ACADEMICS FOR CUBA

The energy embargo against Cuba is part of the systemic strangulation that precedes it.

The letter reads, In its most recent phase, during Donald Trump's first term, he imposed 243 unilateral coercive measures.

One example, during the pandemic, that U.S. administration blocked the entry of oxygen to the island.

It is worth recalling the progress made, especially in 2015, 2016, and 2017, particularly the normalizations of bilateral relations.

The letter continues, what changed afterward was not within Cuba itself, but rather due to the rightward shift in U.S. policy.

in addition to announcing the energy blockade imposed by the white house since january of this year the hundreds of unilateral coercive measures imposed by the previous trump admin the letter also slams the decades-long policy of the economic commercial and financial blockade against cuba further it declares that unilateral u.s measures violate international law and constitutes crimes against humanity as well as collective punishment against the cuban people The letter spotlighted the 148% increase in infant mortality since 2018 from 4 per 1,000 live births to 9.9 in 2025 as a direct consequence of U.S. policy and calls the measures crime against humanity.

The letter writes, The energy blockade implemented since January has severely worsened the precarious living conditions of the Cuban people.

The letter reads, The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights noted that these restrictions jeopardize essential services such as health care, food, and water systems.

The letter continues, In reality, the world is witnessing the systemic and widespread application of collective punishment, clearly prohibited by the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, which states that collective punishment is forbidden, the conduct of the United States government is denied, defined in the rules governing the International Criminal Court as a crime against humanity.

If only we listened to that, you know.

Like this call to international law, which we know doesn't exist.

The letter also addresses how recent U.S. sanctions have caused international companies to leave the island.

Despite having large investments in Cuba, while it does not address how U.S. companies are now poised to take over Cuba's natural resources after Trump forced foreign companies, such as Canadian mining company Shared International, to leave due to threats of fines and sanctions, it does cover the immediate impacts to bypass the sanctions.

Several of the corporations involved are now at least 51% owned by U.S. interests.

In addition to the energy blockade, a series of extortion actions are being carried out against those who have investments in Cuba or operate various types of services.

The letter reads, as a result, shipping companies have cut off the transport of vital products to the island and companies investing in the strategic tourism sector have left the country.

The letter continues, this is a system of extortion measures with extraterrestrial reach that lacks any legitimacy under international law.

The letter closes by asking academics around the world to speak up in the face of coercive collective punishment.

The letter compels academics to appeal to their colleagues in Latin America and the Caribbean and throughout the world, saying do not remain in complicit silence in the face of the crime the United States government systemically and broadly perpetrates against the people of Cuba.

As U.S. aggression against Cuba continues to escalate, prominent voices around the world continue to speak up against what is nothing short of collective punishment against millions of Cubans who have refused to bow to U.S. coercion.

After nearly seven decades of targeting and manipulation, the message should be clear.

Cubans do not want the U.S. in their business.

They just want to be left to succeed or fail on their own.

The energy embargo against Cuba is part of the systemic strangulation that precedes it.

The letter reads, In its most recent phase, during Donald Trump's first term, he imposed 243 unilateral coercive measures.

One example, during the pandemic, that U.S. administration blocked the entry of oxygen to the island.

It is worth recalling the progress made, especially in 2015, 2016, and 2017, particularly the normalizations of bilateral relations.

The letter continues, what changed afterward was not within Cuba itself, but rather due to the rightward shift in U.S. policy.

in addition to announcing the energy blockade imposed by the white house since january of this year the hundreds of unilateral coercive measures imposed by the previous trump admin the letter also slams the decades-long policy of the economic commercial and financial blockade against cuba further it declares that unilateral u.s measures violate international law and constitutes crimes against humanity as well as collective punishment against the cuban people The letter spotlighted the 148% increase in infant mortality since 2018 from 4 per 1,000 live births to 9.9 in 2025 as a direct consequence of U.S. policy and calls the measures crime against humanity.

The letter writes, The energy blockade implemented since January has severely worsened the precarious living conditions of the Cuban people.

The letter reads, The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights noted that these restrictions jeopardize essential services such as health care, food, and water systems.

The letter continues, In reality, the world is witnessing the systemic and widespread application of collective punishment, clearly prohibited by the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, which states that collective punishment is forbidden, the conduct of the United States government is denied, defined in the rules governing the International Criminal Court as a crime against humanity.

If only we listened to that, you know.

Like this call to international law, which we know doesn't exist.

The letter also addresses how recent U.S. sanctions have caused international companies to leave the island.

Despite having large investments in Cuba, while it does not address how U.S. companies are now poised to take over Cuba's natural resources after Trump forced foreign companies, such as Canadian mining company Shared International, to leave due to threats of fines and sanctions, it does cover the immediate impacts to bypass the sanctions.

Several of the corporations involved are now at least 51% owned by U.S. interests.

In addition to the energy blockade, a series of extortion actions are being carried out against those who have investments in Cuba or operate various types of services.

The letter reads, as a result, shipping companies have cut off the transport of vital products to the island and companies investing in the strategic tourism sector have left the country.

The letter continues, this is a system of extortion measures with extraterrestrial reach that lacks any legitimacy under international law.

The letter closes by asking academics around the world to speak up in the face of coercive collective punishment.

The letter compels academics to appeal to their colleagues in Latin America and the Caribbean and throughout the world, saying do not remain in complicit silence in the face of the crime the United States government systemically and broadly perpetrates against the people of Cuba.

As U.S. aggression against Cuba continues to escalate, prominent voices around the world continue to speak up against what is nothing short of collective punishment against millions of Cubans who have refused to bow to U.S. coercion.

After nearly seven decades of targeting and manipulation, the message should be clear.

Cubans do not want the U.S. in their business.

They just want to be left to succeed or fail on their own.