The United Nations rights experts have asked Russia to act
on the human rights abuses that were reported. The committee issued this
document after looking at Russia’s record last month. Some of these abuses are
laws limiting free speech and targeting homosexuals and to act firmly to
prevent torture by police, racist crimes and a wide range of other abuses. One
committee member stated, “What worries us the most is the reduced space for
civil liberties as the result of an onslaught of legislation.” This 12 page
document noted abuses and violence, calling them “ultra-nationalist, racist and
neo-Nazi” extremists and torturing crime suspects in jail. It specifically
names Zaur Dadayev, the policeman who was one of the suspects in the murder of
Putin critic Boris Nemtsov, asking Russia to investigate the allegation that
Dadayev was tortured in prison. The laws that President Putin passed, limiting
Internet activity and restricting links between Russian non-governmental
organizations and foreign groups, appears to violate the U.N. convention.
Russia has
always been known for violating human rights. This was brought to light when
Russia announced anyone displaying homosexuality at the Olympics would be
arrested, no matter where they were from. There needs to be equal rights
everywhere in the world for everyone. The U.N. also stated that it wanted
Russia to fight the patriarchal attitudes on the role of women and men in the
family and society at large. Something also needs to be done about the supposed
torturing of suspects in prison. This is unacceptable, no matter what
circumstances the individuals are in for.
Emily Burris
6:04 pm
04/03/15
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