<<No 30 : 31 December 1973>> On 9 July 1973 the HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE in Moscow published an official statement which is quoted here in full: “We have learned that the International Congress of Psychotherapists in Oslo ruled against passing any resolution condemning the use of psychiatric hospitalization as a means of political repression in … Continue reading In the Psychiatric Hospitals, December 1973 (30.9)
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Activities of the Human Rights Committee (27.8)
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> On 4 September 1972, member of the Human Rights Committee Valery Chalidze sent the Committee a letter [note1]: "I am announcing my retirement from the Human Rights Committee. It would appear that I am too exhausted to continue to carry out the responsibilities which I took on myself when … Continue reading Activities of the Human Rights Committee (27.8)
Andrei Tverdokhlebov’s Trial, 14-15 April 1976 (40.2)
Andrei Nikolayevich TVERDOKHLEBOV was born in Moscow in 1940; he is a physicist. He was one of the founders of the Human Rights Committee (in December 1972 he left the Committee, CCE 29.11). In September 1973 he founded “Group 73”, together with V. Arkhangelsky, V. Albrekht and I. Korneyev (CCE 30.14, item 7). Andrei Tverdokhlebov, … Continue reading Andrei Tverdokhlebov’s Trial, 14-15 April 1976 (40.2)
The Trial of Bukovsky, Nov. 1971 to January 1972 (23.1)
<<No 23 : 5 January 1972>> [Appeals and Statements] In a letter of 26 November 1971 [64] addressed to the Fifth International Congress of Psychiatrists in Mexico, the Action Group for Human Rights in the USSR announced its support "for the appeal and proposals of the Committee for Human Rights [CCE 22.7, item 5]. which … Continue reading The Trial of Bukovsky, Nov. 1971 to January 1972 (23.1)
The Case of Vladimir Bukovsky, November 1971 (22.2)
«No 22 : 10 November 1971» In connection with the transfer of Vladimir Bukovsky (on his arrest, CCE 19.1) to the Serbsky Institute for [psychiatric] examination [CCE 21.5], a group of his friends and acquaintances has addressed an Open Letter [1] to the Director of the Serbsky Institute and to the World Health Organisation. The … Continue reading The Case of Vladimir Bukovsky, November 1971 (22.2)
The Committee for Human Rights in the USSR, 4 November 1970 (17.4)
«No 17 : 31 December 1970» The Committee for Human Rights, consisting of Academician A.D. Sakharov and physicists A.N. Tverdokhlebov and V.N. Chalidze, was formed in Moscow on 4 November 1970. Valery Chalidze, 1938-2018 The committee formulated five principles underlying its activities: "1. The Committee for Human Rights is a creative association acting in accordance … Continue reading The Committee for Human Rights in the USSR, 4 November 1970 (17.4)
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