Most noteworthy. however. have been developments in the Soviet Union. Its leaders now openly acknowledge the importance of human rights both in domestic affairs and international relations. In terms of emigration and the release of political prisoners. the U.S.S.R. has come a long way since the days of Leonid Brezhnev. But there is still a long way to go. In eastern Europe. reform has made very uneven progressit has barely touched Czechoslovakia. Bulgaria is repressing and expelling its ethnic Turkish population. the GDR remains implacably opposed to Sovietstyle perestroika and Nicolae Ceaucescus brutal misrule In Remania has reached depths unseen elsewhere in modern Europe. In the Soviet Union. despite positive developments. there are grounds for concern. Emigration is still not freethe Helsinki Commission knows of over 600 refusenik cases and
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