Multiple news outlets have reported that Russia has passed a law allowing Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to be banned if undesirable.
According to the story on Euronews:
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill which will allow foreign organisations to be banned from operating in the country.
The new law will give authorities the right to prosecute non-governmental organisations if considered "undesirable" or a threat to national security.
From the CNN story:
Tanya Lokshina, Russia program director for Human Rights Watch, said the new law had "the potential to severely damage our work in Russia," and was a cause for grave concern for all international groups operating in the country.
Nevertheless, she said she did not believe the law was aimed at international organizations like hers. Instead, she said, it was aimed at Russians who might cooperate with, or support, international organizations.
NGOs are not always beloved around the world and have been accused of doing more harm than good. What is the correct role for NGOs in the world?
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 26 2015, @02:13AM
> So called "Human Rights" Watch urged bombing of civilian infrastructure in Yugoslavia and Iraq.
Dude. You can't just say something like that and leave it uncited. Googling it doesn't pull up anything. In fact the opposite, like:
THE CRISIS IN KOSOVO [hrw.org]
"Even if one could justify legal attacks on civilian radio and television, there does not appear to be any justification for attacking urban studios, as opposed to transmitters."
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Tuesday May 26 2015, @01:44PM
I'm almost certain the grandparent was taking some "Genocide is bad and should be stopped" plea as if it were endorsement of the specific tactics used by the later UN intervention.
Because the things going down in Kosovo were exactly the kind of human rights violations the organization would be opposed to, nominally.