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NGO Congress of the Council of Europe is held in Penza
Opening ceremony of the III Congress of non-governmental
organizations of the Council of Europe in Penza
European "Friendship Bridge" opened in Penza
The official website of the Congress in Penza (In English)
"Non-governmental organizations will gather in Penza" - Press Service of the Federation Council of Russia
About 250 delegates will participate in the III Congress of
non-governmental organizations of the Council of Europe in Penza"- at
the website of the government of the Penza oblast'

Lyudmila Alexeeva, Moscow Helsinki Group head

"Holding a congress in the format planned will not encourage human rights in Russia. The procedure for its organization is nontransparent and excludes independent NGOs from participating. The event planned in Penza cannot be called the third regional congress of nongovernmental organizations, since its organizer is a governmental organization – the Federation Council."

The III Regional NGO Congress?

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Lyudmila Alexeeva, Moscow Helsinki Group head