Russia: Activists Targeted on Eve of EU Summit
Human Rights Watch (HRW) – (Moscow) – European Union leaders should address the hostile climate for human rights defenders in Russia during talks at the EU-Russia Summit on June 9 and 10, 2011, in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, Human Rights Watch said today. Specifically, they should raise the harassment and intimidation experienced by a number of civil society activists in the run-up to the summit.
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Russia: Activists Targeted on Eve of EU Summit