What high handed language. If Uruguay took a stand with Cuba, what possible advantage could Cuba offer? Uruguay has decided to back winners. Smart countries on the rest of the continent will take stock and follow.
As a matter of interest, do you know which countries abstained and which voted "against"?
In a resolution on the situation of human rights in Cuba (E/CN.4/2002.L.30), the Commission invited the Government of Cuba, whose efforts to give effect to the social rights of the population despite an adverse international environment were to be recognized, to make efforts to achieve similar progress in respect of human, civil and political rights, in accordance with the provision of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the principles and standards of the rule of law; encouraged the Government to accede to the International Covenants on Civil and Political and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; requested the High Commissioner for Human Rights to send a personal representative with a view to cooperation between her Office and the Government of Cuba in implementation of the present resolution; and urged the Government to take all necessary measures so that such a visit could take place as soon as possible....
L.30 was adopted by a roll-call vote of 23 in favour to 21 against, with 9 abstaining. The result of the vote on L.30 was as follows:
In favour: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Uruguay.
Against: Algeria, Bahrain, Burundi, China, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Indonesia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Venezuela, Viet Nam and Zambia.
I forgot the abstentions: Armenia, Brazil, Ecuador, Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Thailand and Uganda.
If you're wondering about the ellipsis, I left out an intermediate procedural vote that went by about the same margin.