Parliament urged the Russian authorities to respect the freedom of the media and journalists which recalled its precedent calls on Russia to protect human rights defenders, who are increasingly coming under attack, and to grant access to Chechnya to UN Special Rapporteurs and other international human rights monitors, independent media and international humanitarian organisations providing where possible, all the necessary security conditions for carrying out their work.
Parliament urged the Russian authorities to respect the freedom of the media and journalists which recalled its precedent calls on Russia to protect human rights defenders, who are increasingly coming under attack, and to grant access to Chechnya to UN Special Rapporteurs and other international human rights monitors, independent media and international humanitarian organisations providing where possible, all the necessary security conditions for carrying out their work.