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Human Rights in Russia
Citizens and the State from Perestroika to Putin
Human Rights in Russia
Citizens and the State from Perestroika to Putin
Description
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 organisations 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 here provides a clear and comprehensive analysis of the progress made by human rights organisations in Russia--and the challenges which will confront them in the future.
Table of Contents
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
Product details
| Published | Mar 20 2015 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 320 |
| ISBN | 9780857725851 |
| Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
| Illustrations | 21 bw in 8pp plates |
| Series | Library of Modern Russia |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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