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Russia...surpressing rights?

If anyone recalls, last week a journalist was murdered in Russia. Anna Politkovskaya was a journalist who worked to reveal human rights violations that occured in Chechyna, a part of Russia.
Another strike occured today against the rights of Russian citizens. A high court shut down the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society, a group that seeked to expose violations of human rights in Chechyna just as Anna Politkovskaya did. This group exposed, published, and campaigned against acts of terror by the government such as torture, abductions, and killing which are occuring in Chechyna.
At first one may ask, what gives the government the power to stiffle these basic rights? This ruling is the result of news abilities approved by President Putin, which allow the targeting of non-governmental organizations. The Friendship Society was shut down for some far-fetched reasons; many claim that it is because the group is against the state's interest.
This article renewed my thankfulness that I live in the United States, where citizens are presented with all basic human rights. It is realized that every country has one or two descrepincies, however, those of the United States seem extremely minute when compared to the violations occuring in Russia.
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posted by Anonymous @ 10/13/2006 11:32:00 PM