Brod Alexander Semenovich - famousdomestic public figure and human rights activist. Since 2002, he has been heading the metropolitan office of the Bureau for Human Rights, and is a member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights and the Development of Civil Society. He was a member of the previous convocation of the Public Chamber of Russia.
Brod Alexander Semenovich was born in Kuibyshev. Today it is the city of Samara. He was born in 1969. Higher education in Samarastate university. He graduated from two faculties at once - legal and philological. The first place of work - regional television, also published in local newspapers. He started writing articles on topical issues since 1983.
Brod Alexander Semyonovich in his early years founded andheaded the newspaper "Tarbut", which received interregional status. The newspaper has existed for 12 years. At the same time he managed the foundation that oversaw cultural and charitable work. Various publishing projects, educational and human rights programs were implemented.
Успел поучаствовать Брод Александр Семенович и в cultural life. In particular, he was the producer of the play "The King and the Fool", staged after a play by the Soviet playwright Alexander Borschagovsky. The performance was dedicated to Soviet artists of Jewish origin, Benjamin Zuskin and Solomon Mihoels. Также при его непосредственном участии на сцене the play "Gates of Repentance" based on the works of Matthew Geiser appeared. Being in Samara, he organized performances of famous guests from the capital - Evgeny Evtushenko, Victor Shenderovich.
Most of all Brod Alexander Semenovich knownas a human rights activist. In 2002, he began his active work in this area after he founded the Moscow Bureau for Human Rights. The following year, the organization received a grant from the European Commission for a large-scale project to counter xenophobia and racism in Russia. The project was designed for several years.
Often stood out sharp statements in the mediaBrod Alexander Semenovich. The activity of his foundation in 2004 was aimed at bringing to trial the director Mel Gibson, who shot the controversial for many believers picture "Passion of the Christ". This was stated by the hero of our article. He also promised to bring to responsibility the company that provided the tape rental in Russia.
In 2006, Broad released a scandalous report.In fact, it was a small reference book dedicated to the fascists and right-wing radicals. Many were then angered by the fact that a quarter of the text in it was taken by quotes from Russian President Vladimir Putin. In 2008, a human rights activist condemned the armed conflict in South Ossetia. Brod said that the true purpose of the operation on the part of Georgia was the complete extermination of the Ossetians living in the territory of this republic. He even said that the Georgian military acted under the influence of drugs, citing eyewitness accounts.
In 2012, Alexander Brod, photowhich is in this article, became a member of the Council under the President of Russia. The main objectives of this body were the protection of human rights and the development of civil society. Brod got to the council thanks to the personal decision of the president. This was asked by the head of state by a whole group of human rights defenders.
In 2014, supported the position of the federal authoritieson the Ukrainian issue. In particular, he criticized the change of power, which occurred under the pressure of Euromaidan, considered the real threat of a massive violation of the rights of Russians in Ukraine. In 2015, I was included in the sanctions list in this country.
Great public attentiongives Brod Alexander Semenovich. The career of a human rights activist is closely related to work in the Public Chamber, as well as community councils with various law enforcement agencies. He was a member of the council organized by the movement "Business Russia", and aimed at fighting business against corruption. Included in the non-governmental organization "Lawyers for the rights and decent life of a person."
Many modern political scientists supportthe work that Brod does. This, for example, Emil Pain or Evgeny Proshechkin, who heads the capital's anti-fascist center. But you can find a lot of negative reviews. For example, Valeria Novodvorskaya, a human rights activist known since Soviet times, openly accused Brod of collaborating with the Kremlin.
In the course was even an open letter of domestichuman rights activists in which they asked not to perceive the hero of our article as a representative of the anti-racist movement and one of their colleagues. They asked not only to compile the idea of all Russian human rights defenders.
In 2012, Brod was in the middle of a scandal,who got into the media. He went on a hunger strike. The main purpose of this protest was dissatisfaction with the change in the formation of the Human Rights Council. In particular, he protested against the fact that he himself did not get into this body. I stopped the hunger strike after 6 days. After President Putin included him in the Council by a separate decision, a number of Russian human rights activists addressed the head of state with a corresponding request.
But not all colleagues supported him.For example, the head of the Council, Mikhail Fedotov, said that such problems should be treated calmly and taken as a given, especially if they were taken collectively. One of the members of the HRC, Daniel Dondurei, called this hunger strike a sign of inadequacy.
