The situation of human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States

Amendment No. 5 | Doc. 12957 | 26 June 2012

Signatories:

Mr Leonid KALASHNIKOV, Russian Federation, UEL ; Nadezda GERASIMOVA, Russian Federation, EDG ; Ms Svetlana GORYACHEVA, Russian Federation, SOC ; Mr Sergey KALASHNIKOV, Russian Federation, EDG ; Mr Yury SHAMKOV, Russian Federation, EDG ; Mr Alexander SIDYAKIN, Russian Federation, EDG ; Mr Vladimir ZHIDKIKH, Russian Federation, EDG

Origin

2012 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 5.6 with the following paragraph:

"avoid groundless accusations against human rights defenders of being extremists or agents of foreign powers, as well as their unfounded administrative, fiscal and judicial harassment;"