1. What is the main idea of this commentary?

2. What do you think was the authors' motive for writing this commentary?

3. a) Who is Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet?
b) Why has Dr. Biscet been in prison for most of the past 10 years?

4. Why was Ernesto Diaz imprisoned in Cuba for more than 22 years?

5. In 2008, Cuba signed the U.N.'s Declaration on Human Rights. Considering its record on human rights abuses, do you think the U.N. was right to allow Cuba to sign this declaration? Explain your answer.
--Before answering, consider Articles 5, 9, 13 and 19 of the Declaration on Human Rights - Article 19 states:

"Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."
Read the entire Universal Declaration of Human Rights at un.org.