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May 12, 2021

Dr. Javier Radiccioni 

Anexo del Palacio Legislativo,
Tercer piso, Despacho 335
Montevideo, URUGUAY

Estimado Coelga,

Thank you for supporting the fight against the unlawful contracting for Cuban
medical workers. Leaders like you throughout the Americas are helping expose forced
labor and human trafficking.

On behalf of Cuban medical workers too scared to come forward with claims at
this time, I am writing to bring to your attention to a new Global Liberty Alliance
initiative to help inject much-needed accountability into this process as a mechanism to
control these activities. As you know, the GLA network lawyer in Uruguay, Sabrina
Veronica Pelaez, has been leading an investigation that includes a review of contracting
practices by former Uruguayan and Cuban officials involved with the medical brigades.

On July 16, 2020, GLA announced that a complaint was filed

with Uruguay’s National Institute of Human Rights and Ombudsman Office
(INDDHH) – Uruguay’s human rights agency – to compel the release of records
related to Uruguay’s contracting medical workers from Cuba and to urge
the INDDHH to investigate the trafficking in Cuban medical professionals. As
you well know, the INDDHH can also take steps to ensure compliance with
government agencies in Uruguay, abiding by labor laws and other human rights
laws.

Before the complaint was filed with the INDDHH, the Global Liberty
Alliance requested and published over 100 records showing some of Uruguay’s
transactions with Cuba. The records include an agreement between Uruguay’s
Ministry of Social Development and Cuba’s Ministry of Health whereby the
parties contracted for the services of Cuban medical professionals, including
doctors, nurses, and potentially other medical professionals, in exchange for
funds and business arrangements. It is good that Uruguay will demand invoices
from Cuba for services allegedly rendered; an excellent first step, but we hope

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Uruguay will go further to stop forced labor and human trafficking in the ranks of
Cuban medical workers.

Based on our review of INDDHH records and other efforts underway to unmask
trafficking and forced labor practices in the Cuban medical brigades, there are sufficient
grounds to press for economic sanctions by the United States and perhaps other
nations. Under U.S. law, individuals involved in gross violations of internationally
recognized human rights such as human trafficking or forced labor could be subject to
U.S. sanctions. In the next few months, we will share this information from U.S. officials
in the Biden Administration and Congress and urge them to impose economic sanctions
on individuals involved in these transactions with Cuba.

Meanwhile, if we can be of assistance, please let us know. Forced labor and

human trafficking is a modern-day problem and it arises in many forms. The first step
in finding solutions to problems such as these by exposing them and holding
perpetrators to account. For the victims, this is an important part of the long road to
justice. Once again, thank you for your leadership in helping end the weaponization of
the medical profession by the Communist Party of Cuba.

Sincerely,

For the Global Liberty Alliance

Jason I. Poblete, President

The Global Liberty Alliance

cc: Dra. Sabrina Veronica Pelaez

JIP/vm

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