Moscow Helsinki Group
Human rights group
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The Moscow Helsinki Group was one of Russia's leading human rights organisations. It was originally set up in 1976 to monitor Soviet compliance with the Helsinki Accords and to report to the West on Soviet human rights abuses. Wikipedia
Founders: Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Andreĭ Sakharov, Yuri Orlov, and more
Founded: May 12, 1976
Chair (1989–1994): Larisa Bogoraz
Chair (1994–1996): Kronid Lyubarsky
Chair (1996–2018): Lyudmila Alexeyeva (from 2019 three co-chairs)
Dissolved: 25 January 2023; 14 months ago
Parent organization: Helsinki Committee for Human Rights