Despite the fact that the Soviet Union is a signatory to the Helsinki accords. the tragic case of Andrei Sakharov and Yelena Bonner clearly demonstrates the Soviets continued violations of the treaty and abuses of human rights. A noted physicist and Soviet dissident. Andrei Sakharov was sentenced to 5 years in internal exile in the city of Gorky. Yet he has never been convicted of a crime. Last year. Yelena Bonner was tried. convicted. and sentenced to internal exile in Gorky as well after Soviet authorities said they discovered a plot under which she was to seek asylum in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. Both Sakharovs suffer ill health and are in need of medical attention.
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