Updated March 25, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing
Intensified Cuba Sanctions Regime: Blackouts, Hospital Shutdowns, and Collective Punishment
The systematically intensified US sanctions regime against Cuba has caused 20-hour blackouts, hospital closures, medication shortages for 5 million chronically ill people, and collapse of essential services. UN experts condemned the measures as collective punishment of civilians.