The Soviet disregard for the individual is evidenced in several forms. including religious suppression. Citizens are regularly placed in horrendous psychiatric institutions for engaging in "religious activities". government officials describe religious belief as symptomatic of mental illness. The Soviet Unions record on emigration is deplorable. Recent publicized releases. while encouraging. must not divert our attention from the overall dismal outlook for the political and religious prisoners seeking to emigrate. Nowhere is the blatant Soviet disregard for human rights so forcefully illustrated as by their massive use of forced labor. the largest such system in the world. The Soviets continue to use slave labor as the backbone of their trade and economy.
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The Soviets disregard for the individual is evidenced in several forms.