U.N. Still Denied Access to Castro's Jails

From today's report by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture to the Human Rights Council:

In November and December 2010, the Special Rapporteur reiterated requests to Cuba, Iraq and Zimbabwe whose respective Governments had extended invitations to visit their countries, but dates have yet to be agreed.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The U.N.'s Special Rapporteur on Torture has never been allowed access to Castro's jails. Meanwhile, the last time the International Committee of the Red Cross visited Castro's jails was in July 1959 -- that's right, July 1959.

So the next time someone asks (or reports on) the number of political prisoners in Cuba, the fact remains there's no independent verification.