ALDE Congress
Dublin, November 9, 2012
Urgency Resolution
Submitted by the YABLOKO party
On reprisals against YABLOKO activists and dissenters
in Russia
ELDR
Noting
- a new wave of reprisals in Russia against opposition activists
and all dissenters against the present governments policies
against the backdrop of the curb on human rights and freedoms;
suppression of the freedom of speech; use of the law enforcement
and the judiciary as a tool for reprisals;
- persecution against YABLOKO activists and candidates to
the regional parliament Suren Gazaryan and Yenegy Vitishko,
who have been charged with a criminal offence that could lead
to their imprisonment for criticising Krasnodar Region Governor
Alexander Tkachev for his unlawful seizure of public lands
and their fight for human rights and environmental safety
in the region
Calls
- On the ALDE groups to raise the issue in the European Parliament
and the Council of Europe and draw the attention of the Russian
government to the inadmissibility of persecutions for criticism,
in violation of Russias obligations relating to its membership
of the Council of Europe and in direct contrast with the statements
of the Russian authorities on adherence to democratic values;
- On the Russian government to stop the reprisals against
Gazaryan and Vitishko and revoke the unlawful court decisions
against them and punish those guilty of giving false evidence
and prosecutions.
See also:
YABLOKO
Sister Parties
YABLOKO
and the International Liberal Family
Human
Rights
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