Cuban Americans rallied outside Versailles Restaurant on Wednesday night to mark International Human Rights Day with a protest against the Cuban government.

Dozens of demonstrators filled the restaurant's patio, banging pots and chanting "Libertad" as they called attention to what they describe as a lack of basic rights on the island.

Protesters describe lack of freedoms

"We don't have in Cuba rights. We don't have human rights," said Luis, a Cuban American who joined the rally. "In Miami, we have all of these. In my country, they aren't."

Others echoed similar concerns, saying freedom of speech and expression remain out of reach for many in Cuba.

"You can't speak. You can't say anything. You can't think different," said Ibis Pilogo, a Cuban refugee. "You don't have any rights."

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