The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday (December 29) asked Moscow to "
suspend
" the decision to dissolve Memorial, the main human rights organization in Russia, AFP learned from the Court.
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Seized under urgent procedure by Memorial, the ECHR, which sits in Strasbourg, called on the Russian government to suspend this decision for the time "
necessary for the Court to examine the request
" of the NGO.
