; Whereas Mr. Portal Contreras’ petitions requesting that he be released due to his deteriorating health were denied by the Government, with one court ruling that his current state of health is compatible with the penitentiary regime ; Whereas Lucinda Gonzalez Gomez, the spouse of Mr. Portal Contreras, has had no contact with Mr. Portal Contreras since June of 2020 and has been refused information about his health status from Cuban authorities in violation of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners; Whereas Amnesty International has designated Mr. Portal Contreras a Prisoner of Conscience , who has been deprived of his liberty solely for peacefully exercising his basic rights, and has called for his immediate and unconditional release; Whereas, on November 29, 2019, the European Parliament adopted a resolution recognizing Mr. Portal Contreras as a political prisoner persecuted and arbitrarily detained in Cuba, and called on Cuban authorities to immediately release all political prisoners and those arbitrarily detained solely on the grounds of exercising their freedom of expression and assembly ; and Whereas, on July 18, 2020, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights adopted a resolution in which it granted precautionary measures on behalf of Mr. Portal Contreras and urged Cuban authorities to protect the life and liberties of Mr. Portal Contreras: Now, therefore, be it