Russia is diplomatically isolated. In this podcast episode, host Imogen Foulkes asks: what about Russian human rights defenders?
\u201cRight now, in Russia there are few means left to defend human rights, and to address human rights violations. It\u2019s really hard,\u201d says Violetta Fitsner, a Russian human rights defender.
In Geneva, Russia has been expelled from the UN Human Rights Council (HRC).
\u201cExcluding Russia from various organisations: Council of Europe, Human Rights Council. Are you isolating them from all concepts like universal human rights?\u201d asks analyst Daniel Warner.
There are now moves at the HRC to appoint a UN special rapporteur on Russia.
\u201cWe want to ensure that the Russian human rights community feels part of the universal human rights movement,\u201d says Gerald Staberock, secretary general of the World Organisation Against Torture.
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