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Conference «Formation of system of public control in Russia»

Moscow Helsinki Group will hold a conference “Formation of system of public control in Russia” as a part of the project “Prevention of tortures through legal support, education and protection”.
Experts, members of regional Supervising Committees on public control over places of forced imprisonment from 40 regions of Russia, representatives of federal government bodies will participate at the conference.
The participants will discuss actual problems of public control and rights protection of the citizens in the places of forced imprisonment.

Published: September 17, 2009 Author: Irina Gorshkova

When: Friday, 18. September 2009 10 a.m.
To: Friday, 18. September 2009
Where: Moscow
Host: Moscow Helsinki Group
Contact: Irina Gorshkova (mhg-main@online.ptt.ru; mhg-main@umail.ru / +7 (495) 607-60-69)

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