The Congress of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats
for Europe (ALDE) adopted an urgency resolution “On reprisals
against YABLOKO activists and dissenters in Russia”.
The resolution was submitted by YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin
who was delegate of the Congress.
ALDE (the earlier name ELDR) joins together all the European
liberal and democratic parties. The Russian United Democratic
Party YABLOKO has been full member of ALDE since 2006. The
ALDE Congress is held in Dublin, Ireland, on November 8-10,
2012.
The resolution marks a new wave of reprisals in Russia against
opposition activists and all dissenters against the present
government’s 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”.
The ALDE Congress called 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.
This constitutes a “violation of Russia’s 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,” runs the resolution.
A separate part of the document is devoted to 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.
ALDE called 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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