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FINROSFORUM  //  The Finnish-Russian Civic Forum strives to promote cooperation between the peoples of Finland and Russia by supporting civic initiatives for democracy, human rights, and freedom of speech.

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Apr 11 / 2:12pm

Committee Against Torture Wins Prize

by Kerkko Paananen

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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has awarded its 2011 Human Rights Prize to Russia's Committee Against Torture in recognition of the organisation’s role in assisting victims of serious human rights abuses. The prize honours "outstanding civil society action in the defence of human rights in Europe."

A panel, which included leading figures from the world of human rights, recommended the Committee Against Torture from among ten individuals and organisations nominated for the prize, praising its "effective independent investigations" alongside official state investigations, especially in Russia's war-torn Chechnya.

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Filed under  //  Chechnya   Human Rights   NGO   Nizhny Novgorod   PACE   Torture  
 
Apr 4 / 2:49pm

EU-Russia Civil Society Forum Established

by Kerkko Paananen

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Representatives of the civil societies of Russia and the EU established the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum (CSF) at a conference in the Czech capital, Prague, on 28-29 March 2011. The conference brought together 57 representatives of Russian and 18 representatives of EU-based civil society organisations as well as several observers.

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Filed under  //  Civil Society   EU   Europe   FINROSFORUM   Human Rights   NGO   Prague   Russia  
 
Mar 24 / 4:27pm

EU-Russia Civil Society Forum in Prague

by Kerkko Paananen

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On 28-29 March 2011, civil society actors from across Europe and Russia will gather in the Czech capital, Prague, for a meeting of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum. The forum will serve as a venue to facilitate interactions between civil society institutions in the EU and Russia and could be used as a platform to develop a joint agenda and to support networking, exchanges, and implementation of joint initiatives and projects. The forum is not conceived as a formal institution; instead, it should be regarded as a framework for enhanced cooperation, an informal "meeting place" for joint action.

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Filed under  //  CSO   Civil Society   Democracy   EU   Europe   FINROSFORUM   Human Rights   NGO   Prague   Russia  
 
Jan 5 / 9:44am

Избран новый председатель FINROSFORUM

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Новым председателем Финско-Российского Гражданского Форума
(Финросфорум) избрана депутат городского совета г. Хельсинки Тарья
Кантола, которая является и председателем "Международного фонда
солидарности". Евродепутат Хейди Хаутала, возглавлявшая Финросфорум с
момента его основания в 2006 г., избрана зампредседателем организации.

Также членами правления Финросфорума избраны исполнительный директор
Финского отделения "Международной Амнистии" Франк Йоханссон,
корреспондент отдела культуры газеты "Hufvudstadsbladet" Элисабет
Нордгрен, аналитик и гражданский активист Керкко Паананен, журналист и
литературный критик Вилле Роппонен, переводчик и гражданский активист
Сампо Саари, предприниматель и гражданский активист Микаэль Стуршё и
зампредседателя Финского ПЕН-клуба Яркко Тонтти.

На заседании членов Финросфорума обсуждалась необходимость укрепить
сотрдуничество между организациями и партнерами в Финляндии и за
рубежом по работе в защиту прав человека и демократии в России.
Финросфорум продолжает дискуссии по этой теме. Также Финросфорум
следит за проектом создания т.н. Форума гражданских обществ ЕС и
России.

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Sep 14 / 9:02am

Russian NGOs under fire again

by Kerkko Paananen
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Prosecutors in Moscow have launched major inspections at several non-governmental organisations, Radio Echo of Moscow reports. Elena Panfilova, director of Transparency International Russia, said the prosecutor's office has sent faxes to numerous organisations demanding an enormous amount of documents regarding their activities and financial operations.

Information about the inspections came at the same time as many of the leaders of the organisations were attending a session of the Presidential Civil Society and Human Rights Council. Organisations targeted include the Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights, the election watchdog GOLOS, the Moscow Helsinki Group, and many others, Ms Panfilova said.

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