Mary McAuley

Human Rights in Russia

Citizens and the State from Perestroika to Putin

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Today Russia and human rights are both high on the international agenda. Since Putin returned to the presidency in 2012, domestic developments-from the prosecution of Pussy Riot to the release of Khodorkovsky and Russia's global role, especially in relation to Ukraine, have captured the attention of the world. The role of human rights activism inside Russia is, therefore, coming under ever greater international scrutiny. Since 1991, when the Russian Federation became an independent state, hundreds of organizations have been created to champion human rights causes, with varying strategies, and successes. The response of the authorities has ranged from being supportive, or indifferent, to openly hostile. Based on archival research and practical experience working in the community, Mark McAuley provides a clear and comprehensive analysis of the progress made by human rights organizations in Russia-and the challenges which will confront them in the future.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Durnell MDL
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9781784536794
• ISBN-10: 1784536792
• Artikelnr.: 44989483

Autorenporträt

Mary McAuley

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: THE GOLDEN DECADE 1 Perestroika to 1993: Seedbed for Human Rights 2 Human Rights Organizations: First Shoots 3 Early Debates over Rights and Strategies 4 Local Differences, Tackling Isolationism 5 Western Assistance, An Extraordinary Congress PART II: TAKING STOCK 6 The Civic Forum of 2001: to Tango or to Sit it Out 7 Activists and Popular Attitudes PART III: ACTIVISTS in ACTION 8 Army and Police Reform 9 Prison Inspectors and Juvenile Courts 10 Domestic Violence, Refugees, the Memorial Society PART IV: TWENTY YEARS ON 11 Young Lawyers Step Forward 12 Human Rights, Society, and Politics in 2013 Conclusion