Roberta S. Jacobson: “The actions taken by the Venezuelan Government today do not support the efforts at the dialogue table.”

Most human rights abuses were official acts committed at the direction of the government.

The exit of either of the Castro brothers is very, very significant.

We will continue to encourage our allies to take every public and private opportunity to support respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba.

We are also deepening our engagement with Europe to encourage partners there to push for advances in human rights and democratic principles with their Cuban counterparts.