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February 19, 2013

A daughter stands up for her father -- and her fellow Cubans

RosaRosa Maria Paya

From Rosa Maria Paya, the daughter of the late Cuban human rights activist Oswaldo, during a speech Tuesday before the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy.

"I want to be clear about something: the lack of human rights is the principle reason, for the suffering, poverty and social problems of our people."

Her father would be proud.

Read the whole speech in English here. And in Spanish here.

Listen to the speech, delivered in English:

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