“…Among other material of interest, the addresses and contact lists reveal the wide scope of IHF’s cooperation with global partners or agencies, and individual human rights activists in particular countries. Accruals not expected…”

“…Prior to the fall of the Communist dictatorships in Eastern Europe, IHF had conducted quite a few unprecedented missions into the Soviet Union and its satellites to inquire about human rights conditions and the situation of Helsinki monitors and other human rights defenders and activists. Documents accumulated during missions to and events organized in Budapest, Prague, Warsaw and Moscow can be found in this series. …”

“…A significant quantity of the documents deal with the persecution of human rights activists and the indictment and censure of other human rights advocates, including journalists, writers and scientists. …”