Basket Three, Implementation of the Helsinki Accords: Hearings Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977 |
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action activities Administration Aleksandr Ginzburg Alexander Ginzburg American Anatoly Shcharansky anti-Soviet arrested Belgrade camp CCP Article Chairman FASCELL citizens Civil Rights Division Commission on Security Commissioner FENWICK commitment compliance Congress Cooperation in Europe court criminal defense Department discrimination dissidents documents economic efforts emigration employment enforcement equal freedom Fund Goldstein hearings Helsinki Accords Helsinki Agreement Helsinki Final Act Helsinki Groups Helsinki monitors Helsinki Watch human rights implementation Indian individuals investigation Israel issues Jewish Justice labor Malva Landa ment Micronesia Moscow Office opportunity participation percent persons political President Principle VII prisoners problem programs prosecution protection question racial refuseniks representatives response Security and Cooperation Senator sentence signatories Slepak social Solzhenitsyn Soviet authorities Soviet Government Soviet Union statement Thank tion Title IX trial United Universal Declaration USSR violations witness women workers Yuri Orlov
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Page 123 - The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by law and are necessary: (a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others; (b) For the protection of national security or of public order (ordre public), or of public health or morals.
Page 111 - All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Page 139 - In the determination of any criminal charge against him, everyone shall be entitled to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality: a To be informed promptly and in detail in a language which he understands of the nature and cause of the charge against him...
Page 156 - Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
Page 142 - Everyone arrested or detained in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 (c) of this Article shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release pending trial. Release may be conditioned by guarantees to appear for trial.
Page 73 - Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...
Page 497 - RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS. INCLUDING THE FREEDOM OF THOUGHT. CONSCIENCE. RELIGION OR BELIEF The participating States will respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, for all without distinction as to race, sex.
Page 95 - In the field of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the participating States will act in conformity with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Page 133 - Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice.