Solidarity endorses the appeal 'To the Conscience of the World' initiated by ten prominent Mexicans and which has now been signed by scores of writers, journalists, and other personalities from throughout Latin America and the world. Like other signers of this statement, members of our organization hold a variety of views on the Cuban Government and its policies, including the recent trials held on the island. Like some of the other signers of this statement, some of our members have expressed their individual criticism of those trials, while others disagree with those criticisms or the ways they have been expressed. Nevertheless, we stand united with all the other signers in opposing the campaign launched by the Bush Administration to isolate Cuba and prepare the way for further aggressions against the island, including a possible invasion.
Solidarity reiterates its opposition to all elements of the hostile U.S. policy against Cuba, including the economic blockade and the travel ban, and its support to the establishment of full, normal diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries.
TO THE CONSCIENCE OF THE WORLD
The international order has been violated as a consequence of the invasion against Iraq. A single power is inflicting grave damage to the norms of understanding, debate and mediation amongst countries. This power has invoked a series of unverified reasons in order to justify its invasion. Unilateral action has led to massive loss of civilian life an devastation of one of the cultural patrimonies of humanity.
We only possess our moral authority, with which we appeal to world conscience in order to avoid a new violation of the principles, which inform and guide the global community of nations. At this very moment, a strong campaign of destabilization against a Latin American nation has been unleashed. The harassment against Cuba could serve as a pretext for an invasion. Therefore, we call upon citizens and policy makers to uphold the universal principles of national sovereignty, respect of territorial integrity and self-determination, essential to just and peaceful co-existence among nations.
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