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A chance to change minds on Cuba
ROB MILLER outlines the purpose and hopes of the International Commission of Inquiry into the case of the Miami Five starting in London today - and says there is hope for change

Today the International Commission of Inquiry into the case of the Miami Five kicks off in London, although one of the five to have been released, René González, has shockingly been refused entry to this country - probably to appease the US.

The US government makes a habit of being out on a limb when it comes to its relations with Cuba. For 22 years it has consistently ignored a UN vote by the rest of world against its inhumane policy of blockade.

But even the US, a country notoriously thick-skinned and belligerent when it comes to listening to international opinion, would be ill-advised to ignore the mounting pressure for change.

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