United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT): Russia NGO ruling Amnesty International: Russia: Total disregard for human rights on “Constitution Day” European Roma Rights Centre: ERRC Criticises Decision to Brand Russian Rights NGO as “Foreign Agent” Civic Solidarity Platform: Russia: Leading…
On December 12, 2013 Leninsky district court of Saint Petersburg held its session to consider the request of the prosecutor’s office that ADC “Memorial” should be obliged to register its logo and should get itself registered in the list of…
Three NGOs continued their struggle with prosecutors over accusations of being “foreign agents” in St. Petersburg this week, months after dozens of the organizations were inspected in March and April. The inspections followed President Vladimir Putin’s orders to enforce the…
Letter sent by Claudio Grossman the Chairperson Committee against Torture (CAT) and George Tugushi the Rapporteur on reprisals to the Russian Federation Human Rights Watch: The prosecutor’s office should immediately withdraw the lawsuits Human Rights Watch: Russia: Repeal “Foreign Agents”…
The prosecutor’s office has filed an appeal to the Saint Petersburg city court, arguing that administrative prosecution of ADC “Memorial” was legal because “illegal activities of the said organization had not yet been suspended and were not finished because (sic!)…
By Stephania Kulaeva, head of a Russian non-governmental organization (NGO) which is being sued under the so-called “foreign agents law”. The law, enacted by the Russian authorities late last year, requires any NGO receiving foreign funding and engaging in what…
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