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Cuban Youth Face the

Challenges of Their Era
class and gender in Cuba and the world

Eleanor Calvo Martínez
Director, Citizens’ Observatory against Discrimination (OCD)
Havana, Cuba

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oung people have historically and traditionally occupied an important position
as a social group due to their promotion

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of development and evolution of nations and historical periods.
Their extreme ability and potential makes them
the heart and primary proponents of innumerable