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Helsinki Commission: The First 8 Years

NSIAD-85-57 Published: Mar 01, 1985. Publicly Released: Mar 18, 1985.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the role of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission), which was established in 1976 to monitor and stimulate the processes set up under the Helsinki Accords. The Helsinki Accords established a procedure for review of the human rights records of participating governments, as well as for the expansion of international military, economic, and humanitarian cooperation.

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