Vladimir and Maria Slepak and many more are victimized by a government that has made commitments but utterly failed to honor the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. and the Helsinki Final Act. The situation of Soviet Jews has reached a period of severe crisis. Emigration has come to a virtual halt. harassment and arrests have been intensified. and antiSemitic activity is growing. While antiSemitism remains a latent and festering problem in other countries. and we have witnessed increasing episodes around the world. the Soviet government is alone in fostering and institutionalizing antiSemitism in its policies and official practices. Only a strong U.S. human rights policy can be effective in persuading the Soviets to honor its international human rights commitments. and we must continue our efforts to improve the situation for Soviet Jews who wish to emigrate and for those who wish to remain in the Soviet Union. The effectiveness of our human rights policies has saved lives and reduced mistreatment. To insure that this continues. we must have a strong human rights policy.
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