Neurosurgeon and Cuban dissident Hilda Molina accused the Human rights organization Mothers of Plaza de Mayo of "demonizing" anyone who thinks differently than them. She criticized the fact that the ‘Mothers' "show respect to dictators such as Castro."

In an interview with a local newspaper, Molina said she knew the "history" of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo but that she "never thought of getting in touch with them and ask them to intercede with Cuban and Argentine governments."

Molina explained that "they suffered from one dictatorship, but they now show respect for other dictatorships, such as the Cuban one, who is left-wing, while the one in Argentina was right-wing."

The neurosurgeon who finally managed to leave the island this week and meet with her family in Argentina, after having been denied this right for fifteen years, gave more details on why she did not contact the Human rights organization: "I knew they wouldn't do anything because someone who shows so much respect for a dictatorship demonizes someone who thinks differently".

However, Molina added that "the ‘Mothers' have suffered very much, they fought for their families and this deserves a lot of respect. I didn't want to upset them, this is why I did not get in touch with them."

Despite her anger at Cuban authorities, Hilda Molina said she will return to Cuba: "I came here to take care of my mother and I will then go back to Cuba, as I promised. I could have escaped from Cuba a year ago when I had a chance, but I wanted to do it all with pride, leave from the Martí airport, with a passport and a permit."

The Human rights group "Mothers of Plaza de Mayo" fought for many years, claiming for the appearance of their sons who disappeared during the last dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983).