Head of the OSCE PA welcomed the decision of the RF armed forces Memorial
The head of Department for democracy, human rights and humanitarian issues of the parliamentary Assembly (PA) of the OSCE Isabel Santos welcomed the Decision of the Supreme court of the Russian Federation not to eliminate human rights organization " memorial ".
" The decision of the Supreme court (RF) not to close one of the most prestigious and important human rights organizations in the country is extremely good news for Russian civil society. I fully support this move and at the same time again Express regret that draconian law made this situation possible, " said Santos, the words of which are reported in a press release the Organization.
on Wednesday the Supreme court's Decision on the "Memorial" also welcomed the head of the OSCE democratic institutions and human rights (ODIHR) Michael Georg link, and the Council of Europe Secretary General thorbj?rn Jagland.
The justice Department went to court because of the numerous violations of the law committed by the "Memorial" in their activities. For example, complaints departments concerned the discrepancy between the Statute and structure of the "Memorial" legislation. The organization has issued two warnings about the illegality of the crime, the Ministry underlines.
Initially, the main task of the movement "memorial" was saved in the RF memory of political repression. Today, the international society "memorial" (or "international memorial" ) conducts research, advocacy and educational work. According to the summary data, "international memorial" consists of 62 Organizations from Russia, Belarus, Germany, Italy, France, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Ukraine.
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