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THE CASE OF YURIY SHUKHEVYCH ON THE FLOOR OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1981 House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met in open markup session at 11:05 a.m., in room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Don. Bonker (chairman of the Subcommittee) presiding. Mr. Bonker. The subcommittee will take up very briefly some business in the nature of three sense-of-Congress resolutions about individual human rights cases, two in the Ukraine and one in the Soviet Union. [The resolutions follow:] [H. Con. Res. 111, 97th Congress, 1st session] Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Con gress that the Government of the Soviet Union should cease its imprisonmet of Yuriy Shukhevych and permit him and his family to emigrate from the Soviet Union Whereas Yuriy Shukhevych is currently serving his 28th year of imprisonment, having been free from Soviet jails for an aggregage of only 4 years since 1948, the date of his original arrest by the Government of the Soviet Union; Whereas the sole basis for the imprisonment of Yuriy Shukhevych is his refusal to denounce the ideals of Ukrainian nationalism and the activities of his late father, Roman Shukhevych, a Ukrainian freedom fighter; Whereas such imprisonment violates the commitments to freedom of thought, conscience, expression, religion, and emigration made by the Soviet Union through its adoption of, or participation as a signatory to, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Po litical Rights Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the Constitution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Whereas Yuriy Shykhevych suffers from various severe medical ailments, including chronic ulcer, heart, vision, and dental problems, but has not received necessary medical at tention while in prison; and Whereas Yuriy Shukhevych has renounced his Soviet C ontinuation on H ow A ging is Changing population. Thirteen states submitted projects which were incorporated into the presentation. At the luncheon following the seminar, Ethlyn Christensen, 81, of Denver, Colorado, was selected as the 1982 Woman of Conscience, by the National Council of Women. Of the 50 states, 44 responded with nominations for this prestigious honor. Miss Christensen graduated from the University of Wyoming with a masters degree in political economy. She spent most of her career with the YWCA; after retirement, she devoted her full energies to the concerns of the welfare of the elderly. Her political skills and her great devotion have been extremely successful on behalf of the aging population in Colorado. Citizenship and has joined the Ukrainian Public Group to Promote the Implementation of the Helsinki Accords: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House o f Representatives (the Senate concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the Government of the Soviet Union should comply with its commitments under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the Constitution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, by providing proper medical care to Yuriy Shukhevych, by releasing Yuriy Shukhevych from prison, and by permitting Yuriy Shukhevych and his family to emigrate from the Soviet Union to a country of their choice; (2) the President of the United States should express to the Government of the Soviet Union the strong and continuing opposition of the United States to the imprisonment and mal treatment of Yuriy Shukhevych; and (3) the President of the United States should reiterate to the Government of the Soviet Union that the United States, in evaluating its relations with other nations, will consider the extent to which such other nations honor their commitments under international law, particularly any such commitments concerning human rights. Sec. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the United States and to the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. BRANCH 116 HOLDS LUNCHEON AND TOUR The UNWLA Branch 116 of Erie, Pennsylvania met July 30, 1982 for lunch at the Eagle Hotel in Waterford. After lunch, a tour of the hotel was conducted, showing how the building is being restored. This hotel was visited by George Washington in 1753. Dr. Renata Werner, a member of UNWLA, is on the faculty of Edenboro College, and has done some archeological exca vations with her class in this area. Artifacts found during the excavations are on display at the Hotel. Nadia Hamilton A highlight of the luncheon event, which was at tended by more than 800 people, was the presentation of special awards to 7 Timeless Stars for the enriching, magical moments which have been their special gift to society. Women honored were Agnes DeMille, Claudia McNeil, Gloria Swanson, Joan Fontaine, Sylvia Sidyney, Clair Trevor and Arlene Francis. The September 16, 1982 seminar and luncheon, which was a salute to the United Nations World Con ference on Aging, provided the largest attendance in the history of the event. “The seminar and luncheon were extremely successful in helping all who participated develop a keener sense of awareness of and responsibi lity for the aging. It should encourage us all to look for the things we can do to help them have the opportuni ties they desire and have earned” Mrs. Smith said.
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