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Soviet Union: Human Rights in the Soviet Union: General Papers

1 Jan 1982

A file containing documents relating to the human rights situation in the Soviet Union. Subjects covered in the file include the failure of the Soviet Union to carry out its obligations under the Helsinki Final Act; evidence of Soviet convicts being forced to work in uranium mines; and the cases of Yurii Orlov, Andrei Sakharov, Anatolii Shcharanskii, and other individuals persecuted by the Soviet authorities. Other subjects discussed in the file include the consistent condemnation of Soviet human rights abuses by the British government; the persecution of Soviet human rights activists; the Soviet denial of religious and cultural freedoms; refusals to grant exit visas; and the claim of religious freedom in the Soviet constitution. Documents in the file include a draft of a speech by the British representative to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Viscount Colville of Culross.
human rights agriculture united kingdom mining united nations constitutions culture emigration international relations jews prisoners psychiatry religious persecution uranium soviet union visas european parliament church-state relations speeches international organisations helsinki final act Anglo-Soviet relations british foreign policy dissent letters from members of the public United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Dissent, Resistance, and Human Rights Populations and Social Policy Andrei Sakharov Yurii Orlov Anatolii Shcharanskii Douglas Hurd David Trefgarne
Collection ID
FCO28
Copyright
Content from The Daily Telegraph © Telegraph Media Group.; Content from The Observer © Guardian News & Media. Content from The Daily Telegraph © Telegraph Media Group. Content from The Observer © Guardian News & Media.
Countries
United Kingdom
Department Reference
ENS 245/2 PART A
Document Type
Correspondence Parliamentary and Official Government Material Press and Media Reports Speeches and Public Statements
File Reference
FCO 28/5144
Identifier
10.1080/cwee.fco28.005144
Note
The following item has been removed from this file due to copyright restrictions: La Croix, 14.12.1981, Human rights and political, economic, and strategic balances.
Pages
90
Persons Discussed
Anatolii Shcharanskii Andrei Sakharov David Trefgarne Douglas Hurd Yurii Orlov
Published in
United Kingdom
Subject Countries
Soviet Union
Themes
Dissent, Resistance, and Human Rights International Relations Populations and Social Policy

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