PACE expresses concern over pressure on human rights defenders in Russia and Southern Caucasus

Faik Medzhid
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:00:00 +0400

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) urged its member states to enhance attention to the protection of human rights defenders. Among the countries where human rights defenders are under pressure, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia were mentioned. The section, devoted to Russia, pays special attention to the situation in Northern Caucasus.