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Russia: Constitutional Court Upholds Foreign Agents Law
Blow to Freedom of Association
April 9, 2014
(Moscow) Russias Constitutional Court has upheld the controversial foreign agents law. The law has been the centerpiece of the governments near two-year crackdown on independent groups.
The law, adopted in July 2012, requires nongovernmental organizations that accept foreign funding and engage in political activity to register as foreign agents, a term generally understood in Russia to mean traitor or spy.
The courts ruling is deeply disappointing, said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch. The foreign agents law violates fundamental rights and is designed to silence independent groups through intimidation and humiliation.
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Russian authorities have used the foreign agents law to limit advocacy, advisory, and public education outreach work by independent groups on a wide spectrum of issues that involve comment on or interaction with government authorities, Human Rights Watch said.
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http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/04/08/russia-constitutional-court-upholds-foreign-agents-law
Blow to Freedom of Association
April 9, 2014
(Moscow) Russias Constitutional Court has upheld the controversial foreign agents law. The law has been the centerpiece of the governments near two-year crackdown on independent groups.
The law, adopted in July 2012, requires nongovernmental organizations that accept foreign funding and engage in political activity to register as foreign agents, a term generally understood in Russia to mean traitor or spy.
The courts ruling is deeply disappointing, said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch. The foreign agents law violates fundamental rights and is designed to silence independent groups through intimidation and humiliation.
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Russian authorities have used the foreign agents law to limit advocacy, advisory, and public education outreach work by independent groups on a wide spectrum of issues that involve comment on or interaction with government authorities, Human Rights Watch said.
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http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/04/08/russia-constitutional-court-upholds-foreign-agents-law
The exception of course is funding and advocacy from American RW hate groups.
Miranda Blue
People for the American Way
Two Russian Officials On Sanctions List Closely Involved In Upcoming World Congress Of Families Summit
Two Russian officials whose places in President Vladimir Putins inner circle have made them subject to US economic sanctions are also intimately involved in the upcoming World Congress of Families summit at the Kremlin, organized by the Illinois-based World Congress of Families and supported by a number of prominent US Religious Right groups.
Its hardly a coincidence that two major backers of the summit would end up on the sanctions list. As we have reported, Putin and his allies have leaned on social conservative causes, especially opposition to gay rights, to solidify support at home and provoke anti-EU hostility in Ukraine. Its not surprising that the World Congress of Families summit, which brings together anti-gay and anti-choice groups from around the world, has proved a popular cause among some of the Russian presidents greatest allies.
Yelena Mizulina, a member of parliament who was the force behind Russias infamous gay propaganda ban, was among the seven Russian officials on whom the White House imposed economic sanctions last Monday. Mizulina has worked closely with the organizers of the upcoming World Congress of Families summit: She joined an organizing meeting for the event in October and is scheduled to lead a panel discussion on pro-family legislation at the conference.
Mizulina has made no secret of the fact that her focus on opposing gay rights is closely intertwined with her interest in distancing Russia from the United States and the European Union. At an event in Moscow in June, which was also attended by the National Organization for Marriages Brian Brown, Mizulina framed Russias crackdown on gay rights as a battle between Russias protection of traditional family identity and a decadent Europe that has embraced sexual minorities:
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https://www.freespeech.org/text/two-russian-officials-sanctions-list-closely-involved-upcoming-world-congress-families-summit
People for the American Way
Two Russian Officials On Sanctions List Closely Involved In Upcoming World Congress Of Families Summit
Two Russian officials whose places in President Vladimir Putins inner circle have made them subject to US economic sanctions are also intimately involved in the upcoming World Congress of Families summit at the Kremlin, organized by the Illinois-based World Congress of Families and supported by a number of prominent US Religious Right groups.
Its hardly a coincidence that two major backers of the summit would end up on the sanctions list. As we have reported, Putin and his allies have leaned on social conservative causes, especially opposition to gay rights, to solidify support at home and provoke anti-EU hostility in Ukraine. Its not surprising that the World Congress of Families summit, which brings together anti-gay and anti-choice groups from around the world, has proved a popular cause among some of the Russian presidents greatest allies.
Yelena Mizulina, a member of parliament who was the force behind Russias infamous gay propaganda ban, was among the seven Russian officials on whom the White House imposed economic sanctions last Monday. Mizulina has worked closely with the organizers of the upcoming World Congress of Families summit: She joined an organizing meeting for the event in October and is scheduled to lead a panel discussion on pro-family legislation at the conference.
Mizulina has made no secret of the fact that her focus on opposing gay rights is closely intertwined with her interest in distancing Russia from the United States and the European Union. At an event in Moscow in June, which was also attended by the National Organization for Marriages Brian Brown, Mizulina framed Russias crackdown on gay rights as a battle between Russias protection of traditional family identity and a decadent Europe that has embraced sexual minorities:
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https://www.freespeech.org/text/two-russian-officials-sanctions-list-closely-involved-upcoming-world-congress-families-summit
Fortunately, that event was canceled after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Yes, Sir, You Mis-Spoke, To A Degree Which Calls Into Question If You Understand The Basics Here
The Magistrate
Apr 2014
#10
Your draconian take on the finance law fell apart, then changed the subject. n/t
cprise
Apr 2014
#57
Look at this thread: You started out with a bogus defense of legalized persecution
ProSense
Apr 2014
#58
So condemning lethal force in response to beatings is 'support of police brutality'.
cprise
Apr 2014
#63