Since being imprisoned. he has not been given adequate medical treatment for a liver ailment and requests by his wife for an opportunity to visit him and for information with regard to his health have been denied. As fellow signators of the Helsinki accords. we have an obligation to see that the protections embodied therein are not routinely and blatantly ignored. Unfortunately. the situation facing the Brailovsky family is not unique. Instead. imprisonment and harassment have become routine responses to refusal to accept rejections of requests for exit visas. Dr. Brailovsky is to be commended for his willingness to stand up for his rights and those of others.