Valentina Cherevatenko
Valentina Cherevatenko, born 1956, Rostov Oblast. Charges: Article 330.1, Russian Criminal Code (Violation of foreign agent legislation); “The case of the Women of the Don”. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, September 13, 2016; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, August 30, 2016.
In brief
Rostov Oblast · Rostov · Human rights defenders
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 330.1, Russian Criminal Code — Violation of foreign agent legislation
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in 2013 Cherevatenko "having a criminal intent" to avoid the implementation of the law on "foreign agents", registered the foundation "Women of the Don" and "deliberately" did not apply for inclusion in the register of the Ministry of Justice.
Latest event
July 26, 2017 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, September 13, 2016
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial Human Rights Centre, August 30, 2016
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
The case of the Women of the Don
Criminal case
The case of the Women of the Don
Details and sources
Full summary
The criminal case was opened in June 2016. According to the investigation, in 2013 Cherevatenko, with a criminal intent to avoid complying with the "foreign agents" law, registered the foundation "Women of the Don" and intentionally did not apply for inclusion in the register. The foundation received funding from the German Heinrich Böll Foundation and conducted educational seminars and capacity-building for public figures, activities that law enforcement agencies considered to be "political activity."
Meanwhile, in June 2014, the Women of the Don union became the first organization to be forcibly included in the register of "foreign agents" after the Ministry of Justice was granted such powers. The foundation was included in the register in 2015. Cherevatenko challenged the inclusion of the NGO in the register in court and succeeded in having the union removed from the list of "foreign agents."
On 24 July 2017, the case was dismissed due to a lack of corpus delicti.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 330.1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.