Brussels, 21/08/2014 (Agence Europe) - Concerned about the recent convictions by Moscow Courts of six activists involved in the Bolotnaya Square events of May 2012, the spokesperson to High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton called on Russia on 20 August to “honour its international human rights obligations”. He particularly stressed the “right to a fair trial and the respect of freedoms of expression, assembly and association”.
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