Mikhail Fedotov: ‘An independent court is a good thing―but double-edged’

3 June 2022 Mikhail Fedotov, a lawyer and laureate of the Moscow Helsinki Group human rights prize, talks about how Russia could create a supranational human rights body to replace…

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Mikhail Fedotov on the poor quality of legislation and what is wrong with the education bill, apart from its essence

27 March 2021 by Mikhail Fedotov, legal expert and professor Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Новая газета] Any day now, the Federation Council will consider legislation passed by the State…

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More than 100 public figures sign open letter seeking to solve the problems faced by victims of Soviet repression

Photo of Mikhail Fedotov 13 January 2021 Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Эхо Москвы] More than 100 public and cultural figures have signed an open letter to Russian leaders, seeking…

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