These positive developments must not. however. lull us into forgetting those who still suffer. Mr. Shcharansky said it beautifully on Wednesday: I am not going to forget those who I left in the camps. in the prisons. who are still in exile or who still continue their struggle for their right to emigrate. for their human rights... Let us not forget that although the Soviet Union was signatory to the Helsinki Final Act in 1975an agreement that was to guarantee minimal human rights standards. including the free movement of peoplesthe free movement of Soviet citizens is still a dream. For most Soviet citizens travel is a reward for good behavior. For those Soviet Jews who attempt to scale the walls of Soviet emigration the dream often becomes a nightmare. Last year only 1.140 Jews emigrated. Those left behind are not only forbidden to live as Jews. but are often subjected to arbitrary punishments such as job loss. prison. and internal exile. Last August. as a member of the Senate delegation to the Soviet Union.
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