Litvinenko Justice Foundation
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Litvinenko Justice Foundation is a non-profit organization established to
demand justice for Alexander Litvinenko
who was allegedly poisoned
in Great Britain
on November 1, 2006.
According to organizers, they will do “everything possible to make sure that suspects will stand trial in the U.K. and will not be shielded from justice by the Russian state.”
The Litvinenko Justice Foundation was founded by Alexander Litvinenko
's widow, Marina, and his two friends, Boris Berezovsky and Alex Goldfarb
. They were joined by a prominent human rights lawyer Louise Christian
.
The Foundation was registered in London, United Kingdom on 2 March 2007. Initial funding was provided by Boris Berezovsky http://en.rian.ru/world/20070405/63175922.html.
After Marina Litvinenko was granted an inquest
into the death of her husband in October 2011, the Foundation launched a public fundraising campaign to help her ofset her legal costs.
demand justice for Alexander Litvinenko
Alexander Litvinenko
Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko was an officer who served in the Soviet KGB and its Russian successor, the Federal Security Service ....
who was allegedly poisoned
Alexander Litvinenko poisoning
Alexander Litvinenko was a former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service, FSB and KGB, who escaped prosecution in Russia and received political asylum in the United Kingdom...
in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
on November 1, 2006.
According to organizers, they will do “everything possible to make sure that suspects will stand trial in the U.K. and will not be shielded from justice by the Russian state.”
The Litvinenko Justice Foundation was founded by Alexander Litvinenko
Alexander Litvinenko
Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko was an officer who served in the Soviet KGB and its Russian successor, the Federal Security Service ....
's widow, Marina, and his two friends, Boris Berezovsky and Alex Goldfarb
Alexander Goldfarb (microbiologist)
Alexander Davidovich Goldfarb is a Russian-American microbiologist, activist, and author. He emigrated from the USSR in 1975 and lived in Israel and Germany before settling permanently in New York in 1982. Goldfarb is a naturalized American citizen...
. They were joined by a prominent human rights lawyer Louise Christian
Louise Christian
Louise Christian is an award-winning British human rights lawyer.She is a frequent contributor to The Guardian.She is the author or co-author of several books.She is the daughter of Jack and Maureen Christian....
.
The Foundation was registered in London, United Kingdom on 2 March 2007. Initial funding was provided by Boris Berezovsky http://en.rian.ru/world/20070405/63175922.html.
After Marina Litvinenko was granted an inquest
Inquest
Inquests in England and Wales are held into sudden and unexplained deaths and also into the circumstances of discovery of a certain class of valuable artefacts known as "treasure trove"...
into the death of her husband in October 2011, the Foundation launched a public fundraising campaign to help her ofset her legal costs.