members of the presidential council for civil rights and all of the van members of the presidential council for civil rights left the council as a sign of protest for these things that were happening left the council as a sign of protest for these things that were happening so on one hand it was not something new and out of the blue because there is so on one hand it was not something new and out of the blue because the recession impression that we then remax the event happening it looks like all such an impression that we then remax the event happening it looks like all the people who are witnesses to it were born yesterday oh we are having young people on the street i salute people who are witnesses today were born yesterday oh we are having young people on the street i think it's not just about the protests i mean we also had a number of high profile cases that think it's not just about the protests i mean we also had a number of high profile cases that for example involved journalist yvonne we also just going to galvanize justice are for example involved journalist yvonne we also just g

human rights and civil society you can sit in the former member of presidential council on human rights and civil society you can sit in that's good to see you again thank you very much for coming thank you for the invitation now many people good to see you again thank you very much for coming thank you for the invitation now many people are very disappointed by your departure from the council. the very day. supported by your departure from the council on the human rights although apparently in the it's yourself you're going to have a lot of sense of humor on the human rights although apparently in the with yourself you're going to have a lot of sense of humor about the before we discuss this let's establish the context because i know that for the before we discuss this let's establish the context because i know that for quite some time you've been arguing that the russian society is far freer and more mature than or quite some time you've been arguing that the russian society is far freer and more mature.

rights research are focusing on religious freedom and civil liberties and benjamin had a director at the atlantic council and the former d.c. representative of president emanuel mccrum presidential campaign thank you both forjoining me in the arena reman you heard the president of this regional assembly who belongs to marine le pen's for a party when you heard of this verbal attack that he made on a muslim mother wearing his job on a school trip accompanying her kid demanding she take it off in the name of french secularism before he and others from his party stormed out of the chamber what was your reaction how surprised were you. i was not surprised but at the same time i realized that we have again and maybe even more reach a point of no return. when you see the reaction of this person in how we amplify a problem that actually is not really a problem when i so this kid crying this mother was with her kid some 10 to her son was there. she was just literally giving her free time to help our understaffed underpaid teacher to go with kids and helping the staff and being treated that way my 1st reaction was this is getting worse where are we going this is not my country it's getting worse the council preside

rights research are focusing on religious freedom and civil liberties and benjamin had a director at the atlantic council and the former d.c. representative of president emanuel mccrum presidential campaign thank you both forjoining me in the arena reman you heard the president of this regional assembly who belongs to marine le pen's far right party when you heard of this verbal attack that he made on a muslim mother wearing his job on a school trip accompanying her kids demanding she take it off in the name of french secularism before he and others from his party stormed out of the chamber what was your reaction how surprised were you. i was not surprised but at the same time i realized that we have again and maybe even more reach a point of no return. when you see the reaction of this person in how we amplify a problem that actually is not really a problem when i so this kid crying this mother was. with a kid somewhere and got her son well there. she was just literally giving her free time to help our understaffed underpaid teacher to go with kids and helping the staff and being treated that way my 1st reaction was this is getting worse where are we going this is not my country it's getting worse the cou