Aleksei Sokolov

HRD, Head

"Legal Basis"

Case HistoryStatus: Detained

Rights:

#Human Rights

#Prisoner Rights

Violations:

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Violence

Location:

#Region: Europe and Central Asia

#Russian Federation

Aleksei Sokolov is a human rights defender from Yekaterinburg, Russia, and the head of the human rights organization “Legal Basis.” For over 20 years, he has been protecting the rights of prisoners and documenting the violation of rights of the imprisoned population in Russia. He has used his Telegram-based media to bring attention to human rights abuses in detention centres.

Aleksei SokolovCases