Rights in Russia Interview – with Natalya Taubina, director of Public Verdict Foundation

Mary Page talks with Natalya Taubina, director of the Public Verdict Foundation that works to combat police abuse and other human rights violations throughout the Russian Federation. A graduate of the Moscow Institute…

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New threats to Russian civil society: Human rights activists appeal to representatives of the Council of Europe

24 January 2021 Request for an urgent critical reaction within the Council of Europe to the adoption of new repressive laws in the Russian Federation that further restrict the activities…

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Natalia Taubina: “If you take on the job, you take the responsibility.” Impressions from three days at the trial for torture in Yaroslavl prison colony No.1

22 October 2020 By Natalia Taubina, director of the Public Verdict Foundation, laureate of the Moscow Helsinki Group Prize Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Эхо Москвы]  The closing arguments have…

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Natalya Taubina: Powers without accountability. On amendments to the law on police proposed by the government

14 May 2020 Natalya Taubina Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: ОВД-Инфо] The government has introduced a bill to the State Duma that would amend the federal law "On the Police".…

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Lev Ponomarev: Information on the epidemiological situation in penitentiary facilities should be made public

18 April 2020 Lev Ponomarev, head of For Human Rights, a human rights NGO, and member of the Moscow Helsinki Group Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Эхо Москвы, 18.04.2020] We…

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Podcast Simon & Sergei: Human rights in Russia week-ending 13 March 2020 with Natalya Taubina

This week Simon Cosgrove and Sergei Nikitin talk with Natalia Taubina, director of the Moscow-based Public Verdict Foundation (pictured left). Public Verdict is one of the leading human rights organisations…

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