United Nations experts have communicated with the U.S. Government to urge it once again to review its national framework, which calls for targeted sanctions against States designated as sponsors of terrorism, a list that includes Cuba.
The additional restrictions imposed by this listing, also on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran and Syria, "run counter to the fundamental principles of international law, including the principle of sovereign equality of States, the prohibition of intervention in the internal affairs of States, and the principle of peaceful settlement of international disputes," according to a statement published by the UN on its website.
They also focus on the "unclear and non-transparent" process of the designation, and on the way in which U.S. legislative instruments exacerbate fear, hinder humanitarian action and particularly affect countries already subject to other unilateral coercive measures.
In addition, they called for a comprehensive review of the current designations framework, leaving it within the authority of the UN Security Council, as established by the UN Charter.
