Russian MoJ registers "Union of Don Women" as "foreign agent"

The regional public human rights organization "Union of Don Women", operating in the Rostov Region, has been included into the register of non-profit organizations (NPOs) functioning as a "foreign agents".

On July 13, 2012, the Russian State Duma adopted amendments to the Law "On NPOs", according to which Russian NPOs engaged in "political activities" and financed from abroad are obliged to get registered as "foreign agents". On February 8, 2013, a number of NPOs, including the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", filed complaints to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about the Law on "foreign agents" adopted in Russia.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in October 2013, the Prosecutor's Office of Novocherkassk filed a claim against the "Union of Don Women" on the inclusion of the NPO into the register of "foreign agents". On October 31, 2013, it was considered by the court. On May 4, 2014, the Novocherkassk City Court pronounced the decision to grant the claim of the Prosecutor's Office and obliged the "Union of Don Women" to get registered as a "foreign agent". Members of the NPO deny that the "Union of Don Women" is engaged in political activities.

The "Union of Don Women" has been included into the register of 'foreign agents'," reports the message posted on the MoJ's website on October 27.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.