THE NEW AND IMPROVED SUPREME SOVIET AND THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS REFORM
Tuesday, November 28, 1989, 5:00 am
Witnesses
Fyodor Burlatkiy
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Humanitarian, Scientific, and Cultural Cooperation of the International Affairs Committee
Supreme Soviet
Louise Shelley
Chairperson/Professor/Consultant
American University Department of Justice, Law, and Society/School of International Service/Helsinki Watch
Aleksei Ridiger
Member/President
Supreme Soviet Metropoliat of Leningrad/Church Association in Europe
The hearing looked into the role of the Supreme Soviet in promulgating and institutionalizing human rights in the Soviet Union. Our Soviet guest today was Mr. Fyodor Burlatskiy who gave testimony alongside Louise Shelley, consultant to the Helsinki Watch on issues of Soviet law. This briefing was a follow-up to talks in Moscow in November of 1988.
Relevant Countries
Leadership