"Russia Behind Bars" ("Rus Sidyashchaya") consists of lawyers, attorneys, journalists, economists, and former prisoners. In its work, the foundation helps political prisoners, victims of contract cases, and those who want to rehabilitate. "Russia Behind Bars" provides defense in courts, helps to write complaints, teaches how to properly talk to investigators and other law enforcement officers, and how to make transfers to pre-trial detention centers and colonies. Only in the second half of 2020, the foundation helped to organize around 3,061 legal consultations, two groups of psychological assistance, and send 505 parcels. Every month, "Russia Behind Bars" conducts free courses of the "School of Public Defender" (SHOZ), where it tells about the rights and duties of citizens, as well as how they should behave with police officers.

Name
"Convict Relief Fund"
Field of activity
Help for prisoners and convicts

Recognitions

Status
Foreign agent (NGO)
Year of recognition
2018
Inclusion date
07.05.2018
Reason for recognition
The organization itself applied to be included in the register of "foreign agents". The reason was that the Foundation received financial support from the European Commission of the European Union and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The political component that Russian Ministry of Justice detected was the participation of the Foundation in activities to ensure legislative rights of Russian people.

Chronology

  1. Addition to the list: Foreign agent (NGO)
Lawyers and Attorneys,
Human Rights Activists,
Charitable Activities