Report hits at Cuban regime on human rights

Cuba’s regime has failed to improve its dire record on human rights under the leadership of Raúl Castro, imprisoning scores of people for exercising basic freedoms and refusing to release dozens of political prisoners, according to a report released on Wednesday.

In the first investigation into conditions under Raúl, younger brother of Fidel, the legendary revolutionary leader, Human Rights Watch found that Cubans continued to be stripped of basic rights and freedoms.