,,iii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #ged ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #i1 #bjbd,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,commending the courage1 bravery1 and resolve of the fathers1 mothers1 sons1 and daughters of ,cuba1 who1 #c years ago1 stood in the face of brutal harassment1 beatings1 and torture to protest against the ,communist ,cuban regime1 demanding access to their fundamental rights to life1 dignity1 and freedom4 ,whereas ,july #aa1 #bjbd1 marks #c years since the historic1 pro-democracy demonstration in ,cuba when thousands of courageous ,cubans took to the streets in more than #dj cities1 across all provinces1 to demand access to their freedoms and civil liberties and call for an end to communism1 censorship1 and the oppression imposed by the totalitarian ,cuban regime2 ,whereas1 in an attempt to silence the ,cuban people and prevent future protests from taking place1 the ,cuban dictatorship responded with a wave of terror1 repression1 and criminalization and detained and persecuted more than #a1djj protestors1 including women and children2 ,whereas1 in a crude and savage effort to silence the ,cuban people1 the ,communist regime cut internet connectivity and mobile services throughout ,cuba1 which hindered the ,cuban people from organizing and hid from the outside world images and videos of the oppressive and brutal crackdown by the regime2 ,whereas totalitarian regimes such as ,communist ,china1 ,russia1 ,iran1 ,venezuela1 and ,nicaragua surveil and repress their citizens in a similar manner to the ,cuban regime1 with ,china1 according to reports1 even establishing an electronic eavesdropping facility in ,cuba to spy on ,americans and citizens of ,china abroad2 ,whereas the ongoing imprisonment of ,jos ,daniel ,ferrer ,garca1 a ,cuban human rights and democracy activist who has worked tirelessly to advocate for fundamental civil liberties for the ,cuban people1 has suffered from the tactics of the brutal1 despotic regime in ,cuba1 which aims to silence anyone who would dare speak out against its cruelty and barbarity2 ,whereas1 according to ,jos ,daniel ,ferrer ,garca's family in ,january #bjbb1 since his unlawful arrest on ,july #aa1 #bjba1 he had been subjected to months of solitary confinement1 physical and psychological torture1 and inhumane treatment from ,cuban operatives1 resulting in dire health conditions2 ,whereas ,jos ,daniel ,ferrer ,garca suffers from severe headaches1 breathing problems1 mouth bleeding1 malnutrition1 vision loss1 and bouts of coughing with an inability to sleep1 can barely sit in a chair properly1 and shows physical signs of repeated torture2 ,whereas1 #c years into his ongoing and unjust imprisonment by the ,communist regime1 ,jos ,daniel ,ferrer ,garca continues to be subjected to evil1 inhumane treatment and has not had contact with his family2 ,whereas1 like ,jos ,daniel ,ferrer ,garca1 #c years after the historic demonstration1 an unknown number of protesters remain in prison1 including minors1 many are being held without access to or communication with family members1 international human rights organizations1 or legal counsel1 and some have even been disappeared2 ,whereas1 in an effort to intimidate ,cubans from daring to protest again1 the ,cuban regime has held mass sham trials that lack any semblance of due process and has imposed disproportionate prison terms of up to #be years for ill-defined charges such as public disorder1 contempt1 or violence such as rock-throwing1 according to media reports2 ,whereas the brutal and illegitimate ,communist regime is terrified of the brave and resilient men and women of ,cuba who stand resolute in speaking out against the regime's humanitarian crimes and efforts to persecute1 kidnap1 torture1 and eventually kill anyone who stands up against its tyranny2 ,whereas unilateral concessions to the ,cuban regime in the form of weakened economic sanctions have effectively rewarded malicious governance1 leading to more despicable and resolute repression of the ,cuban people2 ,whereas the corruption and failures of ,cuba's closed1 ,communist economy1 in which many industries are run by the ,cuban military1 have failed the people of ,cuba2 and ,whereas the international community should stand in solidarity with the ,cuban people in condemning the human rights atrocities committed by the brutal1 illegitimate1 totalitarian1 ,communist regime and should demand freedom and democracy for the men1 women1 and children of ,cuba3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 commends the bravery1 courage1 and resolve of the members of the pro-democracy movement and all freedom activists in ,cuba for risking their lives to bring freedom to the ,cuban people2 7#b7 condemns the repression of the hundreds of pro-democracy activists and political prisoners1 including children1 that the ,cuban regime is unjustly detaining and subjecting to physical and psychological torture1 and calls for their immediate and unconditional release2 7#c7 condemns the ,cuban regime's brutal1 totalitarian dictatorship and demands an end to the suffering of the men1 women1 and children of ,cuba and the impunity of the regime's human rights abusers2 7#d7 calls for the international community to stand with the ,cuban people and speak out against ,cuba's repressive acts and infringement on fundamental freedoms1 such as expression1 belief1 and assembly2 and 7#e7 urges the ,biden administration to put democracy1 human rights1 and civil liberties at the core of its ,cuba policy by ceasing to provide unilateral concessions to the oppressive ,cuban regime and by reimposing sanctions on the ,cuban regime until all conditions in ,united ,states law for removing sanctions are met4