This report is deeply disturbing. The text of the report appears in the RECORD of July 15. but I would like to take this opportunity to briefly outline some of its findings. First and foremost. the report states that the 1980s in Romania have been "a period in which the authorities have imprisoned their critics and jailed hundreds of other men and women for wanting to exercise their right to leave the country." The report cites several case histories of people who have been denied the right to emigrate. of freedom of speech. and to religious freedom. The report contains specifics on: prisoners of conscience. freedom of expression. imprisonment. freedom of religion and conscience. freedom of movement. torture. illtreatment and deaths in custody. and house arrest. harassment. and forced emigration. Each section outlines abuses in these areas and succinctly states the extent of such human rights abuses in Romania. The underlying message of the report is stated as follows: The Romanian authorities have violated internationally recognized human rights. in particular the right to freedom of expression. the right to leave ones country. the right to fair trial and the right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel. inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
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