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Cuban Americans Rally In Miami, Call For Human Rights In Cuba

"We don't have in Cuba rights. We don't have human rights," said Luis, a Cuban American who joined the rally.

(CBS Miami)

December 11, 2025

Cuban Americans rallied outside Versailles Restaurant on Wednesday night to mark International Human Rights Day with a protest against the Cuban government.

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Dozens of demonstrators filled the restaurant's patio, banging pots and chanting "Libertad" as they called attention to what they describe as a lack of basic rights on the island.

"We don't have in Cuba rights. We don't have human rights," said Luis, a Cuban American who joined the rally. "In Miami, we have all of these. In my country, they aren't."

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