H.R. 103 Summary

• Expresses the Ohio House of Representatives' solidarity with the Cuban people in their demands for freedom and respect for basic human rights.

• Calls for the release of all political prisoners and the end of repression, arbitrary imprisonment, torture, and human rights abuses against Cuban citizens.

• Honors Cuban pro-democracy and human rights activists, including independent journalists, artists, labor leaders, and religious leaders who have been persecuted under communist rule.

• Urges other democracies and international organizations to affirm that violence against Cuban people will not be tolerated and to hold human rights abusers accountable.

• Directs the Clerk to transmit copies of the resolution to Ohio's U.S. Senators and Representatives, the President, and Ohio news media.