Despair took hold after the intifada failed to end Israeli repression or to produce peace talks.

It called on the government to end repression against freedom of expression, belief, and assembly, and to release its "political prisoners".

In a statement, President Reagan said Poland "still has far to go" in ending repression.

"No real steps toward opening up space, no real steps toward ending repression."

Gallant efforts are now being made by the Central American leaders to end the suffering and repression.

Instead, human rights were quickly seen as important not only for ending Communist repression but also for curbing the communal violence of the post-cold-war era.

This in turn had hardened victims in their belief that something had to be done to end political repression.

A military coup would not end repression.

President Chissano has started to relax internal controls, in particular to end repression of religion.

The best outcome would be the emergence in Beijing of a new leadership committed to ending repression and instituting political reforms.