Inés María Chapman, Deputy Prime Minister of Cuba, ratified on Monday in Geneva, Switzerland, her country’s willingness to continue strengthening the legal and institutional framework for human rights (HR).

As reported by Chapman in X, during her participation in the High Level Event on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, she presented Cuba’s commitments to the protection of human rights.

«On behalf of the government and people of Cuba, I presented our country’s commitments to the high-level event on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I ratified Cuba’s willingness to continue strengthening the legal and institutional framework of human rights».

The Cuban Foreign Ministry explained that the Deputy Prime Minister’s participation in the event constitutes the closing of a series of political, cultural and academic activities carried out in the country to commemorate the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action.

The meeting, which will last until Tuesday, December 12, organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, will include four thematic round tables and two sessions in which member states will present their actions to promote and protect human rights.