Wednesday, April 3, 2013

4.3.13 - 1 - Russia Warns It May Not Sign Landmark UN Arms Treaty | World news: Russia | guardian.co.uk WED APRIL 3RD, 2013 - Letters: Attack on NGOs | NYT > Europe WED APRIL 3RD, 2013 BY ANDREW ROTH - Europe: Russia: New Law Allows Governors to Be Appointed, Undoing Reform | Sergei Ivanov, held a rare Kremlin news conference to announce measures related to a drive to "de-offshore" the Russian economy - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Yahoo! News WED APRIL 3RD, 2013 - Russian officials have three months to ditch foreign bank accounts

4.3.13

4.3.13 - 1 - Russia Warns It May Not Sign Landmark UN Arms Treaty | World news: Russia | guardian.co.uk WED APRIL 3RD, 2013 - Letters: Attack on NGOs | NYT > Europe WED APRIL 3RD, 2013 BY ANDREW ROTH - Europe: Russia: New Law Allows Governors to Be Appointed, Undoing Reform | Sergei Ivanov, held a rare Kremlin news conference to announce measures related to a drive to "de-offshore" the Russian economy - Yahoo! News
Russian officials have three months to ditch foreign bank accounts



Courts and Prisons the Focus of Human Rights Complaints

Unfair court judgments, poor prison conditions and abuse of authority by law enforcement officials were among the main complaints received by Kremlin human rights ombudsman Vladimir Lukin last year, which he said in an annual report was the "most difficult" for him since taking his post in 2004.


Read more:http://www.themoscowtimes.com/#ixzz2PPCbeNGH
The Moscow Times


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Graffiti Artist 'Russian Banksy' Dies
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A Russian street artist, whose mysterious style and politically charged messages had led to comparison's to the British artist Banksy, has died.



Russian, U.S. ambassadors call for action to mend strained ties
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By Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW (Reuters) - Eight former U.S. and Russian ambassadors on Tuesday urged swift action to improve relations between Washington and Moscow, which are at odds over issues ranging from Syria to human rights. Ties between the Cold War foes have soured since Vladimir Putin returned to Russia's presidency in May, undermining U.S. President Barack Obama's attempt to "reset" relations. ...

John J. Gumperz, Linguist of Cultural Interchange, Dies at 91
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Professor Gumperz created a subfield, known as interactional sociolinguistics, that studies exchanges in a range of social situations, especially discourse across cultures.



Russian officials have three months to ditch foreign bank accounts
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during closing remarks at the fifth BRICS Summit in DurbanBy Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian officials have until July 1 to get rid of financial assets abroad as part of President Vladimir Putin's campaign to stem corruption and capital flight, his chief of staff said on Tuesday. Sergei Ivanov, held a rare Kremlin news conference to announce measures related to a drive to "de-offshore" the Russian economy - a term used by Putin in the first state of the nation speech of his new term last year. Russia ranked 133rd out of 174 states in Transparency International's 2012 Corruption Perception Index. ...


UN adopts treaty to regulate global arms trade
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FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2005 file photo, the flags of member nations fly outside the General Assembly building at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the first U.N. treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international arms trade Tuesday, April 2, 2013, a goal sought for over a decade to try to keep illicit weapons out of the hands of terrorists, insurgent fighters and organized crime. The resolution adopting the landmark treaty was approved by a vote of 154 to 3 with 23 abstentions. Iran, North Korea and Syria voted "no" on Tuesday's resolution. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree, File)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the first international treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade Tuesday,
after a more than decade-long campaign to keep weapons from falling into the hands of terrorists,
warlords,organized crime figures and human rights violators.


Letters: Attack on NGOs
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The Russian authorities have not only targeted foreign NGOs (Report, 28 March), but also domestic human rights groups, including Memorial, which received the Index on Censorship 40th Anniversary award last year for its courageous research into the crimes of the Soviet regime. Other groups targeted include the Moscow Helsinki Group, the oldest Russian human rights NGO. Russia should comply with its international commitments and uphold freedom of expression, assembly and association – and stop these raids. The EU and its member states should take action in accordance with the EU commitment to support and protect civil society, and human rights activists. The situation in Russia is in decline. Index joins an appeal by our partners in the Civic Solidarity Platform, a coalition of 50 human rights NGOs from around the OSCE, that urgent action must be taken now to prevent the situation for human rights activists on the ground in Russia getting worse.
Mike Harris
Head of advocacy, Index on Censorship

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U.N. overwhelmingly approves global arms trade treaty
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By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the first treaty on the global arms trade, which seeks to regulate the $70 billion business in conventional arms and keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers. There were 155 votes in favor, 3 against and 22 abstentions. Venezuela - which had said it planned to abstain - Zimbabwe, Dominican Republic, Sierra Leone and Vanuatu were not allowed to vote because they were in arrears on their U.N. dues. U.N. ...

Gazprom Sub-$100 Billion as Putin Frets: Russia Overnight - Bloomberg
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Gazprom Sub-$100 Billion as Putin Frets: Russia Overnight
Bloomberg
American depositary receipts of Gazprom sank 2.9 percent to $8.25 in New York yesterday, pushing the market value of Russia's gas export monopoly to $97.7 billion, the lowest level since July 2009. Shares tumbled to a four-year low in Moscow.


World Briefing | Europe: Russia: New Law Allows Governors to Be Appointed, Undoing Reform
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President Vladimir V. Putin signed a law on Tuesday that could roll back a reform, pushed by his predecessor, that allows the direct election of regional governors.



U.S. Assists International Criminal Court, but Still Has No Intention of Joining It
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On Wednesday, Washington is expected to
give a boost to the court when the State Department offers a reward for information on fugitives in atrocity cases and issues a list of names that will include the court’s
most-wanted. 



U.N. overwhelmingly approves global arms trade treaty
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Delegates to the United Nations General Assembly applaud the passage of the first UN treaty regulating the international arms trade in conventional arms at the United Nations Headquarters in New YorkBy Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the first treaty on the global arms trade, which seeks to regulate the $70 billion business in conventional arms and keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers. The National Rifle Association (NRA), a powerful U.S. pro-gun lobbying group that has opposed the treaty from the start, said it was a sad day for the United States, which joined the vast majority of U.N. member states by voting for the pact. ...


Russia Warns It May Not Sign Landmark UN Arms Treaty
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Russia's UN envoy has warned that Moscow might not sign the first treaty on the global arms trade after it
wasoverwhelmingly approved by the UN General Assembly.

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Polonsky Freed but Still Faces Problems in Cambodia and Russia
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Property magnate Sergei Polonsky walked free from a Cambodian jail on Wednesday after posting a $50,000 bail and promising not to leave the country, his lawyer said.

Moscow Court Orders Arrest of Lawyer Granted U.S. Asylum
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A Moscow court on Wednesday ordered the arrest of a prominent human rights lawyer who has been granted political asylum in the U.S.

Kadyrov Calls For Restrictions On Russian Officials' Travel
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Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov proposed in an article in “Izvestia” earlier this week that foreign travel by senior Russian officials with access to state secrets should be restricted, if not banned.



HRW Criticizes Baku For Intimidating Youth Activists
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Human Rights Watch says Azerbaijani authorities appear to be trying to silence members of a youth activist group.



New Film Explores Identity, Memory, And Borders In Troubled South Caucasus
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A new documentary film looks at how the people of the South Caucasus continue to deal with the consequences of the region's violent past. The film, "Memories Without Borders," looks at ordinary people living in often extraordinary circumstances, in Nagorno-Karabakh, Baku, southern Armenia, and Istanbul.



Editorial: Social Security, Present and Future
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There are sensible ways to reform Social Security, but it is not driving the deficit.

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