French Permanent Representative to Organization for Security & Co-operation in Europe Condemns Russia Extremist Label for Memorial
April 20, 2026
April 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Permanent Representative of France to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Fatene Benhabyles-Foeth, representing a coalition of 16 nations including the United Kingdom, condemned the Russian Supreme Court's decision to classify the human rights organization Memorial as an extremist organization.
Delivering the statement in Vienna, Benhabyles-Foeth characterized the ruling as a politically motivated attempt to ban the Nobel Peace Prize . . .
Delivering the statement in Vienna, Benhabyles-Foeth characterized the ruling as a politically motivated attempt to ban the Nobel Peace Prize . . .