Yet. the Helsinki process offers the best chance for reducing the misunderstanding and stress that has marked EastWest relations in recent years and for improving the lot of the people of all 35 nations. While the Helsinki Final Act covers nearly every aspect of EastWest relationsmilitary security. trade and economic cooperation. scientific and cultural exchangethe provisions that have received the most attention in the West and. sadly. the least implementation in the East. are those dealing with human rights and humanitarian issues. The 35 signatories agreed to respect human rights. to facilitate the freer movement of people. especially for family reunification and binational marriage. to disseminate information of all kinds. and to guarantee religious freedom. Instead. the Soviet Government imprisons human rights activists. denies Jews and others the right to Join their relatives abroad. forces spouses to undergo lifethreatening fasts in order to be reunited with their loved ones. Jams Western radio broadcasts. and severely restricts the exercise of religious rights.
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