Ms. Albats, thank you for your informed commentary. As you know better than most, the events that have transpired, over the past few weeks, speak more to Amnesty International's decision-making processes, and the reforms that those processes require, than to the nobility of Mr. Navalny's efforts in Russia. Sadly, given these times, where…
Ms. Albats, thank you for your informed commentary. As you know better than most, the events that have transpired, over the past few weeks, speak more to Amnesty International's decision-making processes, and the reforms that those processes require, than to the nobility of Mr. Navalny's efforts in Russia. Sadly, given these times, where moments caught on tape regularly manage to nullify a person's years of efforts and accomplishments, Amnesty's actions shouldn't surprise us.
I can't help but to caricature (please pardon the sarcasm) the internal conversations at Amnesty, proceeding something along the lines of, "Well, we know Navalny's spent years fighting for reforms against one of the world's most repressive authoritarians, but he was also mean in those videos . . . " I hope that Amnesty takes time to reevaluate whether it actually wants to help important dissidents who confront tyranny.
Ms. Albats, thank you for your informed commentary. As you know better than most, the events that have transpired, over the past few weeks, speak more to Amnesty International's decision-making processes, and the reforms that those processes require, than to the nobility of Mr. Navalny's efforts in Russia. Sadly, given these times, where moments caught on tape regularly manage to nullify a person's years of efforts and accomplishments, Amnesty's actions shouldn't surprise us.
I can't help but to caricature (please pardon the sarcasm) the internal conversations at Amnesty, proceeding something along the lines of, "Well, we know Navalny's spent years fighting for reforms against one of the world's most repressive authoritarians, but he was also mean in those videos . . . " I hope that Amnesty takes time to reevaluate whether it actually wants to help important dissidents who confront tyranny.