Union of the Committees of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia
The Union of the Committees of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia (
Creation and aims
The organization was founded in 1989. Before 1998, it was known as the Committee of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia which was founded by
Leadership and structure
As of 25 February 2022[update], the Committee was led by Olga Larkina.[3]
Government repression
In August 2014 one of the members of the organisation stated that 100 wounded Russian soldiers who might have been injured fighting in Ukraine were taken to hospitals in
In October 2021, the local Committee of Soldiers' Mothers in Saint Petersburg stopped some of its activities in helping soldiers in response to the Federal Security Service (FSB)'s formal approval of a list of 60 actions that are considered to be those of a foreign agent under Russian foreign agent law and can lead to criminal liability. Examples of liable actions include the "observance of lawfulness" of soldiers, or assessing the military and political situation in Russia. The Committee stated that the FSB's list of liable actions severely limited the activities of human rights defenders, lawyers and journalists. Oksana Paramonova, head of the Saint Petersburg Committee, stated that the Committee would stop its work that involved direct contact with the armed services in order to avoid risks to its staff, but would continue its work in new formats, including methodological support.[8]
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
In late February 2022, during the
Recognition
The Committee was awarded the
References
- ^ "Human Rights House Foundation | Empowering Human Rights Defenders". Human Rights House Foundation. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ "Union of the Committees of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia". Members. Human Rights House. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ a b "'I'm panicking — where is my child?' Conscript soldiers are being sent to fight against Ukraine, their relatives say. Here's what their families told Meduza". Meduza. 2022-02-25. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "Moscow categorizes soldiers' mothers group as a 'foreign agent'". japantimes. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ Quinn, Allison (Sep 8, 2014). "Soldiers' Mothers NGO Appeals for Removal of 'Foreign Agent' Label". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Moscow Stifles Dissent as Soldiers Return From Ukraine in Coffins". The Moscow Times. Reuters. Sep 12, 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Russian 'Soldiers' Mothers' Activist Detained". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ "'Солдатские матери' перестанут помогать военнослужащим из-за приказа ФСБ" ['Soldiers' mothers' will stop helping soldiers because of the FSB]. BBC News (in Russian). 2021-10-06. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
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