Agora (organization)
| Founded | 28 April 2005 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Pavel Chikov |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Focus | Human rights |
| Location | |
| Origins | Kazan Human Rights Center, Chita Human Rights Center, Chuvashia Human Rights Organization "Shield and Sword" |
Area served | Russia |
| Services | Legal advocacy |
Key people | Pavel Chikov, Irina Khrunova, Ramil Akhmetgaliev |
| Employees | About 30 lawyers |
| Website | openinform.ru |
Agora (in full, Inter-regional Association of Human Rights Organizations "Agora", Russian Межрегиональная Ассоциация правозащитных организаций "АГОРА") is a Russian human rights group based in Kazan, Tatarstan. It provides legal advocacy for victims of suspected human rights abuses by government officials such as police, military and prison officers, with a particular focus on journalists, political activists, bloggers and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). The organization was awarded the Rafto Prize for its work on 25 September 2014.