Cuban diplomats announced in a statement Thursday that in discussions with American officials they expressed their “serious concerns” over human rights in the United States, citing everything from detentions at Guantanamo Bay, to “police abuse” in Ferguson and New York to racial and gender inequalities.
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President Barack Obama again made a push during his State of the Union address for Congress to pass legislation to improve protections for equal pay for men and women performing the same job.
