Independent UN human rights experts on August 7, 2026, denounced a new round of US sanctions on Cuba, saying the measures amount to coercion directed at a sovereign state.
The experts, cited by United Nations News, described the sanctions as using threats and pressure to compel change in Cuba's government. In their words, the measures target "a sovereign State through threats and coercion."
Cuba is in the midst of a deepening humanitarian crisis, according to United Nations News, making the timing of the sanctions a point of particular concern for the experts.