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The GULLY | Americas | Cuba Now: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly |
 | | Political detainees in Cuba "were sometimes subjected to psychological pressure, such as solitary confinement, long, intense interrogations, threats and insults," Amnesty International reported in 1999. |
 | | Cuba was by far Latin America's leader in slashing under-five mortality, and a close second in life expectancy and literacy. |
 | | Cuba is one of the five top-scoring developing countries in the U.N. Human Poverty Index (HPI), which measures a long and healthy life, knowledge, economic provisioning and social inclusion. |
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