Thank you very much to both witnesses for being here, as we go through this very important issue.
I'm glad that you had mentioned, Professor Ritter, the past government's approach to constructive engagement objectives and how realistic they are. I realize that governments put forward these very noble objectives but don't always put in place the mechanisms and the resources, and at times the expectations sometimes are beyond what is possible.
As we go through this issue, there is one thing that concerns me greatly. There has been an ongoing debate in the international community at times in terms of the respect for civil and political rights, about which I think a lot of us in the west are very much concerned, and vis-à-vis social and economic rights. Many people would say that in Cuba there are very few civil and political rights, but there is a greater extent of social and economic rights. For example, they have a very good education and health system. I'm not saying that in any way to justify the repressive nature of the regime. I'm just saying that there has been more of an emphasis on one civic type of rights, as opposed to the other types of rights. Maybe you could comment on that.
Finally, I want to ask this question because I'm not sure if we're going to have a second round. I had heard that with respect to people who are released from jail, there is also a planting of chips on these people to monitor them. I had heard that and just want to know if you had in fact heard any information in that regard as well.