Democracy dissidents meet in Cuba

HAVANA, May 22 (UPI) -- About 100 Cuban dissidents, who hope to promote democracy in Cuba, debated democracy bills and voted voted for a steering committee to lead the group.

The Havana meeting of the dissidents, was organised by the Assembly for the Promotion of Civil Society in Cuba.

"We are satisfied that each and every one of us has fulfilled our duty to our nation," said Martha Beatriz Roque, the main organiser of the event, she decided as the first open opposition meeting in Cuba in 46 years of Communist rule.

However, not all dissidents backed the meeting, Oswaldo Paya, of the Christian Liberation Movement, has accused Roque of working with the Cuban Communist security forces.