Bush to Press Putin Before G8
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posted by zaina19 on July, 2006 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/9/2006 5:12 PM Monday, July 10, 2006 Bush to Press Putin Before G8 Combined Reports WASHINGTON -- U.S. President George W. Bush is expected to voice concern about Russia's "backsliding on democracy" when he meets President Vladimir Putin before this weekend's G8 summit, U.S. officials said. Senior U.S. administration officials briefing reporters Thursday said that, while Russia had made significant democratic reforms, Washington was worried about recent trends. They said it was a "good bet" that "our concerns about backsliding on democracy" would be on the agenda when Bush meets Putin this Friday, a day before the summit opens. Putin sought to downplay any differences Thursday, telling an Internet conference that Bush was a "decent" friend. Bush on Thursday said he liked Putin and warned against publicly criticizing him. "No leader likes to be scolded publicly," Bush told CNN. "The people I deal with, you know, share the same emotions that ... >> full...
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Kabardino-Balkaria was visited by representatives of "International amnesty"
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
Prev Discussion Next Discussion Send Replies to My Inbox Reply Recommend Message 1 of 1 in Discussion From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/4/2006 9:57 AM Kabardino-Balkaria was visited by representatives of "International amnesty" 4.7.2006 The deputy minister of internal affairs of Kabardino-Balkaria Eldar Sabanchiev met in Nalchik representatives of the legal expert organization "International amnesty" Frederica Bear and Victoria Web. As IА REGNUM correspondent was informed in the press-service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of KBR, they arrived to the republic with the fact-finding purposes. During the taken place exchange of opinions concerned a wide circle of questions the legal experts emphasized that "International amnesty" does not support and at the same time is not in opposition to any of the political systems; it operates for protection of human rights all over the world including the cases when the organization does not share beliefs of a person ... >> full...
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Putin Defends NGO Law, Suggests Open to Amendments
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/5/2006 3:41 AM Putin Defends NGO Law, Suggests Open to Amendments Posted By Newsroom On 5th July 2006 MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin set out his concerns Tuesday over the work of nongovernmental organizations working in Russia but suggested that a controversial law enacted in April could be amended. Speaking to representatives from some of the world’s leading rights and environmental organizations at the Civil G8 forum before Group of Eight leaders meet in St. Petersburg later this month, the president reiterated his main cause of anxiety. “I personally - I will speak completely openly and honestly - have only one concern,” Putin said. “I will always speak and fight against foreign governments financing political activity in our country, just as our government should not finance political activity in other countries.” Lawmakers and political scientists in Russia claimed while the bill was being drafted that NGOs had helped “color ... >> full...
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Russia Has Higher Human Rights Standards Than Belarus
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/5/2006 3:51 AM Terry Davis / Photo from www.kommersant.ru Terry Davis / Photo from www.kommersant.ru Russia Has Higher Human Rights Standards Than Belarus 05.07.2006 Kommersant Daily The summer session of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly ended last week. Russia was the chairman of the assembly for the first time at that session. Kommersant correspondent Nargiz Asadova asked Council of Europe General Secretary Terry Davis to comment on the outcome of the session. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov did not come to the first session of the PACE under Russia’s chairmanship. Some members took that as a slap in the face. How do you feel about it? I know that Mr. Lavrov had business in Paris then that could not be put off. I was very satisfied when [Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander] Grushko came to Strasbourg. The fourth resolution obliging Russia to ratify the sixth protocol on the abolition of the death ... >> full...
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"Civil 8-2006” to be held in Moscow
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/5/2006 4:22 AM 4.7.2006 18:24 MSK "Civil 8-2006” to be held in Moscow RUSSIA, Moscow. On July 3 – 4, in Moscow, non profit organizations (NPOs) will hold "Civil 8 -2006". Participants include human rights organizations such as the International Federation for Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights First, Human Rights League, and Amnesty International. On the eve of the meeting of leaders of eight leading countries in Saint Petersburg on July 15 - 17, the civic community of our country is under threat, according to Russian human rights activists, who gave a July 3rd press conference at the Independent Press Center. The annual report "Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders” a joint program of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and the Universal Organization Against Torture (OMCT), states: "In 2005, the position of human rights activists in a number of the countries of the ... >> full...
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