The Moscow Human Rights Committee Is Founded
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Human Rights
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia, Europe
- Date: November 4, 1970
Article abstract: The Moscow Human Rights Committee played a major role in monitoring and publicizing Soviet violations of civil and political rights.
Summary of Event
Under the rule of Leonid Brezhnev (1964-1982), numerous types of Soviet dissenters existed, religious groups, professional groups, and national groups among them. The Moscow Human Rights Committee came to play an important role in facilitating communication among the different activists and in publicizing incidents of Soviet repression to the West.
Committee initiator Valery...
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