Speaker. the last 2 years have borne dramatic witness to the continuing and. indeed. increasing repression within the Soviet Union. For more than 2 years the members of two Siberian families. the Va Shchenkos and the Chmykhalovs have taken refuge In our Embassy in Moscowvictims of repeated violations of their most basic rights. They have been denied the religious freedom guaranteed by the Soviet Constitution. the Helsinki Final Act and other international agreements. They have been denied the right to emigrate. again in violation of internationally accepted human rights practices. Their mail has been censored or interrupted. Members of their families have been arrested and subjected to inhumane treatment and physical abuse.
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