Human rights in Cuba: Difference between revisions

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From the age of 16, every citizen must carry an [[Identity Card]] at all times. This passport-like I.D. contains a complete personal history, showing present and past addresses, work history, marital status, and number of children. It is color coded to indicate degree of "ideological integration." Permission from the government is required to move to another home or change jobs. Travel abroad is highly restricted. Castro opposition leader [[Osvaldo Paya]] has not been allowed to travel abroad, while independent journalist [[Yndamiro Restano]], permitted to leave Cuba to receive an award, has not been allowed to return.

Castro's opponents argue that organizations such as the local [[CDR]]'s ('[[Committees for the Defense of the Revolution]])'', the Women's Federation, the [[Pioneer movement|Young Pioneers]], and student organizations coerce adults and youth into paticipatingparticipating. Many of these organizations require their members to perform "voluntary work" in the fields, take up sentry duties, and attend political meetings and rallies. Others argue that no one is forced to join these organizations but that with the emergence of a [[nomenklatura]] in Cuba, membership in these organisations confer certain social advantages thus some may feel "pressured" to join if they wish to get ahead.

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