When his family defected to the United States, then-President of the United States George W. Bush noted "They recently arrived from Cuba, but without Melissa's father. Jorge Luis Gonzalez Tanquero dared to defend the human rights of his countrymen. For that, he was arrested for crimes against the state. He languished in poor health inside a Cuban prison".[3]
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^"Cuba: One year too many: prisoners of conscience from the March 2003 crackdown". Amnesty International. 16 March 2004.
jorge, luis, gonzález, tanquero, 1970, november, 2016, cuban, dissident, declared, prisoner, conscience, amnesty, international, bornc, 1970died27, november, 2016, aged, miami, florida, when, family, defected, united, states, then, president, united, states, g. Jorge Luis Gonzalez Tanquero c 1970 27 November 2016 was a Cuban dissident 1 He was declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International 2 Jorge Luis Gonzalez TanqueroBornc 1970Died27 November 2016 aged 46 Miami Florida U S When his family defected to the United States then President of the United States George W Bush noted They recently arrived from Cuba but without Melissa s father Jorge Luis Gonzalez Tanquero dared to defend the human rights of his countrymen For that he was arrested for crimes against the state He languished in poor health inside a Cuban prison 3 References edit Jorge Luis Gonzalez Tanquero payolibre com Archived from the original on 2011 01 09 Retrieved 2009 05 10 Cuba One year too many prisoners of conscience from the March 2003 crackdown Amnesty International 16 March 2004 President George W Bush Remarks at the U S Department of State on Cuba Archived from the original on 2009 05 07 nbsp This Cuban biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jorge Luis Gonzalez Tanquero amp oldid 1147723874, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
