The Sketch about the morning sufferings of the rad

The Sketch about the morning sufferings of the radio editor


The editor of news programs opened the fresh document.

«21 December 2018
OSCE Rapporteur’s Report under the Moscow Mechanism…» «by Professor Dr. Wolfgang Benedek»

"Well... " " Quickly look through the text…»

«A.  Types  of  Violations:  arbitrary  and  unlawful  arrests  and  detention,
harassment and torture, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executions

C.  Actors  Affected: Human Rights Defenders, Lawyers, CSOs,  Independent
Media

On 1 November 2018 the Moscow Mechanism of the human dimension of OSCE has been
invoked by 16 participating States with regard to the Russian Federation…

… the shrinking space for human rights defenders and the media.

Recommendations to the Chechen Republic…

14.  Make sure that human rights defenders and their organizations and the media can work
without harassment and bring those to justice which are responsible for the attacks on
human rights defenders, human rights organizations and the media…

“Everybody  is  equal  before  the  law  and  court  in  the  Russian Federation.”

Close  observers  like  Philip  Leach  see  a  lack  of  any  significant political  will  to  improve  the  situation  but  put  their  hope  on  the  continuous  work  of  international institutions like the Court of the Council of Europe…».

The editor absently lightly tapped his fingers on the table.

Time of release in air of the next program of news approached.

Editor  assembled staff for a few minutes. To the announcer – for the reading in a microphone - the text of the next news departed.

A moment... And the announcer buzzed: "Yellow vests … Yellow vests …"

The announcer passed to a weather forecast.

The editor sadly sighed: "It is good in France …" "But what to do?..."


December 22, 2018 12:24


Translation from Russian into English: December 22, 2018 12:58.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский «Скетч об утренних страданиях радио редактора».