Motion for a resolution | Doc. 13427 | 05 February 2014
The situation regarding human rights activists in Estonia
The Parliamentary Assembly believes that the situation around the detention on 4 January 2014 by Estonia’s central criminal police of Mr. A. Zarenkov, leader of the Estonia without Nazism human rights group and one of the publishers of the Baltic World magazine for Russian compatriots in the Baltic States, requires a thorough investigation by the international community.
Taking into account the fact that Mr. A. Zarenko, an Estonian citizen, is a human rights defender and activist of the Estonian Russian-speaking community as well as the leader of the Estonia without Nazism human rights group, we believe that his anti-Nazi background and participation in the activities of Russian compatriots living abroad affects the investigation of the case.
Mr. A. Zarenkov is a human rights activist who comes out against xenophobia and neo-Nazism and defends the values of a tolerant society. Therefore, the Assembly believes it necessary to carefully look into the circumstances of the case and the general situation regarding human rights activists in Estonia.