From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/28/2007 7:46 PM
11:00 GMT, Sep 28, 2007
EU-Russia human rights dialogue must be more public, include
NGOs -human rights activists
MOSCOW. Sept 28 (Interfax) - Russian human rights activists have
proposed changing the format of talks on human rights between Russia and
the European Union. The next round of talks is scheduled to be held in
Brussels in early October.
"We suggest changing the format of these talks, to make them more
public," head of the Russian human rights center, Memorial, Oleg Orlov
told Interfax on Friday.
"We are seeking an official status for non-governmental
organizations at the talks, because it turns out that Russian and EU
officials might discuss something there behind closed doors. Why
wouldn't they invite expert, non-governmental organizations?" Orlov
said.
The EU expressed a willingness to expand the format to include more
participants to the talks on human rights, he said. "The trouble is that
the Russian delegation is reluctant to put ...
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