Kyrgyzstan: Highly restrictive NGO legislation passed by parliament must be vetoed

By Amnesty International

Reacting to the news of Kyrgyzstan’s parliament passing a highly restrictive “Foreign Representatives” legislation to regulate civil society, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “The passing of this legislation by parliament is deeply troubling. We have witnessed, over a decade ago in Russia and across the region, how similar legislation laid […] The post Kyrgyzstan: Highly restrictive NGO legislation passed by parliament must be vetoed appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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