CelloMom On CarsOct 2, 2023

"In a groundbreaking move in a country where climate change sits at the margins of public discourse, the #MoscowHelsinkiGroup, #Ecodefense and 18 individuals initiated the first-ever #ClimateLitigation case in #Russian history.

In response to the Russian [supreme] court's dismissive handling of the climate case, the group went to its Plan B: lodging the same lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights (#ECHR) in September 2023."

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/02/in-historic-first-russian-activists-appeal-to-european-rights-court-for-climate-justice-a82623

In Historic First, Russian Activists Appeal to European Rights Court for Climate Justice

Russia’s first-ever climate litigation case is currently moving through the European Court of Human Rights as activists make a last-ditch attempt to challenge the president and the government for failing to meet global climate goals.

The Moscow Times
AtlasJan 26, 2023

#Russia is continuing its crackdown on freedoms & rights at home while committing countless crimes abroad

Its latest victim: the #MoscowHelsinkiGroup - founded in 1976, that reports annually on the human rights situation in Russia- was ordered to close

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64402929

Moscow Helsinki Group: Russia's oldest human rights organisation told to close

The Moscow Helsinki Group was founded in 1976 to monitor rights abuses in the Soviet Union.

BBC News
Unión Europea en GuatemalaJan 25, 2023

"La decisión de cerrar el #GrupoHelsinki de Moscú es otro ataque a los derechos humanos en Rusia

El Kremlin está extendiendo su agresión en Ucrania a la represión política en casa, silenciando a los defensores de los #derechoshumanos, suprimiendo a la sociedad civil..."
RT @JosepBorrellF: Decision to shut down #MoscowHelsinkiGroup is yet another attack on human rights in Russia

The Kremlin is extending its aggression in Ukraine into political repression at home,…

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/UEGuatemala/status/1618301993357029377

Unión Europea en Guatemala (@UEGuatemala)

"La decisión de cerrar el #GrupoHelsinki de Moscú es otro ataque a los derechos humanos en Rusia El Kremlin está extendiendo su agresión en Ucrania a la represión política en casa, silenciando a los defensores de los #derechoshumanos, suprimiendo a la sociedad civil..."

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Josep Borrell FontellesJan 25, 2023

Decision to shut down #MoscowHelsinkiGroup is yet another attack on human rights in Russia

The Kremlin is extending its aggression in Ukraine into political repression at home, silencing #humanrightsdefenders, suppressing civil society & voices rejecting authoritarianism & war.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1618300360787111941

Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF)

Decision to shut down #MoscowHelsinkiGroup is yet another attack on human rights in Russia The Kremlin is extending its aggression in Ukraine into political repression at home, silencing #humanrightsdefenders, suppressing civil society & voices rejecting authoritarianism & war.

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