Later, Costa Rica introduced an amendment to the original draft resolution, which called on the Cuban government to immediately release the 75 recently jailed pro-democracy activists. ''In the face of human-rights violations we cannot remain indifferent,'' Ambassador Manuel González said. Costa Rica was one of the four Latin America sponsors of the more mildly worded previous draft resolution, which only urged Cuba to allow an international human-rights monitor to examine conditions on the island and prepare a report.
The original resolution has more than 20 co-sponsors, including the United States, as well as some of Cuba's trading partners, such as Canada, Italy, France and the United Kingdom. It was not clear how Mexico would vote on the draft resolution and the amendment.***