I feel that it is altogether fitting and proper that on this day we call special attention to the entire issue of human rights. reaffirming our unwavering dedication to the spirit and the letter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. and call upon those who are now violating the rights of innocent people around the globe to cease these abuses. In the Soviet Union. the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities remains an institutional function of the State. Jewish emigration has fallen to the lowest level since that exodus began over a decade ago. while Soviet authorities have heightened their persecution of those unfortunate refusniks still in the Soviet Union. While the dissident movement has not been broken. the brave men and women who dare to speak out for religious and political freedom bear terrible risks. The cases of Alexander Paritsky and Anatoly Shcharansky clearly attest to this fact.
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