Public chamber demands to postpone adoption  of law concerned NGOs 

The Public chamber of Russia at the session on December, 3rd passed the reference to the State Duma in which it demanded to postpone approval of the law on nongovernmental organizations. As a member of the Public chamber the vice-president of "Mediaunion" Elena Zelinskaja informed "Interfax", under the reference all the operating members of the Public chamber had put their signatures.

In the document representatives of the Public chamber declared that they were absolutely solidary with that reference to the State Duma distributed on the eve in Moscow with a number of members of the Public chamber and the Council at the president of Russia on assistance to development of institutes of civil society and human rights. "Today the reference to the State Duma with the requirement to postpone adoption of the law about NGOs have been unanimously supported by all the members of the chamber", - emphasized Zelinskaja.

She remarked that the members of the Public chamber hoped that consideration by the Duma of the bill would be postponed before finishing of creation the Public chamber that intended to examine the bill.

Note: on November, 23rd the State Duma in the first reading approved the bill about noncommercial organizations; the second reading is planned for December, 9th.

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