Wednesday, August 20, 2014

CUBA - UNANIMIDAD - UNANIMOUS SHOW OF HANDS.


HAVANA (AP) — Yet another revolutionary tradition has been broken in Cuba: A lawmaker voted "no" in parliament.

And it wasn't just any lawmaker.

Mariela Castro, the daughter of President Raul Castro and niece of Fidel Castro, gave the thumbs-down to a workers' rights bill that she felt didn't go far enough to prevent discrimination against people with HIV or with unconventional gender identities.

None of the experts contacted by The Associated Press could recall another "no" vote in the 612-seat National Assembly, which meets briefly twice a year and approves laws by unanimous show of hands.

"This is the first time, without a doubt," said Carlos Alzugaray, a historian and former Cuban diplomat.

He said even measures that were widely criticized in grass-roots public meetings, such as a law raising the retirement age, had passed unanimously in the Assembly.

 

La Habana (AP) — Otra tradición revolucionaria se ha roto en Cuba: un legislador votó “no” en el Parlamento. Y no cualquier legislador. Mariela Castro, hija del Presidente Raúl Castro y sobrina de Fidel Castro, dio el pulgar hacia abajo a la ley de derechos de trabajadores que ella pensó no era suficiente para impedir la discriminación contra personas con VIH o con las identidades de género no convencionales. 

Ninguno de los expertos contactados por The Associated Press pudo recordar otro voto "no" en la Asamblea Nacional de 612 miembros, que se reúne brevemente dos veces al año y dónde las leyes se aprueba por unanimidad a mano alzada.

"Esto es la primera vez, sin duda," dijo Carlos Alzugaray, un historiador y ex diplomático cubano. Dijo que incluso medidas que fueron ampliamente criticadas en reuniones públicas comunitarias, tales como una ley de aumento de la edad de jubilación, habían sido aprobada por unanimidad en la Asamblea.
 

8/19/14

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