At the same time the USA was imposing its embargo on Cuba, it was propping up right-wing dictatorships in Latin America. They funded rebels and coups to overth

At the same time the USA was imposing its embargo on Cuba, it was propping up right-wing dictatorships in Latin America. They funded rebels and coups to overthrow democratically elected governments on the whims of fruit companies. They supported Pinochet in Chile while he was throwing people out of helicopters. In practically every Latin American country the USA was systematically involved in brutal repression of the leftists and anything vaguely pro-Soviet [1], without any regard to human rights or democracy. The USA also did almost nothing in response to the atrocities of the Duvaliers in Haiti, despite being orders of magnitude worse than Castro. To say that the USA embargoes Cuba due to human rights concerns is completely and utterly laughable. The USA didn't give a toss about human rights in Cuba under Batista, who was incidentally another brutal dictator propped up by the USA. The USA has never cared about human rights and freedoms in its neighbours. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Condor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Condor