The oldest human rights group in the Soviet Union, with members from Moscow, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, the Action Group began its activities in 1969 by appealing, over the head of the Soviet government, to the UN Human Rights Commission. Its formal existence ended with the arrest and imprisonment in 1979 of Tatyana Velikanova. * To … Continue reading Action Group for Defence of Human Rights in USSR
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Инициативная группа по защите прав чеволека в СССР
The Case of Leonid Plyushch, July 1973 (29.6)
<<No 29 : 31 July 1973>> TRIAL The case of Leonid Plyushch was heard by the Kiev Region Court from 25 to 29 January 1973. The judge was Dyshel [1]. The trial was held behind closed doors; the accused was not present. According to the Chronicle's information, none of the officially appointed psychiatrists was present … Continue reading The Case of Leonid Plyushch, July 1973 (29.6)
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