“Don’t shoot!” Statement calling for a halt to the war.
20 April 2022 Representatives of the Russian intelligentsia write an open letter calling for a halt to the war. At least for a few days. Source: Novaya gazeta Holy Week…
Moscow Helsinki Group members: We believe it is especially important to protect human rights defenders and journalists
13 April 2022 Public appeal by members of the Moscow Helsinki Group to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation and the Prosecutor General's Office 13 Apr 2022 Source: Moscow…
Statement by a group of students, faculty, staff and alumni of Moscow State University against the war
The logo of Moscow State University, Russia's oldest university 5 March 2022 Source: Moscow State University group against the war We, students, graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Russia's…
“Russia needs peace. Putin must go!” – a public statement by Russian civil society figures
1 April 2022 This statement, circulated by the Congress of the Intelligentsia, as of 1 April 2022 had been signed by Lev Ponomarev, human rights activist, Viktor Shenderovich, writer, Liya…
Statement by the Council of Russian Human Rights Defenders: A Humanitarian Manifesto
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…
Statement by lawyers and members of the legal community: Lawyers are not foreign agents!
1 March 2022 Source: OVD-Info We - lawyers and representatives of the legal community - believe that the law enforcement practice of adding lawyers to the register of media ‘foreign…
Appeal by the Yakunin Committee to bishops, priests and monks, to the representatives of all churches and religious groups in Russia
28 February 2022 Pictured: Grigory Mikhnov-Vaytenko, member of the Public Committee on Freedom of Conscience (the Yakunin Committee) Source: Moscow Helsinki Group Reverend sirs! Venerable Fathers! Dear Brothers and Sisters!…
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Members of the Presidential Council on Human Rights and Civil Society speak out against the war against Ukraine [Activatica]
6 March 2022 Source: Activatica Members of the Commission on Political Rights of the Presidential Council on Human Rights and Civil Society [Human Rights Council] have issued a collective appeal.…
Nikolai Svanidze: Statement by the Commission on Political Rights of the Presidential Council on Human Rights and Civil Society
6 March 2022 by Nikolai Svanidze Source: Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights Council Statement by the Commission on Political Rights of the Presidential Council on Human Rights…
Moscow Helsinki Group: No to War / Нет войне
3 March 2022 Statement by the Moscow Helsinki Group Source: Moscow Helsinki Group In the life of every generation come moments that draw a line between the time before and…