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Mr President, it is only true and fair to say that in recent years, Russia has, overall, made significant progress towards the respect of human rights, and this we must praise. Unfortunately, there are still a number of areas where progress is much needed in this vast country, with its very long and unique history and culture, and it must be encouraged to proceed with the outstanding issues, where reform is necessary.
Such an issue is that of NGO legislation. It is a well accepted fact that NGOs and non-profit-making organisations are often key to developing a strong and well functioning civil society. Such organisations, ranging from children's charities to consumer groups, are not present in very large numbers in Russia. It is, of course, a fact that Russia has suffered severely from terrorism in the last few years and public sentiment, expressed through elected representatives, may, when dealing with certain NGOs, especially those in Chechnya, border on the extreme and tend to be unduly legalistic and severe.
Although this may be understandable under certain circumstances, it is not acceptable in terms of proper respect of human rights. We therefore call on the Russian Duma to listen to our advice and take the necessary time to review and impose the amendments concerned with the legislation, in the light of the recommendations expressed in the Presidential review, the Council of Europe provisional opinion and this resolution."@en1
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