Todays Fast and Prayer Vigil for Soviet Jewry has special significance because it sends yet another signal to the Soviet Government that the citizens of the free world will never forget those who are less fortunate than themselves. The Soviet Union must understand that the passage of time does not give their crimes credibility nor does it make what is unjust more palatable. The sense of outrage that we in Congress feel will not subside until Soviet Jews are allowed to speak out to travel and emigrate from the Soviet Union freely. The Soviets must be made to adhere to the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights. and the Helsinki Agreementall of which they are signatory to. Unfortunately. over the years it has become apparent that in the field of human rights. the Soviets have not fulfilled their responsibilities.
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