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Statement by Russian civic organisations in support of the citizens of Belarus

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:November 2, 2020
Post category:Belarus Human Rights Defenders Moscow Helsinki Group
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3 October 2020 Published by Moscow Helsinki Group Source: Ekho Moskvy We share the values you are fighting for. We are in solidarity with you and we believe in you.…

Svetlana Astrakhantseva: Government commission approves Ministry of Construction’s bill on allocation of housing to victims of political repression despite criticism

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:June 26, 2020
Post category:Human Rights Defenders Moscow Helsinki Group Rights Groups in Russia Svetlana Astrakhantseva
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10 June 2020 Svetlana Astrakhantseva, executive director of Moscow Helsinki Group Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Facebook] On 14 May the Moscow Helsinki Group appealed to the Russian Ministry of…

Dmitry Makarov: There are serious concerns that a system for controlling the movement of citizens will remain after the quarantine measures have ended

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:May 20, 2020
Post category:Dmitry Makarov Moscow Helsinki Group
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18 May 2020 Dmitry Makarov is co-chair of the Moscow Helsinki Group Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [an adaptation of the original source: Foreign Policy] Human rights defenders are concerned that…

Rights in Russia congratulates Moscow Helsinki Group on its 44th anniversary

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:May 19, 2020
Post category:Moscow Helsinki Group Our News
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On 12 May 2020 the Moscow Helsinki Group celebrated its 44th anniversary. The celebration was an online event because of the Coronavirus. Speakers included Valery Borshchev and Dmitry Makarov (two…

Moscow Helsinki Group celebrates 44th anniversary online

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:May 19, 2020
Post category:Moscow Helsinki Group Rights Groups in Russia
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13 May 2020 Source: Moscow Helsinki Group On 12 May 2020, it was 44 years since the founding of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG). This year, because of the coronavirus…

Human rights activists and members of the Human Rights Council and Public Oversight Commissions urge Aleksandr Shestun’s release to house arrest

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 20, 2020
Post category:Moscow Helsinki Group Rights Groups in Russia
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Aleksandr Shestun. Photo: Anton Kardashov / AGN 'Moskva'. Archive photo 13 April 2020 Source: Moscow Helsinki Group Last week the Podolsky town court moved the hearing of the case involving…

At Prison Colony No. 15 in Irkutsk, where a riot broke out, lawyers have been banned and a meeting with members of the Public Oversight Commission cancelled

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 19, 2020
Post category:Moscow Helsinki Group Rights Groups in Russia
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Photo: Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation / RIA Novosti 13 April 2020 Source: Moscow Helsinki Group Since 13 April in Prison Colony No. 15 in the Irkutsk region, where…

Dmitry Makarov: Moscow Helsinki Group Calls on Authorities to Adopt Urgent Measures to Counteract Outbreaks of COVID-19 in Detention Facilities

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 5, 2020
Post category:Dmitry Makarov Human Rights Defenders Moscow Helsinki Group Uncategorized
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30 March 2020 Dmitry Makarov, co-chair of the Moscow Helsinki Group Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: ОГФ] The Moscow Helsinki Group calls on Russian authorities to take urgent measures…