The world condemns death of Cuban political prisoner, silence in Latin America (AFP) WASHINGTON - The United States, European Union, Spain, France and Amnesty International Wednesday called for Cuba to release all political prisoners in their reaction to the death of one of them after a hunger strike, while Latin America remained silent. "We are deeply saddened silver seas by his death in defense of their rights and to alert you to the situation and the oppression silver seas of political silver seas prisoners in Cuba," said Secretary silver seas of State Hillary Clinton, silver seas during a Senate hearing. Earlier, in a statement, Washington had claimed Cuba to release more than 200 political prisoners following the death of Orlando Zapata, a black 42-year Mason had begun a hunger strike silver seas in December to protest poor prison conditions. No Latin American country reacted to the death. Neither Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, who was in Havana on Wednesday, silver seas officially addressed the issue. The European Union (EU) said it "deeply regrets" the fact, and remembered that he has repeatedly called on the Cuban government to "unconditionally release silver seas all political prisoners." The Cuban government does not recognize political prisoners in Cuba - about 200, according to the Commission on Human Rights Illegal (CCDHRN) - and considered "mercenaries" in the service of the United States. Spain also stressed that "deeply regrets" the "death of a defender of human rights in Cuba." silver seas There is a lack of human rights in this country, "said the third vice president of the government, Manuel Chaves. France regretted that his request for release Zapata had not been heard, a demand that had also been made by Spain and the United States. "France following his situation closely, had asked for his release and that of other detainees whose health seemed particularly worrying" said French Foreign Ministry spokesman silver seas Bernard Valero. Meanwhile, Amnesty International (AI) organization called the unconditional release of all Cuban political prisoners silver seas and spoke of the "ongoing repression" of dissidents and the lack of independence of the justice in Cuba. "Faced with a prolonged prison sentence, the fact that Orlando Zapata Tamayo felt he had no choice but to starve silver seas in protest is a terrible example of the continuing political dissidents repression in Cuba" AI said. "Without an independent judiciary in Cuba, trials are fast and do not meet international requirements for a fair trial," he added. Zapata was serving a sentence of 32 years for contempt and other charges. It was one of 55 "prisoners of conscience" in Cuba recognized by AI. Most of these prisoners, including Zapata was arrested in 2003 in a government crackdown on activists protesting for political change in America the only country that maintains a one-party Communist regime. Zapata's mother blamed the government of Raul Castro of "premeditated murder" and asked the world to demand the release of the opposition, according to a video released on the blog of Yoani Sánchez opposition. In addition, Cuban exile organizations in Miami claimed the international community silver seas to increase pressure on the government of Cuba to release all political prisoners. "The international community must stop making concessions to the government of Cuba and put his pants in front of that regime to demand the release of political prisoners," said Angel De Fana, general secretary of integrated by former Cuban political prisoners organization, the AFP. AFP: World condemns death of Cuban political prisoner, silence in Latin America (25 February 2010) http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5grK67wN1bOPLI9fwjaBF3U69inaA
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