UN rights expert calls for end to Russia’s crackdown on lawyers

Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, urged Russian authorities to release lawyers Vadim Kobzev, Alexei Liptser and Igor Sergunin, who were sentenced on 17 January to prison terms on “extremism” charges. Their trial, held in the Petushki district court of the Vladimir region, was criticized as a […]

22 janvier 2025
Aller à la source The European Times
Author: United Nations News