The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has taken Grigory Pasko's case and is expected to reach a decision by the end of 2003."Grigory Pasko's release is the first good news about press freedom to have come from Russia in a long time," Reporters Without Borders Secretary-General Robert Ménard said. "The nuclear pollution caused by the Russian military fleet was much too serious an issue for Moscow to let the news media get too interested," Ménard said. "Rather than deal with the ecological threat that is worrying Russia's neighbours, they wanted above all to silence the press. Pasko's imprisonment was a warning for all journalists who dare to criticise the military or government", he added.
"Às a party to international treaties safeguarding human rights the Russian Federation must clear Grigory Pasko of his charges. Failure to do so will be yet another example of the denial of justice that is the fate of other victims of human rights violations in the Russian Federation," Amnesty International said.
RSF Photo of Grigory Pasko (Russia): Winner of the Reporters Without Borders - Fondation de France Prize 2002
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RSF Photo of Grigory Pasko (Russia): Winner of the Reporters Without Borders - Fondation de France Prize 2002
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