prosecution
Alleged Cuban smuggler pleads guilty to sex trafficking
State Department watered down human trafficking report
Committee on the Rights of the Child Queries the Government of Cuba Regarding the Sale of Children and Child Pornography
Toronto man convicted of tourist sex crimes in Cuba
Prostitution in Cuba: Denied at Home, Enabled from Abroad
Cuba’s most horrifying episode of child sex tourism resulted in a girl’s death
Toronto sex offender could be first Canadian convicted of child sex tourism in Cuba
James McTurk: Portrait of an alleged sex tourist in Cuba
2006 Report: Victims of Trafficking and Violence
2006 Report: Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000:
Trafficking in Persons Report
2006-09-28 http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2006/
[…] CUBA (TIER 3)
Cuba is a source country for women and children trafficked for the
purposes of sexual exploitation and forced child labor. The nature and
extent of trafficking in the country is hard to gauge due to the closed
nature of… Continue reading
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2005
Cuba
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – 2005
Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
March 8, 2006
Cuba, with a population of 11 million, is a totalitarian state led by a
president, Fidel Castro, whose regime controls all aspects of life
through the Communist Party (CP) and its affiliated mass organizations,
the government bureaucracy, and… Continue reading
Forbidden Cuba
From the Los Angeles Times
Forbidden Cuba
Despite travel restrictions, American tourists are still finding their
way to the little island to our south
By Rosemary McClure
Times Staff Writer
February 12, 2006
9HAVANAThe Rev. John Bakas walked the crowded cobblestone streets of Old
Havana, dined on spicy red beans and rice at an outdoor cafe and led
vesper services… Continue reading
Cuba, suspended in time
JOURNEY TO HAVANA AND BEYOND
Cuba, suspended in time
Stricter U.S. rules have made it harder to visit this country of old-world mystique and real-world problems.
By Rosemary McClure
Times Staff Writer
January 15, 2006
FATHER John Bakas walked the crowded cobblestone streets of Old Havana, dined on spicy red beans and rice at an outdoor cafe and led vesper… Continue reading