Wilman Villar is 1worldinternational’s Global Personality of the Week. Mr Villar, 31, a dissident and activist in Cuba died in custody this week following a 50-day hunger strike. The Cuban government’s spin doctors have gone into overdrive pronouncing that Mr Villar had been in custody following an assault on his wife and that his death was pneumonia-related. Despite the government’s assertions, members of the Patriotic Union of Cuba have claimed Mr Villar as their own.
We echo the sentiments expressed by US President Barack Obama that “Villar's senseless death highlights the ongoing oppression of the Cuban people and the plight faced by brave individuals standing up for the universal rights of all Cubans." 1worldinternational salutes Wilman Villar even in his death for standing up for what is right and in the process giving up his life for a just cause.
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