The Ukrainian Weekly 1981

1 CBOFOAAXSVOBODA І І Ж УЛРАІМСКИИ щохінник ^Jjf umitiiv Dtut iff -4 Ш Ukrainian Weekly oo PUBLISHED BY THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC. A FRATERNAL, NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION 1 1 vol. LXXXVIII No, 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER ІЗ. ШІ 25centfe Madrid Conference remains snarled Al annual report scores worldwide as tentative completion deadline nears violations of human rights MADR1D - East-West haggling include all "European seas" and all U.S. NEW YORK - Amnesty interna– than by enemies," it declares. "Human over details of a disarmament parley independent naval maneuvers. tional, issuing a worldwide review of rights are indivisible..." after the current Madrid Conference to Moreover, the Soviets have indicated political imprisonment, torture and "The hypocrisy about human rights review compliance with the 1975 Hel– that the exact contours of the notifica– executions, on Wednesday, November must be ended. To do less is to risk sinki Accords on security and coopera– tion zones should be drawn up at the 9, called for an end to hypocrisy by undermining respect for human rights tion in Europe continues to be the main security conference itself and not at the governments on the subject of human everywhere," it says. stumbling block at the 35-state meet– Madrid meeting, a proposal adamantly rights. The report also emphasizes that few ing, which has dragged on for over a opposed by the NATO alliance, which The call was made in the movement's of the governments holding prisoners of year, reported the CSCE Digest. maintains that all questions involving annual report, an impartial summary of conscience openly admit that they have the area of applicability issue must be the human-right abuses it combats and violated international human-rights The crux of the impasse is disagree- resolved in Madrid. Western diplomats of the struggle to eliminate them. The standards - even though most have ment over the definition and scope of feel that a failure to agree on such 426-page "Amnesty international Re- endorsed those standards. Many invoke so-called "confidence-building-mea– essentials in Madrid would open the port 1981 "has individual entries on 117 escape clauses, arguing that they are sures," security measures which include door for the follow-up security confe– countries, regional reviews and analy– protecting security or public order. notification zones of troop movements rence to turn into little more than a sis of trends, abuses and standards in "Some," it says, "offer their own and military exercises. propaganda forum for a Soviet "peace human rights, it covers the period from interpretations of international stan– The NATO nations continue to back offensive." May 1, 1980, to April 30. dards, claiming for example that free– a French proposal for a post-Madrid Another obstacle confronting dele- The facts and human suffering it dom of expression does not include the security conference, while the Soviet gates at Madrid is the Soviets' staunch details range from political killings by right to advocate communism, or alter- Union has made its participation con– refusal to seriously discuss Western Bolivian troops to the confinement in natively, to agitate against commu– tingent on Western acceptance of its proposals for experts' meetings on remote labor camps of Soviet citizens nism." Some have laws making dissent a proposal which would extend tilt zone human rights, family rcunificatioC:– who dissent from official policies, it criminal offense. - of applicability of the confidence– well as the problem of deciding the date provides carefully checked information The report points out that while it is building-measures to include Soviet and place of the next Helsinki Accords on mass executions in iran,detention impossible to determine whether repres– territory up to the Ural Mountains if the review meeting, until the security issue without trial in Zaire, the tortured sion is increasing, public awareness of it West, on its part, agrees to include all has been resolved. bodies of suspected critics of the go– is clearly rising, "it is now harder for West European air and sea space, Several diplomats here feel that the vernment found regularly in El Salva– states to hide repression," it says. and possibly the mid-Atlantic and the Soviets, by consistently putting forth dor, and other challenges to the world's The report describes the work of United States. new and exorbitant demands which conscience. Amnesty international, which this year Although the United States and the they know are unacceptable to the The introduction to the report stress– marked its 20th anniversary of mobiliz– West have indicated readiness to notify West, are hoping to pressure the NATO es that governments must stop subordi– ing public pressure for the release of air and naval confidence-building- alliance into accepting key security and nating human rights to foreign policy prisoners of conscience, fair and prompt measures in European air space and human-rights concessions before the goals. "Amnesty international has been trials for all political prisoners, and an territorial waters which are an integral December 18 target completion date. dismayed by a tendency among govern– end to torture and the death penalty, it part of ground maneuvers, the Soviets The two sides seemed close to a ments to regard certain abuses as more has grown to more than 250,000 mem– have insisted that the notification zone (Continued on рце 3) acceptable when committed by friends bers and supporters in some 150 coun– tries or territories, with national sec– tions in 40. On May 1, its members were working Ukrainian lawyers' group holds fifth annual meeting on behalf of 4,517 individual prisoners in 64 countries, either adopted by the CLEVELAND - over 35 attorneys are we going?" Mr. Rud presented a behalf of the Ukrainian rights move– movement as prisoners of conscience — attended the fifth annual meeting of the synopsis of U.S. policy towards the ment. imprisoned only for their beliefs or .Ukrainian American Bar Association Soviet Union since World War 11 The next topic on the agenda was a origins — or being investigated for held at the Royal inn in Cleveland on which, he said, had essentially entailed presentation by attorney Julian Kulas possible adoption, in the previous 12 November 20-22, and elected ihor G. the containment of Soviet expansion- of Chicago concerning the Walter months, 894 such prisoners had been Rakowsky of Maplewood, N.J., presi– ism. Polovchak case. Although only a half released and 1.475 new cases taken up. dent of the UABA. Mr. Smorodsky gave an analysis of hour was scheduled for this presenta– These were in addition to broader Also elected to the executive board the current political and human-rights tion this turned out to be one of the efforts for much larger numbers of were: ivan Shandor, vice president; situation in Ukraine. Mr. Smorodsky highlights of the meeting. people under threat. Bohdan Shandor, corresponding secre– argued that the human-rights and Mr. Kulas's presentation revolved Relying on its members and suppor– tary; Andrew Filipovych, recording nationalities issues are still a viable around the various legal aspects of the ters for finance. Amnesty international, secretary and Roman Pitio, treasurer. topic but must be packaged properly, case and also" provided some very which is based in London, spent A new board of governors was elected i.e., they must be placed in the context interesting background information. 2,027,756 pounds on its international as well. The following are its members: of U.S. foreign policy, emphasizing that Mr. Kulas's presentation was carried program during the year and 144,306 Prof. Walter Anastas, member-at-large; U.S. foreign interests are at stake. over into the afternoon session and pounds on relief to prisoners and their victor Rud, first district representative; The ensuing discussion by the attor– following his presentation, questions families. George Pazuniak, second district; neys involved, among other things, a were put to Mr. Kulas concerning the Zenon Ferowycz, third district; Michael comparison of the situation in Ukraine case. Kachnykewycz, fourth district; Bohdan with what is happening in Poland. There was also a general discussion of 1NS1DE: A. Futey, fifth district; George Stepa– various court cases involving Ukrai– В Communique of the Com– nenko, sixth district; and Mr. Fili– The attorneys attending the meeting nians accused.of complicity in the mlttee for Law and Order in the povych, law student section. expressed their collective concern about perpetration of Nazi war crimes. UCCA - page 3. After the meeting was called to order the lack of coordination among the During the course of his presentation, U The American Circle and the by the UABA's outgoing president, various Ukrainian human-rights groups, Mr. Kulas discussed the activities of the making of the Ukrainian Ameri– Taras Modney of Cleveland, the offi– as well as the indifference on the part of Holocaust Memorial Council of which can by Dr. Myron B. Kuropas - cers delivered their reports. the Ukrainian American community in he is a member, and he outlined the page 7. Afterwards, Mr. Rud and Myro– general towards the human-rights situa– difficulties that he has had in working Ш Panorama of Ukrainian Cul– slav Smorodsky gave a joint presenta– tion. The Ukrainian American Bar with his council and the less-than– ture in the Big Apple by Helen tion on the topic of Ukrainian human Association noted that it fully intends '^vorable treatment which has'been Perozak Smindak - page 10. rights titled "Where are we and where to continue its support for activities on (Continued on page 4) І 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. DECEMBER ІЗ. 1981 No. so Lithuanian samvydav cites repression of Uniate Church Senate bill to aid -' JJ щ by Jonas Papartis the Chronicle says, replaced religious that no children were admitted to the Siberian Seven pictures with secular paintings, locked services.

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