US, Cuba clash at UN ahead of annual vote on decades-old economic embargo
The United States and Cuba clashed at the United Nations as the Trump administration sought once again to build opposition for an upcoming annual vote condemning Washington's decades-long economic embargo against Havana.
US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz on Monday hosted a "Cuba Libre" panel with dissidents and former prisoners in an effort to highlight what he called the oppressive behaviour of the island's government.
The event included explicit footage of what appeared to be Cuban citizens being detained and panellists describing being tortured and persecuted for years for speaking out against the government.
Havana has long denied holding political prisoners, but activist groups have registered thousands imprisoned for political reasons.
"This is the oppression that Havana wants to hide," Waltz said during the event at the UN headquarters, while urging countries to look past "70 years of propaganda" and vote against the resolution next week.
A few feet away, Cuban Ambassador t
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