The European Parliament urged the Chechen and Russian authorities to improve the situation of human rights defenders in Chechnya on Thursday 14 February.
The joint resolution adopted by the Greens/EFA, EPP, S&D, ALDE and ECR groups calls for an end to the harassment and persecution of their citizens and an end to the climate of impunity for perpetrators of acts of violence against human rights defenders and their families.
In particular, MEPs call for the immediate release of the...