Soviet human rights policy is far from perfect even in this era of glasnost, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission said here Monday.
The Cuban-born envoy, Armando Valladares, said the United States believes that the changes in the Soviet Union in general have been “more superficial and cosmetic than fundamental.” He estimated that at the current rate of emigration, the 375,000 Jews waiting to leave will have to wait 46 years to do so.
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