Appeal for Peter Uhl and Vaclav Havel

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December 1980 is the first anniversary of the court appeal lodged by the main activists of VONS (the Czech League Human Rights). human rights Charter T activists are currently serving heavy sentences i chas ake ore Ph years Peter Vaclav Havel, Vaciav Dienstbier and Otta Bednarova.

They are suffering in scandalous prison conitions: Peter Uhl can every six months by his Vaclav Havel is not allowed to Wi as for Ortta Sada ise y had to be Several. hospital in view of her alarmand ing physical state Their lawyer mains excluded practice in Prague. Yet all of them have only been fighting Benda for their rights recognised by the Czech constitution and by by authorities, Czech leader Husak will sign at visited once the Madrid conference.

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-struggle for as tor Otta Bednarova she ties transferred to wel Danisz relegal political agreements the Montand, (7CCn Ernest which no doubt Touraine, Because our conception of Paris, Dec 1980 socialism implies an indivisible democratic liberthose West the name of those ideals of liberty and democratic socialism prisoners Signatories include: Vadimir Borisov, Jean Laçouture, Yves cillac Martinet, Mandel. Laurent Schwartz, Charles Tillon, Alain Socialist Challenge: 17 December 1980 Page 5 oOWe! i In the end however the were disowned and deserter When Husak's era of "nor most began in April 1969, the lack of leadershit and the reversa . or tne re maning galns or the rragu Spring.

secinical the Kremlin's operation in Crechoslovakia was macciilaliullal LabOE ment sinking to an al-time zow. ane ure western ccom munist partie entered eriod of crisis from whic they have still not emerged

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