CONTENTS February 10, 1982 (subcommittee markup on H. Con. Res. 100 and H. Res. Hon. Barney Frank, a Representative in Congress from the State of Judge James Nelson, chairman, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and presiding judge of the municipal court July 27, 1982 (subcommittee markup on S. Con. Res. 18)-Continued Rev. Roger Arnold, executive director, Christian Solidarity International.. Olga and Rev. Blahoslav Hruby, editors of Religion in Communist Domi- nated Areas, and directors of Research Center for Religion and Human July 29, 1982 (subcommittee markup on H. Con. Res. 378): Theodore Mann, chairman, National Conference on Soviet Jewry; Jerry Goodman, executive director, National Council on Soviet Jewry. Paul Meek, Washington Director, Union Council of Soviet Jews.. William Korey, director of International Policy, B'nai B'rith.. Rev. Arie Brouwer, general secretary of the Reformed Church in Amer- ica, on behalf of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the December 1, 1982 (subcommittee markup on H. Con. Res. 428): Gary Price, Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, Depart- Tom Johnson, U.S. Mission to the U.N., U.N. Economic and Social Coun- 824 Article by Chairman Don Bonker entitled "Religious Persecution Wide- spread," Scripps Howard Wire Service, published in the Seattle Times, MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Letter dated February 4, 1982 to Leonid Brezhnev, President, U.S.S.R., from Letter dated November 1, 1981 to the Society of Americans for Vashchenko Statement by the Society of Americans for Vashchenko Emigration, Jane Letter dated January 6, 1982 to Leonid Brezhnev, President, and Andrei Statement by David A. Harris, director, Washington office, National Confer- Article entitled "In Many Places It's Still Dangerous to Believe," published in Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimi- nation Based on Religion or Belief as adopted by the Third Committee of the General Assembly November 9, 1981... Letter dated January 15, 1982 to Most Rev. Thomas C. Kelly, U.S. Catholic Text of H. Con. Res. 249, condemning religious persecution and bigotry as an Statement by Hon. Edward Derwinski, a Representative from the State of Illinois, regarding H. Con. Res. 249 and the persecution of the Baha'is in Letter dated February 15, 1979 to Hon. Edward Derwinski from Glenford Mitchell, secretary, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Letter dated June 26, 1981 to Kurt Waldheim, Secretary General of the Letter dated June 16, 1981 to Hon. Edward Derwinski from Glenford Mitchell Telegram dated June 15, 1981 to U.N. Secretary Kurt Waldheim from Glen- ford Mitchell regarding the execution of seven Baha'is. Congressional Record insert from July 24, 1981, by Hon. Edward Derwinski entitled "Ramsey Clark, Where Are You When We Need You" Article by Firuz Kazemzadeh entitled "For Baha'is in Iran, a Threat of Extinction," printed in the New York Times, August 6, 1981, and reprinted in the Congressional Record September 15, 1981, submitted by Hon. Edward Text of S. Con. Res. 18, regarding the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic Churches and other religions in the U.S.S.R..... Letter dated July 4, 1982 to President Reagan from Reverend Hruby, Rev. Article entitled "Vashchenkos Again Denied Emigration," published in the Article by the Associated Press entitled "Pentecostalists Start Second Hunger Page 286 290 291 292 292 Article by Michael Satchell entitled "Trapped in Moscow," published in 294 Statement of Richard Davies, retired Foreign Service Officer, in support of 340 Statement of Richard Davies entitled "Waiting for President Reagan," regard- 348 359 Statement by the National Conference on Soviet Jewry entitled "Restrictions Letter dated February 1, 1982 to Theodore Mann from Vice President George 380 384 390 Editorial by the New York Times entitled "Still "The Prisonhouse of Peoples'" published on January 26, 1982... Article entitled "Bush Pledges Forceful Policy on Soviet Jews" published in Statement by Max Kampelman, Chairman, U.S. Delegation Plenary Session, List of Jewish prisoners in the U.S.S.R.. 391 391 450 451 458 459 Press releases dated January 11, 1982 and December 3, 1980 in Shomer Achi 465 Letter dated June 23, 1982 to Senator Alan Cranston from David Waksberg, executive director, San Francisco Bay area Council on Soviet Jewry, regarding Mr. Waksberg's trip to the U.S.S.R. 472 Memorandum by the Soviet Jewry Legal Advocacy Center entitled "Soviet Harassment of Foreign Tourists Violates the Helsinki Final Act," published in Alert magazine. 475 Biographies of Soviet refuseniks. 478 Statement of Rt. Rev. Msgr. Norberto Hacbang, vicar general, Calbayog Diocese and parish priest, Catbalogan, Samar, Philippines..... 614 Statement by the National Council of Churches in Korea entitled "Our View of Recent Church-State Incidents," April 26, 1982.. 660 Statement by the Korean Christian Action Organization, "Our Viewpoint with Regard to the Arson at the American Cultural Center in Pusan," April 15, 1982... 662 Statement by Moon Bu Shik addressed to Cardinal Kim entitled "Why I 665 Statement by the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission of Korea entitled "Toward a Correct Understanding of Church Activities," August 20, 1982...... Text of H. Con. Res. 428, condemning all forms of religious persecution and discrimination as a violation of human rights. 669 686 Article entitled "Boldenow and Dekker Forced to Leave Guatemala," published in the Banner, October 25, 1982. 735 Editorial including "Open Letter to General Efrain Rios Montt, President of the Military Junta, Guatemala," published in the Banner, November 15, 1982.. 736 Statement on the Persecution of Protestants in Nicaragua, submitted by 762 Statement of Archbishop Roach regarding Nicaragua. 777 Pope John Paul's letter dated June 29, 1982 to the Bishops of Nicaragua 779 U.N. resolution on anti-Semitism and other forms of racial prejudice and religious intolerance, adopted March 16, 1960.... APPENDIXES 1. Text of H. Con. Res. 100, a resolution expressing the sense of the Congress 2. Letter dated July 1, 1981 to full committee chairman, Clement Zablocki 4. Letter dated February 5, 1982 to Chairman Zablocki from Hon. Alvin Paul Page 874 881 884 885 889 5. Article by Firuz Kazemzadeh entitled "The Terror Facing the Baha'is,' published in the New York Review of Books, May 13, 1982..... 890 6. Maps of Iran showing Baha'i Holy places and historical sites confiscated, Baha'i centers confiscated, cemeteries destroyed, and attacks on individual Baha'is.... 893 7. Baha'is killed in Iran since 1978... 897 8. Letter dated July 8, 1982 to subcommittee Chairman, Don Bonker from Hon. Edward J. Derwinski, regarding S. Con. Res. 18... 899 9. Letter dated June 9, 1982 to Hon. Jack Brooks, Representative from the State of Texas, from Rabbi Daniel Horwitz, regarding a family of Jewish dissidents in the Soviet Union...... 10. Preface from "Martyrdom in Ukraine-Russia Denies Religious Freedom" by Walter Dushnyck, published by America Press, 1948. 11. Excerpt from article by Bohdan R. Bociurkiw entitled "Religious Situation 15. Letter dated March 15, 1982 to Chairman Bonker from Prof. Andrew T. 500 901 902 904 905 907 909 910 16. Statement by Hon. Bill Green, a Representative from the State of New York, regarding the Falasha Jews in Ethiopia 17. Statement by the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council regarding Ethiopian Jews.......... 911 18. Excerpts of letters written by Jews in Ethiopia, submitted by Henry Rosenberg 913 19. Letter dated November 24, 1982 to subcommittee Chairman Don. Bonker from Shawky F. Karas, president of the American Coptic Association regarding Pope Shenouda in Egypt......... 915 20. Letter dated November 1, 1982 to Yehannon Mar Matthias, Abbot, Abbey of St. Raphael, from June Ray, Middle East Research Department, Amnesty International, regarding Pope Shenouda 916 21. Press release from the American Coptic Association regarding the continued detention of Pope Shenouda, dated October 6, 1982... 917 22. The Copts Newsletter published by the American and Canadian Coptic Association and Australian Coptic Commission, June 1982. 918 23. Press release by the International Committee for Human Rights in Taiwan entitled "Dutch Government and Parliament Express Concern About the Lack of Democracy and Human Rights in Taiwan," September 1, 1982, submitted by Shoki Coe.. 922 24. Press release from the Church Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines entitled "Marcos Intensifies Assault on Philippine Churches" September 22, 1982.... 25. Excerpts from a report entitled "Chinese Human Rights Abuses in Tibet: 1959-82," prepared by the Office of Tibet, October 7, 1982. 924 926 26. Text of H. Con. Res. 433, a resolution condemning all forms of religious persecution and discrimination as a violation of human rights 931 |