Human rights "memorial" from Komi entered in the register of " foreign agents "
Public organization "Committee on protection of human rights "memorial" from Komi has expanded the list of " foreign agents ", informs on Tuesday a press-service of the Ministry of justice of Russia.
international society "memorial" (or "international memorial" ) today includes 62 companies from Russia, Belarus, Germany, Italy, France, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Ukraine. Initially the main task of the movement "memorial" was to preserve the memory of political repression in Russia. First in the list of "foreign agents" came the inter-regional Public organization human rights centre " memorial ".
"in the Register of noncommercial organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent included Komi regional Public organization" Committee on protection of human rights " memorial ", - informs the Ministry.
The decision was made based on the results of unscheduled documentary inspection of the regional Department of the Ministry of justice.
in November 2012, the law ordered financed from abroad NGOs engaged in political activities to register as " foreign agents." In June 2013 the Ministry of justice was granted the right to recognize NGOs as "foreign agents" at its own discretion. Many Russian NGOs have expressed disagreement with the legislative act, and appeal, as well as among them the European court of human rights. The registry includes about 80 organizations.