Brasilia, April 10 (RHC) -- Nearly 300 women from 51 countries marched on Tuesday in Brasilia against war and the 50-year-old U.S economic blockade of Cuba and also for the immediate release of the Cuban antiterrorist who remain unfairly imprisoned in the United States since 1998.

The demonstrators, who are participating in the Fifteenth Congress of the Women’s International Democratic Federation (WIDF) in the Brazilian capital, condemned the repressive actions taken against demonstrators in European countries who are protesting against unpopular economic austerity measures.

Marchers also ratified their support of Argentina’s claim of sovereignty over the Malvinas (Falkland Islands) and condemned the U.S. aggressions against and occupation of nations around the world in recent years.

On Tuesday, in a plenary session, delegates heard reports on the
organization’s meetings of the regional offices for the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Arab nations, and Africa.

During the event, the Cuban Women’s Federation (FMC) was re-elected as coordinator of the Regional Office for the Americas, a post it has held since the creation of the WIDF’s regional groups in 1990.

Yolanda Ferrer, General Secretary of the FMC, said the decision was adopted by the representatives of the 31 organizations associated with the Regional Office for the Americas, who praised the work done by the Cuban organization.

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