Member of the HRC in Voronezh beat up and poured over with green paint
The member of the presidential Council on human rights Committee (HRC) Andrey Yurov in Voronezh was attacked by two unknown, dealt a few blows and sprayed in the face with greenery, informs on Tuesday, the website of the human rights Council.
" according to his statement, on the street he was approached by two persons in black masks, dealt a few blows and sprinkled with green paint in the face. As a result of purposeful hooligan attack Yurov received chemical burns of the eye, in the nearest polyclinic he was given first emergency medical aid ", - notified on the Internet representative office of the HRC. The attack occurred at 7 o'clock near the House of human rights in Voronezh, clarifies the Internet representation.
Yurov chairs the Board of the HRC for human rights abroad, and is co-Chairman of the interim working group of the human rights Council to monitor the observance of human rights in Ukraine and co-chair of the interim working group on assistance to development of civil society in the Crimea.
Human rights defenders in Voronezh believe, because this attack has the opportunity to be part of a campaign against human rights House, according to a report of the HRC.
" 3 days before this in Voronezh has held the festival " City of rights ". According to organizers, against the participants of the event there were a series of provocations in order to " prove that there is a fifth column, which undermines civil foundations of the country", " - reports on the Internet representation of the Board. One of such provocations became a poster with the insulting of a number of socially active citizens, and among them the commissioners of charitable organizations.