Does Russia have a human rights future in the Council of Europe and OSCE
Journal: BIROn (Birkbeck, University of London)
Year: 2017

This essay argues that despite the Russian regime’s clampdown on civil society and apparent desire to defy the judgements of the European Court of Human Rights, there are grounds for optimism. During nearly twenty years of engagement with the Court, a new generation of activists has emerged, which is also conscious of the turbulent history of reform in Russia. For them, as for their counterparts in the West, the fight for human rights is unrelenting.