Word: litvinov
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Pavel Litvinov, a thoughtful former dissident who emigrated to the U.S., is optimistic about the Carter stand on human rights because it is balanced by vigorous U.S. proposals on strategic arms control. "The Soviet government will try to show that Washington's attitude is counterproductive and respond harshly, but they will learn to live with it. They want a SALT agreement too. The new American emphasis on human rights may not lead to internal liberalization but it is definitely a containing factor in the long run." In the meantime, Litvinov, who was imprisoned and exiled for his part...
...Like Litvinov. Bitar notes that it is impossible to gauge the individual role of elements such as Amnesty, universities, and the church in gaining his release, saying that it was the combined pressures of world opinion that eventually won him his freedom. Many political prisoners are still languishing in Chilean jails. With a glint of anger in his eyes. Bitar remarks that the process of brutality has now been institutionalized in Chile, thereby producing "a sort of Gestapo autonomous from the central government." He describes the Chilean leadership as having "the most reactionary mentality in Latin America today," and concludes...
...foreign minister of Sierra Leone, he was imprisoned in that country during the fall and winter of 1970. The government of Sierra Leone claimed at the time that a state of emergency warranted Karefa-Smart's imprisonment, but he was in tact detained for political reasons. Echoing Bitar and Litvinov, he cites Amnesty's apolitical nature as one of the keys to its success. "Amnesty is definitely helping the many political prisoners who are still in Sierra Leone," he says...
...still reject even some of those cases that come to its attention, due to sheer volume. "We're successful with those cases we take, but we can't take everybody," she explains. And when a prisoner is freed, it is often impossible to attribute his release directly to Amnesty Litvinov, Bitar, and Karefa-Smart all mention that a combination of forces brought about their liberation, but Amnesty can serve as an effective channel for these forces...
Despite Amnesty's limitations, there is no denying the gains it has scored for political prisoners throughout the world. No other organization addresses itself directly to the plight of those who, in Pavel Litvinov's words, "know the feeling of being abandoned...