Appeal for expulsion of the Russian Federation from the Council of Europe
25 February 2022
Dear Council of Europe member states, PACE members, observers, partners,
There's no room for concerns and verbal diplomacy anymore. At this moment, Ukraine is fighting a full-scale Russian invasion on three fronts. Putin’s regime created an existential threat to the rule of law, democracy, and human rights. We are calling for immediate action and expulsion of Russia from the Council of Europe.
Signatures:
Oleksandra Matviichuk, Head of the Center for Civil Liberties, Ukraine
Dmitri Makarov, Council Member of the Moscow Helsinki group, Russia
Natalia Taubina, director of the Public Verdict Foundation, Russia
Mariya Yasenovska, KRF Public Alternative, Ukraine
Yuri Dzhibladze, human rights defender, Russia
Alexander Cherkasov, human rights defender, Russia
Svitlana Valko, Head of the Board, Truth Hounds, Ukraine/Georgia
Alexandru Postica, Promo LEX Association,
Board Member, Moldova
Aaron Rhodes, President, Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe, Germany
Marta Pardavi, Co-chair, Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Hungary
Asmik Novikova, Head of Research Department, Public Verdict Foundation, Russia
Krassimir Kanev, Chairperson, Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, Bulgaria
Robert van Voren, Chief Executive FGIP, Lithuania
Pavel Sapelko, Human Rights Center Viasna, Belarus
Willy Fautre, Human Rights Without Frontiers, Belgium
Brigitte Dufour, Director, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), Belgium
Tolekan Ismailova, Director, Bir Duino, Kyrgyzstan
Svetlana Astrakhantseva, member of the Moscow Helsinki Group, Russia
Olga Sadovskaya, Committee against Torture, Russia
Kate Watters, Executive Director, Crude Accountability, USA
Gerald Staberock, Secretary General, OMCT, Geneve
Arzu Mammadova, OMCT-Europe, Belgium
Anastasia Pociumban, CivilMPlus Coordinator, DRA e.v., Germany
Artur Sakunts, Chairman, Helsinki Citizens' Assembly – Vanadzor, Armenia
Sergei Davidis, human rights defender, Russia
Anki Wetterhall, the Swedish OSCE-network, Sweden
Urania Pirovska, Macedonian Helsinki Committee, North Macedonia
Isabella Kisic, Helsinki Committee for Human rights in Serbia
Joanna Szymańska, human rights defender, Poland
Christina Triantafyllidi, Justice & Peace Netherlands, The Netherlands
Olha Samoilenko, self-employed, United States
Maksym Nahornyi, Head of Treasury sales, Ukrgasbank, Ukraine
Olga Smolianko, human rights defender, Belarus
Natalie Jaresko, Ex Minister of Finance, Ukraine
Oleksiy Biletsky, private person, the Netherlands
Igor Rozkladaj, Deputy Director, Ukraine
Simone Jensen, Danish civilian, Denmark
Peter Thomson, UA Sustainable Agritrading, Ukraine
Laila Kiki, Executive Director, The Syria Campaign, Syria
Rory Finnin, Associate Professor of Ukrainian Studies, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Sofus Rønberg, student, Sweden
Anna Andersson, Örebro universitet, Sweden
Vachagan Balayan, Software Engineer, Singapore
Nataliya Tkachuk, Teacher, Germany
Dmytro Holovchenko , Foundation of Regional Initiatives, Ukraine
Louise Nilsson, Advocacy officer, Center for Civil Liberties, Sweden
Vadym Kravchenko, Manager, Oilrem, Denmark
Denys Volokha, PR Manager of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, Ukraine
Yuliia Vedmedenko , CEO of CF MedCare Ukraine, Ukraine
Maksym Schipka, CTO, Vortexa Ltd, United Kingdom
Daryna Matviychenko, Student at Copenhagen Business Academy, Denmark
Stanislav Sedov, United States
Andrei Belov, Ukraine
Iuliia Shuvkashvili, Engineering Program Manager at Apple, USA
Veronika Ukrayinets, CEO & Founder of 100X, Ukraine
Magdalena Patalong, Project Manager, Dekabristen e.V., Germany
Oksana Hrynda, , Germany
Alan Lathwell, United Kingdom
Nedim Useinow, human rights defender, Poland
Maria Pylyp, Manager at VGS, Ukraine
Jovana Spremo, Statutory Agent at Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights YUCOM, Serbia
Maryna Nikitchuk, Director of Sales Development at Very Good Security, Ukraine
Nataliia Zolotukhina, engineer, USA
Kachkovska Yuliya, architect, Ukraine
Hrechko Olena, mother of 3 sons, Ukraine
Yevhen Sadovskyi, Technical Recruiter at Amazon, Poland
Maryna Maslova, Vendor Manger at Metro Markets, Germany
Olena Boel, Member of Women of the World in Denmark, Denmark
Kristian Bauer, Journalist, Germany
Daria Natalukha, Student, Germany
Emilia Buono, Engineer, Italy
Khrystyna Bakovska, English teacher at SoftServe (IT company), Ukraine
Giorgia Nevigato, free worker, Italy
Natasha Kosheleva, Program Manager, Grover Pte. Ltd., Philippines