Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990052281

Last week. the Washington Post reported that the Sakharovs may have been moved to another apartment in Gorky. These are apparent attempts to suppress any details concerning Dr. Sakharovs welfare from the West. I doubt that anyone in the West could argue successfully that the Soviets have complied with international agreements containing provisions related to human rights and emigration. The people of the free world have a moral obligation to address the consistent abuses of basic human rights by the Government of the Soviet Union. If the Soviets desire legitimacy in the world community. let them start by according to their citizens the opportunity to live free from such harassment as Dr.
Keywords matched
emigration

Classification

Target group
None Specific
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
70%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Victim

Speaker & context

Speaker
BARNEY FRANK
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
1985-06-18
Speech ID
990052281
Paragraph
#0
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