Declaration from Casa de las Américas
Casa de las Américas, true to its mission of more than six decades to build cultural bridges across our continent, raises its voice.
On January 3, the peace of Our America was brutally shattered. Once again in this century, a Latin American nation was violently attacked by the U.S. military machine. Our continent, declared a zone of peace, saw its principles trampled by bombs and the illegitimate kidnapping of a constitutional president.
This aggression against Venezuela is now followed by threats to plunder its people’s resources and extend the offensive to other sister nations.
Faced with this flagrant violation of international law and this affront to the dignity of all peoples, we issue a clear and firm call.
We demand, with the force of reason and justice:
1. The immediate and unconditional release of the constitutional President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores.
2. The cessation of all foreign interference and absolute respect for the sovereignty and self-determination of the Venezuelan people.
We invite all people in the United States and around the world, aware of the humanity that unites us and the value of peace, to join this call. Defending Venezuela today is defending the sovereignty of all peoples and the right to a future without war in our Americas.
Havana, January 7, 2026
[ SOURCE: CUBA DEBATE ]
