Grantee Profile
Nizhny Novgorod Regional Non-Governmental Organization Committee Against Torture
Grants to Nizhny Novgorod Regional Non-Governmental Organization Committee Against Torture
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$375,000Active Strategy
2010 (Inactive Grant)
Human Rights & International Justice
NIZHNIY NOVGOROD, RUSSIA — To combat police abuse in Russia (over three years).
The MacArthur Foundation awarded Nizhny Novgorod Regional Non-Governmental Organization Committee Against Torture $375,000 between 2010 and 2013.
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