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Closure of Moscow Helsinki Group, ‘yet another blow to human rights’ in Russia: OHCHR

The court order closing down Russia’s oldest human rights organization, the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), is “yet another blow to human rights and civic space in the country”, said a Spokesperson for the UN rights office, OHCHR on Thursday.

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