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RUSSIA’S

BAD

EXAMPLE

by Melissa Hooper with assistance from Grigory Frolov

Free Russia Foundation

Human Rights First

February 2016

RUSSIA’S BAD EXAMPLE

by Melissa Hooper with assistance from Grigory Frolov

Free Russia Foundation

Human Rights First

February 2016

RUSSIA’S BAD EXAMPLE | BY MELISSA HOOPER AND GRIGORY FROLOV | FREE RUSSIA FOUNDATION | HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST | FEBRUARY 2016

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RUSSIA’S BAD EXAMPLE | BY MELISSA HOOPER AND GRIGORY FROLOV | FREE RUSSIA FOUNDATION | HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST | FEBRUARY 2016

ABOUT AUTHORS:

Melissa Hooper

is Director of Europe and Eurasia Policy at Human Rights First, where she advocates for U.S.

foreign policy that is accountable under human rights principles.

Melissa is the former Moscow-based Regional Director of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative where she directed the rule

of law and human rights-focused programming in Russia and several other countries. She has worked in Russia,

Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan on issues related to the rule of law and human rights.

Grigory Frolov

is Director of Development at Free Russia Foundation where he manages the organization’s projects

and research. He also develops the strategic vision for the organization.

Grigory worked for the variety of leading Russian nonprofits including the Civic Assistance Committee, Greenpeace

Russia and Golos Association for Fair Elections. He was responsible for development and external relations.

ABOUT FREE RUSSIA FOUNDATION

Free Russia Foundation - is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental U.S.-based NGO that coordinates pro-

democracy Russian communities abroad, assists Russian political opposition and civil society and informs U.S.

and European policy makers about the events in Russia. Established in December 2014 by a team of like-minded

people who were forced to leave Russia in recent years, Free Russia Foundation seeks to be a voice for those who

can’t speak under the repression of the current Russian leadership.

ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

Human Rights First is an independent advocacy and action organization that challenges the United States to live

up to its ideals. We believe American leadership is essential in the global struggle for human rights, so we press the

U.S. government to respect human rights and the rule of law at home and through its foreign policy. When that fails,

we step in to demand reform, accountability and justice. Around the world, we work where we can best harness