The Soviet Unions human rights record has. in fact. deteriorated since the Helsinki accords were signed. Events including the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan. increased pressure on Poland. and the 1983 shooting down of an unarmed Korean Jetliner evidence the gross betrayal of the intent of the accords by the Soviets. Emigration of Soviet Jews has also dwindled from 51.000 in 1979 to Just 900 last year. This significant decline is not because less people wish to leave the U.S.S.R. Indeed. sources indicate that more people than ever before have expressed a des!re to emigrate. Increased harassment. loss of jobs. censorship of mail and phone calls. and even imprisonment generally succeed in suppressing attempts to emigrate. The Kremlin obviously has its own opinion of minimal standards of human rights. but the Congress of the United States and the citizens of the free world must not accept their definition. As Members of the greatest democratic body in the world. we must reaffirm our commitment to the go:. set forth in the Final Act. and we must reaffirm our commitment to pressuring the Soviet Government to do the same.
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