U.S. Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Cohen Criticizes Russia for Seeking Shutdown of Leading Human Rights Organization
December 21, 2022
December 21, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2022:
Following news that Russia's Ministry of Justice filed a lawsuit to shut down the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), one of the country's oldest human rights organizations, Congressman Steve Cohen, Co-Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, and the Special Representative on Political Prisoners for the Organization for . . .
Following news that Russia's Ministry of Justice filed a lawsuit to shut down the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), one of the country's oldest human rights organizations, Congressman Steve Cohen, Co-Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, and the Special Representative on Political Prisoners for the Organization for . . .