{"id":33810,"date":"2024-02-27T13:49:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T10:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/?p=33810"},"modified":"2024-02-27T16:54:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T13:54:15","slug":"statement-by-russian-and-international-human-rights-group-on-the-unjust-sentence-in-politically-motivated-case-against-russian-human-rights-defender-oleg-orlov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/news\/statement-by-russian-and-international-human-rights-group-on-the-unjust-sentence-in-politically-motivated-case-against-russian-human-rights-defender-oleg-orlov\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by Russian and International Human Rights Group on the Unjust Sentence in Politically Motivated Case Against Russian Human Rights Defender Oleg Orlov"},"content":{"rendered":"
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February 27, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We, 32 Russian and international human rights organizations, condemn Moscow\u2019s Golovinsky District Court\u2019s sentencing today of Oleg Orlov, co-chair of Human Rights Defense Center Memorial, to 2 years and 6 months in prison on politically motivated charges of \u201crepeatedly discrediting\u201d Russia\u2019s armed forces.<\/p>\n

Orlov, 70, is a veteran human rights defender who has devoted his life to exposing rights abuses and seeking justice for victims. His \u201ccrime\u201d was to protest the Kremlin\u2019s war on Ukraine and the escalating political repression inside Russia. Orlov\u2019s trial was a mockery of justice and an attack on the fundamental right to free expression. He and his legal team have said that they will appeal the verdict.<\/p>\n

Russian authorities should quash Oleg Orlov\u2019s conviction and release him immediately along with all those detained simply for exercising their basic human rights, including public criticism of government abuses. Key international actors should use their influence take all possible measures to obtain Orlov\u2019s freedom and hold the Russian government accountable for its grave and persistent human rights violations.<\/p>\n

List of Signatories:<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
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Human Rights Watch<\/em><\/p>\n

Amnesty International<\/em><\/p>\n

Norwegian Helsinki Committee<\/em><\/p>\n

International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH)<\/em><\/p>\n

OVD-Info<\/em><\/p>\n

Front Line Defenders<\/em><\/p>\n

Public Verdict Foundation<\/em><\/p>\n

Civic Assistance Committee<\/em><\/p>\n

Human Rights Defence Center “Memorial”<\/em><\/p>\n

International Memorial Association<\/em><\/p>\n

Crew Against Torture<\/em><\/p>\n

Stichting Justice Initiative<\/em><\/p>\n

Board of Civil Society Forum\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Human Rights House Foundation<\/em><\/p>\n

World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)<\/em><\/p>\n

The Netherlands Helsinki Committee<\/em><\/p>\n

Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (Poland)<\/em><\/p>\n

Movement of Conscientious Objectors<\/em><\/p>\n

Freedom House<\/em><\/p>\n

Citizens’ Watch<\/em><\/p>\n

International Protection \u00a0Centre<\/em><\/p>\n

Mass Media Defence Centre<\/em><\/p>\n

Andrei Sakharov Institute<\/em><\/p>\n

Freedom Files, Poland<\/em><\/p>\n

International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)<\/em><\/p>\n

Center for Civil Liberties, Ukraine<\/em><\/p>\n

Anti-Discrimination Center Memorial (Belgium)<\/em><\/p>\n

Human Rights Center Viasna (Belarus)<\/em><\/p>\n

Belarussian Helsinki Committee<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00d6stgruppen<\/em><\/p>\n

Radio Sakharov<\/em><\/p>\n

Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group<\/em><\/p>\n

Photo: Andrey Rushailo-Arno<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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