I rise in support of this special order in recognition of Genocide Day and I welcome this opportunity for joining my colleagues and freedomloving people everywhere in expressing my dismay over the violations of human rights suffered by the citizens of Estonia. Latvia. and Lithuania. Despite the guarantee of free thought. religion. and emigration that has been included in the Soviet Constitution and in several of the U.S.S.R.s international agreements. the Soviet Union has consistently attempted to obliterate the linguistic. ethnic. and religious identities of the Balts. We have gathered. time after time. to express our concern over Soviet repression of religions and cultural freedom. But this is not just an issue which concerns the Baltsit is rather an issue which affects members of all faiths and backgrounds within the Soviet Union.
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