Helsinki Accords

The Helsinki Accords is the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe held in Helsinki in 1975 between the United States and Canada, the Soviet Union and the countries of Europe, including Turkey but not Albania and Andorra. The civil rights portion of the agreement provided the basis for the work of Helsinki Watch, an independent NGO created to monitor compliance to the Helsinki Accords (which later evolved into several organizations). While these provisions applied to all signatories the focus of attention was on their application to the Soviet Union and its associates, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

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Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe - Helsinki - 1975 - United States - Canada - Soviet Union - Europe - Turkey - Albania - Andorra - Civil rights - Helsinki Watch - NGO - Bulgaria - Czechoslovakia - East Germany - Hungary - Poland - Romania

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