United States must end “energy starvation” of Cuba with severe human rights impacts: UN experts*.
The January 2026 executive order issued by the President of the United States imposing a fuel blockade on Cuba amounts to ‘energy starvation’ with grave consequences for human rights and the country’s overall development, UN experts* warned.
“By depriving a population of the energy required to run essential services, this executive order is obstructing Cuban people’s right to development and undermining their rights to food, education, health, and water and sanitation,” the experts said.
*Surya Deva, the Special Rapporteur on the right to development
Sofía Monsalve Suárez, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
