Condemning Cuba's Human Rights Record

The U.S. will vote in the United Nations to condemn Cuba's abysmal human rights record, reports say. Although American officials initially announced that Mexico would join the U.S. in voting to condemn Cuba, a question has arisen over whether or not that is true. According to a Mexican news outlet, President Vicente Fox's government has not committed itself to that vote:

"In Mexico, presidential spokesman Agustín Gutiérrez Canet said that 'Mexico takes its positions according to convictions and not because of pressure.' He said that this is a decision that the government assumes individually and not between countries."

Here's hoping that justice trumps expediency and that Mexico takes a public stand against Castro's illegitimate regime.