Idealism aside. however. our national interest dictates that we work to enforce human rights. We in the United States cannot feel secure in our freedom as long as the fundamental rights of others are violated elsewhere in the world. Yet many countries. most notably the Soviet Union. continue to disregard the observance of human rights as set out in the international Helsinki final act. The most severe violations have come in the areas of suppression of political dissidents. censorship. denial of freedom of religion. and restrictions on travel and emigration. The Soviet state continues to subject its own citizens wishing to leave the country to innumerable obstacles. The case of Dr.
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