Mariela Castro: Should the UN Police Sexual Discrimination Around the Globe?

Mariela Castro: Should the UN Police Sexual Discrimination Around the Globe?

Mariela Castro: Should the UN Police Sexual Discrimination Around the Globe?

The fact that United Nations has long ceased to play the protective role assigned to it throws its ability to truly advocate for LGBT rights into question.

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During her visit to the United States, Mariela Castro, director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education, came to The Nation‘s office to speak about her work and LGBT rights in Cuba and around the globe. In this video clip, she questions the “humanitarianism” that serves as a shameless pretext for one country to intervene in the affairs of another. She points out that this phenomenon manifests itself at the United Nations, offering a thought-provoking and compelling call for change.

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