However, the embargo cannot in any way be used as a justification for the lack of civil and political rights in Cuba, and the continued persecution of peaceful dissidents, writers and journalists that takes place on the island.
但是，封锁决不能用来作为古巴缺乏公民和政治权利以及在该岛国发生的继续迫害和平持不同政见者、作家和记者的理由。