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UN Votes Overwhelmingly to Condemn US Embargo on Cuba

Associated Press

   UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to
   condemn the American economic embargo of Cuba for the 28th year,
   rejecting U.S. concerns about human rights on the Caribbean island.
   The vote in the 193-member assembly on Thursday was 187-3 with the
   U.S., Israel and Brazil voting "no" and Ukraine and Colombia
   abstaining. Last year, the assembly voted 189-2 with no abstentions.
   General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding and are
   unenforceable, but they reflect world opinion and the vote has given
   Cuba an annual stage to demonstrate the isolation of the U.S. on the
   embargo.
   The United States imposed the embargo in 1960 following the revolution
   led by Fidel Castro and the nationalization of properties belonging to
   U.S. citizens and corporations. Two years later it was strengthened.

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