LONDON, England (CNN) -- The U.S. trade embargo on Cuba is endangering the health of millions by limiting Cubans' access to medicines and medical technology, human rights group Amnesty International alleged Wednesday. Amnesty International says the U.S. trade embargo is limiting Cubans' access to medical technology. An Amnesty report examines the effects of the sanctions, which have been in place since 1962. Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan called the U.S. embargo immoral and said it should be lifted. "It's preventing millions of Cubans from benefiting from vital medicines and medical equipment essential for their health," Khan said. The embargo restricts the export of medicines and medical equipment from the U.S. and from any U.S.-owned company abroad.
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Amnesty report says Cuba embargo limits Cubans' access to medicine
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HIV/AIDS patients are particularly affected, according to Amnesty
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Embargo has a "sweeping effect" on Cuban health care, says MEDICC
She gave the example of methotrexate, used to treat breast cancer, telling CNN that an export license was denied to a firm wanting to sell the @placeholder-produced active ingredient to Cuba, to be used in domestic production of the drug on the island.