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Russia bans Human Rights Watch

by AFP Staff Writers
Moscow (AFP) Nov 28, 2025

Russia added Human Rights Watch to its list of "undesirable" organisations on Friday, effectively banning the New York-based pressure group from operating on its territory.

Russia did not give a reason for the decision, and Human Rights Watch, which was forced to shutter its offices in Russia in 2022, did not immediately comment.

Since Russia launched its offensive on Ukraine in February 2022, the country's justice ministry has banned dozens of groups critical of Kremlin policy or Moscow's conduct in the war.

Human Rights Watch, which investigates and publishes reports on abuses perpetrated by militaries and governments worldwide, has repeatedly condemned the war and accused the Russian military of carrying out a "litany of violations" -- a charge Moscow denies.

Among other organisations labelled as "undesirable" in Russia are the World Wildlife Fund, Greenpeace, Transparency International and the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

The label makes anyone who works with the group or donates money to them liable to prosecution in Russia.

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