comprised of Soviet Jewry action councils in thirty American cities. 100.000 members. and human rights bureaus in five cities in the FSU. has for more than twentyfive years been the largest indepen ent grassroots human rights and Sovi Jewry organization in the world. The UCE is a leading authority on antisenitism ai the general threat to Jews on the ground I side the FSU. Since the Lautenberg Amendment was i troduced in the Foreign Operations Appr priations Act of 1990. the UCSJ has strong supported the law as a bold statement of t United States foreign policy commitment human rights and democracy. and its h manitarian mission to provide safehaven endangered refugees. The Lautenbe: Amendment declares that persecution of rI norities is unacceptable as part of the tran. tion towards democracy in the region. Add tionally. the amendment has assisted tens thousands of refugees from historically pe secuted communities to find safety in t] United States. Today. conditions for Jews in the FSU a extremely precarious. A significant majori. of members of the Russian Duma are fro strongly antisemltic parties.
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