Putin Defends NGO Law, Suggests Open to Amendments
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posted by zaina19 on July, 2006 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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Prisoner driven to attempt suicide in Kemerovskaya province
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/5/2006 4:26 AM 4.7.2006 18:29 MSK Prisoner driven to attempt suicide in Kemerovskaya province RUSSIA, Sheregesh Settlement. Tashtagolskey region. Kemerovskaya province. According to prisoners’ relatives, prisoners are subject to regular beatings in the FGU IR -4 Settlement in Sheregesh. Human rights activist Oxana Dzer reported to the All-Russian Movement for Human Rights that on June 26th, one prisoner, Yevgeny Malyshev, was driven to attempt suicide as the result of a beating. Yevgeny Malyshev had previously served his sentence in FGU IR -29 GUFSIN in the Kemerovskaya province, where he was constantly beaten. In connection with a change in Malyshev’s status, he was transferred to IR-4, where immediately after arrival, he was severely beaten by the chief of the operational part of the colony, Yevgeny Grekov, and an officer of the operational part, Maxim Orlov. Brought to desperation, Yevgeny Malyshev cut the veins in his armpits and was transferred ... >> full...
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IHF: Open Letter to Leaders of G8
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/4/2006 12:46 AM IHF: Open Letter to Leaders of G8 July 3rd, 2006 Via Joachim Frank, Project Coordinator International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights Wickenburggasse 14/7 A-1080 Vienna Tel. +43-1-408 88 22 ext. 22 Fax: +43-1-408 88 22 ext. 50 Web: http://www.ihf-hr.org Open Letter to the Leaders of the G8: New and Dangerous Amendment to the Russian Anti-extremist Legislation Vienna, 3 July 2006 Dear leaders of the G8, In the wake of the upcoming G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) would like to draw your attention to a draft law at the Russian State Duma, which represents a grave threat for civil liberties, in particular for associations and media in the Russian Federation. Despite the major importance of this piece legislation adopted in first reading on 28 June, no opportunity is left for a public debate because the second reading of this bill is due to ... >> full...
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