Russian rights group warns jailed leader's health is deteriorating

Sail GP Halifax: The Extreme Race Experience | SaltWire #racing #sailing #catamaran - Leading Russian human rights group Memorial has warned that the health of its jailed 70-year-old head, Oleg Orlov, is deteriorating, accusing prison authorities of subjecting him to inhumane treatment.

Orlov, a leader of Memorial which won a share of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, was sentenced last month to 2-1/2 years in prison for"discrediting the armed forces" after he took part in anti-war demonstrations and published an article in which he said Russia had descended into fascism.Memorial said on Wednesday that Orlov's health was suffering due to a strict diet of"dry rations" added to boiling water.

"The current situation gives me serious fears for the life and health of my client," the complaint says.Memorial, founded in 1989 to document human rights abuses in the Soviet Union, has decried the case against Orlov as an attempt to"drown out the voice of the human rights movement in Russia." The organisation said earlier this month that Orlov was asked in detention to sign a form indicating his willingness to fight in Ukraine, despite his age.

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