The indiscriminate violations of international law by the Soviet Union ought Lo serve to remind us once again that we must continue to sustain our fight for worldwide justice. Anatoly Shcharanskys sole crime was listening to his own conscience which demanded only the application of human rights. both for himself and others. In 1973 he applied for an exit visa to Israel and soon thereafter became a leader in the fight to gain unrestricted freedom to emigrate for all citizens. Jews and nonJews alike. Now he is imprisoned in a labor camp. suffering from a variety of debilitating physical disorders: back and stomach pains. spinal disease. headaches. and eye disorders.
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