Russian court orders closure of another human rights group
Source: The Guardian
Russian court orders closure of another human rights group
Memorial Human Rights Centre liquidated a day after its sister group, Memorial, in assault on civil liberties
Andrew Roth in Moscow
Wed 29 Dec 2021 16.08 GMT
A Russian court has ordered the closure of the Memorial Human Rights Centre (MHRC), a day after the supreme court revoked the legal status of its sister organisation, Memorial International.
Moscow city court authorised the dissolution of the group – one of Russia’s most venerated human rights institutions – for the “justification of extremism and terrorism” by religious groups including Jehovah’s Witnesses officially considered “extremist” in Russia.
MHRC has said it plans to appeal against the decision in the European court of human rights.
On Wednesday evening, Memorial International published a letter from the European court ordering Russia to suspend its decision to dissolve MHRC and Memorial International, pending a legal review of Russia’s “foreign agent” legislation. Russia’s response to the decision, which it is treaty-bound to enforce, is not yet clear.
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