1511 due to spanish torture and opression. A revolutionary taino cacique fled Puerto Rico to seek support from tainoes in cuba. I don't have my books at the moment so i can't give exact names and dates. 24.44.14.80 ( talk) 01:05, 5 March 2024 (UTC) reply