He has observed that in a closed society where human rights are neither granted nor acknowledged. a society that does not provide for freedom of information. freedom of conscience. freedom of religion and the freedom to travel and live in the country of ones choosing. international trust and foreign understanding are impossible. Today. the reality of Soviet repression and Communist tyranny represents not a distant memory. but a living nightmare. Andrei Sakharov asks only for a visa so his ailing wife can get the medical treatment she needs. What he gets in response is an inhouse arrest where he is held virtually incommunicado so that today neither his nor his wifes family know where he is. or even if he is alive. In the 98th Congress. this body and the Senate passed 13 independent resolutions calling on the Soviets to allow Sakharov and his wife protection. medical care. and freedom.