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I. Summary
Methodology
II. Recommendations
To the Russian Government To Russias International Partners, particularly the European Union and the Council of Europe To Donors
To the Russian Government
To Russias International Partners, particularly the European Union and the Council of Europe
To Donors
III. Background
Dismantling Checks and Balances Crackdown on Dissent and Political Opposition Adoption of the 2006 NGO Law Efforts to Discredit Human Rights and Foreign-Funded NGOs Russias NGO Sector Public Chamber
Dismantling Checks and Balances
Crackdown on Dissent and Political Opposition
Adoption of the 2006 NGO Law
Efforts to Discredit Human Rights and Foreign-Funded NGOs
Russias NGO Sector
Public Chamber
IV. The 2006 NGO Law
European Convention on Human Rights Changes Introduced by the 2006 NGO Law at a Glance The 2006 NGO Law in Practice
European Convention on Human Rights
Changes Introduced by the 2006 NGO Law at a Glance
The 2006 NGO Law in Practice
V. Other Types of Pressure on Civil Society
Administrative and Judicial Harassment
Acknowledgments