Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There appears to have been major abuse of human rights in this particular case. To what extent has the international community been alerted and encouraged to bring pressure in respect of this matter on the authorities in Russia?

In respect of the European Union, to what degree has the violation of human rights been used as a means of requiring the authorities in Russia to respond in a meaningful way? Third, it might be opportune for the Chairman and a delegation of the committee to meet the Russian ambassador to bring to his attention the situation as reported to us for the important reason of the trade between Russia and European Union and the need to recognise that this is an ongoing issue that needs to be addressed. Where there is failure to address the situation, in respect of countries that have committed themselves to international human rights standards and those which do not, there is a need to investigate the matter further.