The government of Canada returned to condemn the convictions against protesters peaceful on the island, according to reports in international media.

The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs assured the agency EFE this Wednesday that he informed the cuban government his “great concern” at the “violent repression” of protests in the Caribbean country.

“Canada will continue to raise its concerns about human rights abuses with Cuban officials,” Canadian Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Sabrina Williams told the aforementioned outlet.

He also maintained that his government had condemned the July 11, 2021 protesters’ sentences, although he did not say whether they would sanction the Cuban regime as demanded by human rights organizations.

In addition, he reported that concern about the crackdown on protesters, journalists and activists was conveyed “to the highest levels” of the Cuban regime, and that the harshest sentences handed down to 9/11 protesters were particularly condemned. .

Through this official, it was learned that senior Canadian officials met with the NGO Democratic Spaces, which on November 14 demanded in Ottawa, in collaboration with the organization Cuba Decide, sanctions for Cuban President Miguel Díaz -Canel, as well as for senior officials and entities of the regime for human rights violations.

Williams, in his statements, did not elaborate on his government’s direct sanctions against the island’s regime, though he said it is important for Canada “to give voice to defenders of human rights and to better understand their concerns, also to express them to Cuban officials”.

For his part, the human rights activist and director of Democratic Spaces, Michael Lima, assured the Spanish agency that he held a meeting last week with senior officials from the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Lima also stressed that he felt there was a change in the mentality of the authorities, although Justin Trudeau’s government has not yet come out in favor of sanctioning the Cuban regime.

The activist said that “we are satisfied that Canada understands that Cuba is a dictatorship, one of the oldest in the world, and that justice is needed”.

“I liked seeing the change in mentality among Canadian government officials who understand that human rights are systematically violated in Cuba,” he also commented.

Last July, a year after 9/11, The Canadian government has expressed concern over the treatment of Cubans who demonstrated peacefully on those days and defended everyone’s right to freedom of expression and assembly.

“A year after the July 2021 protests in Cuba, Canada remains deeply concerned about the harsh treatment of those involved in these events. We stand up for freedom of expression and the right of people to peacefully assemble,” wrote on Twitter the Ottawa embassy. in Havana.

After publishing the message, a group of Cubans expressed their gratitude for the gesture, but demanded concrete actions from the Canadian government to stop the economic development of the dictatorship, taking into account that Canada is an important trading partner of Cuba.

“The message is not necessary to look good, they beat us, they shot us, they beat us, they forced us into an exodus and you continue to do business with our executioners. Your deep concerns would have more value to us if you did something concrete and stopped the double play,” one person wrote.

“If you are deeply concerned Stop doing business with the dictatorship. Enough of the lies and collaborating with the most terrible tyranny in the Americas,” another social media user claimed.

“The Cuban government has always repressed its people. It has no freedom of press, expression, or association. Stand with the people once and for all,” another user asked.

Also for these dates two Canadian senators criticized the inaction of their country’s prime ministerJustin Trudeau, in response to human rights abuses on the island.

In February of this year, The Canadian government has also condemned the harsh penalties imposed on July 11 protesters in Cuba..

In a message posted on Twitter, Canada said it strongly defends “freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly without intimidation” and that it supports “the Cuban people in their quest for democracy”.