Russia introduces legislation allowing for the closure of “undesirable” foreign NGOs

27 May 2015

Russia introduces legislation allowing for the closure of “undesirable” foreign NGOspudiq/Shutterstock.com

Russia has introduced legislation authorising the country’s Prosecutor General and his deputies, in consultation with the Foreign Ministry, to designate foreign non-governmental organisations as “undesirable” if they are deemed to pose a threat to...

Subscribe for full access Login
Maya Lester KC

Maya Lester KC is a senior barrister (King’s Counsel) at Brick Court Chambers with a wide-ranging practice in public law, European law, competition law, international law, human rights & civil liberties. She has a particular expertise in sanctions. She is the…

More

Footer