Rights in Russia - Humanity House

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10 Oct
2013

Lunch lecture

Rights in Russia

More and more, legislative reforms pressure lawyers, journalists, human rights activists, gay and other groups who are fighting for universal human rights in Russia. According to Eduard Nazarski Russia’s legislation and law enforcement differentiates between ‘good’ and ‘wrong’ Russians. ‘Good or true Russians’ are patriotic and experience freedom in supporting Putin, the president of the nation. ‘Wrong’ Russians instead are those who fight for more freedom and expression, who create civil society organizations and work close with other nations. Their freedom of action is severely constricted. Eduard Nazarski, director of Amnesty International Netherlands will discuss the situation of universal human rights in Russia.

About Eduard Nazarski

Eduard Nazarski has been the director of Amnesty International Netherlands since 2006. In this capacity, he is responsible for overall management, representation and international policy. His fields of expertise are Human Rights, Refugee policy and civil society. Before working with Amnesty, he worked for 15 years with VluchtelingenWerk Nederland, in various functions, being the director over the last 6 years.

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  • English
  • 12:00
  • 12:30
  • 13:30