Among his "crimes" was the fact that he had listened to the Voice of America. House Concurrent Resolution 218 calls on the President to urge the Soviet Government to release Mart Niklus from prison and provide him with proper medical care. as he has fallen into ill health while in prison. The resolution further demands that the Soviets allow Mart Niklus emigrate to Sweden. which they have repeatedly refused to allow him to do. Perhaps most importantly. the resolution calls on the President to inform the Soviet Government that it will be U.S. policy in evaluating its relations with other countries. to take into ac-. count the extent to which such countries honor their commitments under international law. especially with regard to human rights. We must take all appropriate actions to let the Soviets know we will not acquiesce in further violations of the human rights of peoples in countries the Soviets have illegally occupied or in the Soviet Union itself. The second resolution calling upon the Soviets to allow a champion of human rights to emigrate to the land of his choice deals with Dr. Semyon Gluzman. Doctor Gluzmans "crime" was his refusal to cooperate with the KGB in certifying human rights advocates as mentally ill. which is a standard KGB tactic in dealing with political prisoners.
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