Russia Labels Amnesty International 'Undesirable Organization'

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19 May 2025, 16:07 GMT+10

Russia has labeled Amnesty International an "undesirable organization," effectively outlawing the global human rights group and making it punishable under Russian law to have any association with it.

Russia's Prosecutor General said in astatementon May 19 the move was taken because Amnesty "is the center of preparation of global Russophobic projects."

There was no immediate comment from Amnesty International, which was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its "defense of human dignity against torture" and the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978.

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