‘Operation successful, patient dead!' In February 1978, the German cartoonist, Horst Haitzinger, takes a critical look at the work of the first Follow-up Meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) held in Belgrade. During the initial review of the implementation of the CSCE commitments, the Soviet Union succeeds in eradicating the ‘heart' of the Helsinki Agreements: the fundamental issue of human rights.