Cuban-born pop star Gloria Estefan on Friday urged the United Nations to condemn the Communist government in Havana for its suppression of mass protests.
Estefan, 63, who left Cuba for the United States with her family when she was two years old, said she hoped the Cuban police and military would throw their support behind the protests.
Gloria Estefan performs during the opening celebration of the Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island in New York, U.S., May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Demetrius Freeman "My hopes are that there are enough people in the police and in the military that's going to start some kind of movement where they don't repress the people, where they stand up for the people that they're supposed to protect, instead of the government," Estefan said.
Estefan, a three time Grammy winner, said she was proud of the young people in Cuba who risked their lives to protest.
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