As part of the general détente between East and West, East Germany participated in the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe in Europe and in July 1975 signed the Helsinki Final Act, which was to guarantee the regime's recognition of human rights.
Como parte da distensión xeral entre Leste e Oeste, a RDA participou na Conferencia sobre Seguridade e Cooperación en Europa en xullo de 1975, asinando o Acta Final de Helsinqui, que pretendía garantir o recoñecemento dos dereitos humanos.