World IN BRIEF : CUBA : Bush Calls for Better Civil, Human Rights
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President Bush marked Cuba’s independence day by calling on Fidel Castro to free political prisoners, hold fair elections and let a U.N. commission investigate allegations of human rights violations. In a challenge to Castro, Bush laid down requirements for improved relations with the United States. “If Cuba holds fully free and fair elections under international supervision, respects human rights and stops subverting its neighbors, we can expect relations between our two countries to improve significantly,” Bush said in a taped radio address.
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