Pregnant Svetlana Bakhmina Is Eligible for Parole But Russia Refuses to Free Her
Am imprisoned lawyer who has twice been denied parole despite the fact that she is about to give birth to her third child has become the latest rallying point for human rights in Russia.
The plight of Svetlana Bakhmina, 39, has prompted an online petition urging Russian President Dmitri Medvedev to pardon her and "demonstrate to the people of the Russian Federation and to the whole world that mercy and respect of human rights are the cornerstones of a strong, civilized state."
The petition has... Full Story
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