Quote for the Week "Why is a legal professional in court accusing a defendant of something that does not fall within the framework of the law?" - Aleksandr Podrabinek (on the trial of Ruslan Sokolovsky) ----------------------------------- Weekly news round-up A look back at the past week: ----------------------------------- Interview [video] Our interviews with Natalia Taubina, director of the Moscow-based Public Verdict Foundation, in English and in Russian Excerpts from the Russian-language interview: on the future for human rights in Russia; on protection of rights of assembly, expression and association; and on the historical perspective ----------------------------------- Human rights defenders fear a 'Bolotnaya Square case-2’ [HRO.org] ------------------------------------ Rights in Russia How to become a supporter of Rights in Russia Our thanks to this week’s translators, including: Elizabeth Teague, Lindsay Munford, Marian Schwartz, Mary McAuley, Mark Nuckols and Simon Cosgrove |