March 2022 - Rights in Russia

Memorial Human Rights Centre: ‘Police Ombudsman’ Vladimir Vorontsov is a political prisoner

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 31, 2022
Post category:Memorial Human Rights Centre Politically Motivated Prosecutions Right to a Fair Trial Rights Groups in Russia Vladimir Vorontsov
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27 March 2022 We believe Vladimir Vorontsov is being prosecuted on account of his civic and human rights activities Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance…

Read more about the article Oleg Orlov on a statement by members of the Human Rights Council: ‘It completely fails to answer to the tragedy that is unfolding in both Ukraine and Russia.’

Oleg Orlov on a statement by members of the Human Rights Council: ‘It completely fails to answer to the tragedy that is unfolding in both Ukraine and Russia.’

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 30, 2022
Post category:Human Rights Defenders Oleg Orlov Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights Ukraine War
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9 March 2022 by Oleg Orlov, a member of the board of the Memorial Human Rights Centre, Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre What can I say? It seems like they…

Weekly Update [week-ending 25 March 2022]

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Post published:March 29, 2022
Post category:Weekly Update
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https://www.rightsinrussia.org/donate-support-us/ Our publications from the past week https://www.rightsinrussia.org/rights-in-russia-interview-26/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/25-questions-49/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/ovd-info-247/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/statement-17/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/nikitinsky-32/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/podrabinek-34/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/kiselev-2/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/chikov-18/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/kochetkov-3/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/makarov-6/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/kogan-yasny-10/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/cosgrove-116/

Igor Kochetkov: Council of Europe — Russia: Time to say Goodbye

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 29, 2022
Post category:Council of Europe European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms European Court of Human Rights Human Rights Defenders Igor Kochetkov Russia Russian Federation Ukraine War
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18 March 2022 by Igor Kochetkov Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: журнал "Будущее" на платформе Republic] Something happened that has not happened for a very long time: the positions of…

“Опять двадцать пять!” Bill Bowring asks Olga Gnezdilova 25 questions

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 29, 2022
Post category:25 Questions Justice Initiative Olga Gnezdilova Olga Gnezdilova 25 Questions Rights in Russia Interview Stichting Justice Initiative
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Professor Bill Bowring’s guest this week on “25 Questions” is Olga Gnezdilova. Olga Gnezdilova is a lawyer from Voronezh who is currently living in Berlin and works for the Stichting…

Read more about the article Aleksandr Podrabinek: Separating the grain from the chaff. Why there should be an ‘anti-sanctions’ list as well as a sanctions list

Aleksandr Podrabinek: Separating the grain from the chaff. Why there should be an ‘anti-sanctions’ list as well as a sanctions list

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 28, 2022
Post category:Aleksandr Podrabinek Human Rights Defenders Sanctions The West Ukraine War
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28 March 2022 by Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Vot-Tak.TV The 10-point plan to save Ukraine proposed by Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia, published by the Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz…

OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 247: Madnezz

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 28, 2022
Post category:OVD-Info Rights Groups in Russia Ukraine War
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27 March 2022 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests and prosecutions in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…

Statement by the Council of Russian Human Rights Defenders: A Humanitarian Manifesto

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 28, 2022
Post category:Council of Russian Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Defenders Humanitarian Manifesto Statements Ukraine War
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24 March 2022 by the Council of Russian Human Rights Defenders We have decided to establish the Council of Russian Human Rights Defenders, which would continue the work of the…

Simon Cosgrove: A look back at the past week in Russia [week-ending 25 March 2022]

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 27, 2022
Post category:Blogs Simon Cosgrove Blog
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27 March 2022 By Simon Cosgrove Simon is chair of Rights in Russia but writes these comments in a personal capacity and they may not necessarily represent the views of the…

Pavel Chikov: 12 National Guard officers from Krasnodar have refused to serve in Ukraine

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 25, 2022
Post category:Agora Human Rights Lawyers Lawyers National Guard Pavel Chikov Ukraine War
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24 March 2022 by Pavel Chikov Source: Telegram 12 National Guard officers from the Krasnodar riot police [OMON] have refused to serve in Ukraine On 25 February Police Captain Farid…