Havana, May 26 (RHC) -- Cuba and the Vatican have ratified their close ties during the delivery of the award Knight Grand Cross of the Order Piana to the Ambassador of Cuba, Eduardo Delgado.

Salvador, May 26 (RHC) -- Participants at the XX National Convention of Solidarity with Cuba, held in Salvador, the capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia, condemned the constant media campaign against Cuba.

Havana, May 26 (RHC) -- Professors, judges and jurists from 14 countries around the world shared their experiences this week in Havana during the sessions of the 6th International Meeting on Justice and Law.

San Francisco, May 26 (RHC) -- Speaking at a panel of the 30th Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Lisandro Perez from the John Jay College in New York said that it is currently very difficult to make generalizations about the Cuban community abroad.

Havana, May 25 (RHC)—Cuba has categorically rejected a report on human rights issued by the U.S. State Department as being completely inaccurate in terms of the actual situation in Cuba. 

Havana, May 25 (RHC)-- A report by Cuban Deputy Attorney General to the United Nations Rafael Pino Bécquer denounces the misinformation campaign that the United States finances and promotes against Cuba’s penal and justice systems.  The report reiterates Cuba’s commitment against all kinds of abuses, as part of its obligation as a state that signed the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

Havana, May 25 (RHC)-- Self-employment and other recently developed features of the Cuban economy demand the adaptation of the judicial system related to these new labor relations, according to Narciso Cobo, president of the Economic Chapter of the Supreme Popular Tribunal.

Havana, May 25 (RHC) -- Some two hundred experts from about 20 nations have confirmed their participation at the 6th International Congress on Medicine and Sciences Applied to Sports and Physical Activity, to begin on Wednesday, May 30th at Havana’s International Conference Center.

Havana, May 25 (RHC) -- Heavy rains have caused serious flooding in Cuba’s central territory, two people have been reported as missing, while hundreds of others have been evacuated by local authorities.

Cannes, May 25, (RHC), -- Puerto Rican actor and filmmaker Benicio del Toro criticized in Cannes the hostile policy of the United States against Cuba, that violates the rights of both Cuban and U.S.citizens.

Havana, May 24 (RHC) – Speaking at the VI International Meeting on Justice and Law being held in Havana’s International Conference Center, Homero Acosta, Secretary of the Cuban State Council noted multiple changes made to the Cuban legislation throughout history.

Berlin, May 24 (RHC) -- German parliamentarians demanded that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder act in favour of the release and return to Cuba of the Five antiterrorists condemned to long unjust sentences in the northern country. In a letter sent to the U.S. Justice Department through the German Embassy in Washington, 17 federal signatory legislators, all members of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, also expressed great concern over the progress and outcome of the legal proceedings against these five men.

Havana, May 24 (RHC) -- Workers at the Sergio Soto Oil Refinery have completed 70% of a project that will completely cut off polluting gases that result from their oil processing.

Havana, May 24 (RHC) – The Director of the Latin American Institute for Crime Prevention, of the United Nations, Elías Carranza, spoke at the opening of the VI International Meeting on Justice and Law, being held in Havana’s International Conference Center, and highlighted Cuba’s achievements in crime reduction, declaring it to be the safest country in the region.

San Francisco, May 24 (RHC) --  Mariela Castro, director of Cuba’s National Center for Sex Education, spoke harsh words about Cuban-Americans who support the economic and travel sanctions against Cuba. She said that an anti-Cuban mafia made up of unscrupulous elements is holding the U.S. people hostage.