The Moscow Helsinki Group was liquidated on Wednesday after a court ruled it did not have the correct registration
Russia’s oldest human rights organization, the Moscow Helsinki Group, was liquidated on Wednesday after a court ruled it did not have the correct registration, the latest in a series of closures that critics say is reminiscent of the Soviet era.
Its original aim was to monitor the Soviet Union’s compliance with the Helsinki Accords, an East-West agreement aimed at easing tensions at the height of the Cold war, but it later expanded to advocate democracy and civil rights. In an emotional plea to the court on Wednesday, co-chair of the group Valery Borshov told the judge and representatives from the Justice Ministry that liquidating the group would put an end to decades of work by activists.
“The liquidation of the group is a serious blow to the human rights movement not only in Russia but also the world,” he added.Since sending tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine last February, President Vladimir Putin has accelerated Russia’s drive to suppress dissenting views, whether from independent media, non-governmental rights groups or political opponents.
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