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Trump has gone – time to end US sanctions on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela
Now is the time to step up international campaigning against illegal US sanctions in Latin America, writes KEN LIVINGSTONE
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THE United States has an extensive sanctions programme affecting two dozen countries across the globe, and three of those states singled out for coercive measures are in Latin America: Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
The cost to those three nations of US sanctions imposed allegedly “to counter threats to national security” are breathtakingly severe and must be stopped.
Not only do these unilateral sanctions cause immense harm to each country’s inhabitants, but they are also illegal under the charters of both the UN and the Organisation of American States.
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