§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have been made to the Soviet Union about the continued abuse of psychiatry for political purposes in that country and specifically about the case of the psychiatrist Dr. Anatoly Koryagin who has been imprisoned since 1981 and subjected to maltreatment for his protests against such abuse.
§ Mr. RifkindWe have raised the question of the abuse of psychiatry for political purposes and the particular case of Dr. Koryagin with Soviet representatives on a number of occasions, notably in the framework of the CSCE follow-up meeting in Madrid.
We strongly deplore this abuse of basic human rights and will continue to ensure that the Soviet authorities are in no doubt about our views.