Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Russian court forces closure of prominent human rights NGO

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Headline Title: Russian court forces closure of prominent human rights NGO 08 April 2014 Today’s decision by the St Petersburg City Court to deny the appeal of a prominent Russian non-governmental organization (NGO) against a previous court order to register as a “foreign agent” is a legal assault on the whole of civil society in Russia, Amnesty International said. Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial, an important human rights NGO working on behalf of victims of racism and xenophobia in Russia, decided to close down its activities in Russia rather than wear the label of a “foreign…

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