By james art 
Cuban activist Rosa Maria Paya was nominated by the State Department to participate in the Inter -American Committee on Human Rights (IACHR).
In a statement, the US diplomatic agency emphasized the hard work that the leader of the opposition has been doing for years as a defender of human rights.
“Rosa Maria Paya is an internationally respected defender of democracy, a human rights leader and a Latin American policy expert, recognized for his efforts to promote freedom, human rights and democratic rule in the Western Hemisphere,” the statement said.
Payá is currently the executive director of the Pan -American Democracy Foundation, where she had the opportunity to engage “with politicians to promote regional security, human rights and democratic stability,” they added.
A graduate of the University of Havana with a degree in physics, the activist had to settle in South Florida in 2013, shortly after her father Osvaldo Paya was killed by the Cuban regime because of her candid opposition to dictatorship.
Payá is also the founder of Cuba to solve and lead the most appropriate and firm movement for democracy in the requirement of political changes on the island “by binding plebiscite”.
Hearing the news, the activist expressed his gratitude to the United States and the Secretary of State Marco Rubio for the recognition of her work and the nomination.
“My father gave my life for freedom and democracy, convinced that rights go beyond the limits of politics, race or culture. Like it, I also believe in the universality of the human rights system for human rights and I am ready to serve in America and contribute to the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms of people in America,” she said.
Elections for membership in the Inter -American Committee on Human Rights (IACHR) will be held on June 27, during the General Assembly of the Organization of US States (OAS), intended to be held in Antigu and Barbuda.