Mexico Won’t Back U.N. Human Rights Vote

Mexico won’t support an upcoming U.N. vote on whether to condemn Cuba for its human rights record, Mexican officials said during a visit to the island.

Mexican President Vicente Fox and members of his government traveled to Cuba to regain the confidence of Fidel Castro’s administration and to jump-start trade between the two nations.

Cuba resents being named in the annual U.N. Human Rights Commission vote and accuses countries that join the vote of being manipulated by the U.S. After meeting with his Cuban counterpart, Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda said Mexico would probably abstain from April’s vote, as it did last year.