To this I find the obvious answer in the report itself in paragraph 3: "Most of the persons interviewed knew about previous activities of the Council of Europe on their behalf. All asked that such activities should be pursued. For they are convinced that it is thanks to the pressure of world opinion that emigration is possible. that the gates have opened a slight crack. that hardships for those who wish to leave. and for those who will remain. could be diminished." Similar convincing expressions of help in this way have reached us from the suffering Christian community that has also been mentioned here. and from the groups of individuals fighting for greater freedom of expression. led by outstanding personalities such as Professor Sakharov and Solzhenitsyn. If we do not address ourselves with such urgent appeals toward the East. how can we prove political honesty when we criticise violations against human rights in other parts of the world such as Greece and Chile? Maybe our actions here in the Council of Europe carry no weight of direct power.
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