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English Language Page November 12, 1998 Signed by B. Salukov CERTIFICATE ¹ 10014 OF REGIONAL PUBLIC ORGANIZATION "MOSCOW GROUP OF ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF HELSINKI ACCORDS" ("MOSCOW HELSINKI GROUP") Adopted by the Assembly of the Group's members on January 11, 1993 Registered by Department of Justice of the city of Moscow on March 16, 1993 Certificate of registration ¹ 2333 Amendments adopted by the General Assembly of the Group on September 27, 1998 Moscow, 1998 1. General Provisions 1.1. Regional Non-Government Organization "Moscow Group of Assistance to Implementation of Helsinki Accords" ("Moscow Helsinki Group"), hereinafter referred to as "the Group", is a public organization created on the initiative of citizens for realization of objectives, stipulated by the Charter. 1.2. The Group acts according to the RF Constitution, RF Civil Code, other current laws of Russian Federation, present Charter and follows universally recognized international principles, norms and standards. The work of the Group is based on principles of free will, equality of rights, self- administration, and publicity. 1.3. The Group is a legal entity from the moment of its state registration, it has its own balance, current and other accounts, including currency accounts, in banks, its own isolated property, acts on the base of self-financing, to obtain stipulated objectives the Group can conclude agreements, deals, gain property and personal non-property rights, participate as plaintiff or defendant in trials of general jurisdiction, and arbitration tribunals. 1.4. The Group has a round seal with its name, stamps, letterheads and other props. The Group can have its own symbol, including emblems, flags and pendants, all registered in a proper legal way. 1.5. The region of the Group's activity and place location of the Group's Board is the city of Moscow. 1.6. The Group can have departments in the region of its activity. The Group can found its branches and representative offices on the territory of the Russian Federation and abroad according to the current legislation. 2. Objectives of the Group 2.1. The objectives of the group are following: 2.1.1. Assistance to practical implementation of humanitarian articles of the 1975 Final Act of Helsinki Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), international agreements, adopted with the aim of developing the Act, as well as other international legal obligations of the Russian Federation in the field of human rights. 2.2. For achievement of the objectives of the Charter, the Group according to the current legislation accomplishes the following tasks: 2.2.1. Advocacy of human rights ideas. 2.2.2. Utmost supporting of process of foundation and developing of Russian regional human rights movement. 2.2.3. Collection, generalization and analysis of information about the facts of human rights violations and legal situation in the country in the letter and spirit of the international obligations in the field of human rights. 2.2.4. Assistance to providing information about cases of human rights violations in Russia to heads of the states members of Helsinki Accords, interested international organizations, Russian government and non-government organizations, as well as public at all levels. 2.2.5. Search of forms of public constructive participation in law-making process on issues connected with human rights protection, maximal assistance to law-makers in working-out guaranties of human rights observance. 3. Rights and Obligations of the Group 3.1. For achievement of purposes of the Charter according to the current legislation the Group has following rights: 3.1.1. Distribute the information about the Group's rights freely. 3.1.2. Participate in decision-making work of state authorities and self-government bodies in order provided by current legislature. 3.1.3. Hold meetings, demonstrations, processions, pickets in order provided by current legislature. 3.1.4. Establish mass-media bodies and carry out publishing in order provided by current legislature. 3.1.5. Represent and protect the Group's rights, legal interests of its members, as well as interests of other citizens in state power bodies, self-government bodies and NGOs. 3.1.6. Realize in full volume their power provided by the laws on public organizations. 3.1.7. Give the initiative on different questions of public life, bring propositions in state power bodies. 3.1.8. Join public organizations as a member, be participant of public organizations, found unions and associations. 3.1.9. Maintain direct international contacts and ties. 3.1.10. Establish its branches and representative offices without forming legal entity. 3.1.11. Run business for achievement of purposes of the Charter. Income from enterprising activities cannot be distributed among the Group's members. 3.1.12. Establish non-profitable organizations in order provided by current legislature. 3.1.13. Establish economic associations with the status of legal entity, as well as acquire property for business activity. Participation of the Group in associations together with other entities is not allowed. 3.1.14. Realize other rights provided by current legislation of the Russian Federation in accordance with purposes and objectives of the Group. 3.2. The Group has the following obligations: 3.2.1. Follow the legislature of the Russian Federation, universally recognized principles and norms of international Law, concerning the field of its activity, as well as norms, provided by the Charter. 3.2.2. Publish annual report on using of its property or provide an access for examining this report. 3.2.3. Inform annually the registration body about the prolongation of its activity, indicating the real place of location and data about the Chairpersons in the volume of requisite evidence listed in the state registrar of legal entities. 3.2.4. Present on the request of the registration body documents with decisions of persons in charge and authorities of the Group, as well as annual and quarterly reports on its activity in the volume of requisite evidence submitted to taxation bodies. 3.2.5. Allow the representatives of registration body to participate measures held be the Group. 3.2.6. Assistant to representatives of registration body in familiarization with activity of the Group in connection with achievement of the objectives of the Charter and maintenance of legislature of the RF and the city of Moscow. 3.2.7. Carry obligations, provided by the RF current legislature for public organizations. 4. Membership 4.1. The Group's members can be citizens of the RF, foreign citizens and stateless persons aged 18. 4.2. Admittance to membership of the Group executed by the Group's General Assembly on ground of written application of a person. 4.3. Membership can be broken because of violation of provisions of this Charter. 4.4. Decision about admittance or exclusion is made by the Group's General Assembly providing that 2/3 of the whole number of members voted for admittance (exclusion). In case the qualified majority is not present on the General Assembly, and in case of the negative voting result, the final decision on admittance (exclusion) is taken through the written survey of all members of the Group. 4.5. Members of the Group has following rights: 4.5.1. Participate in Assemblies. 4.5.2. Bring propositions on issues of the Group's activity for the consideration of the Group's authorities. 4.5.3. Receive information, concerning the Group's activity. 4.5.4. The Group's members have the right to terminate their membership of the Group after written notification of the Chairman of the Group who, in his turn, notifies the Group's General Assembly. 4.6. The Group's has the following obligations: 4.6.1. Follow the present Charter. 4.6.2. Exclude actions resulting in moral and material damage. 4.6.3. Assistant to solving problems faced by the Group. 4.7. The Group’s members are not responsible for the Group’s obligations, as well as the Group is not responsible for its members’ obligations. 5. Governing and Control-Inspection Bodies 5.1. The Supreme governing body of the Group is the Group's General Assembly. 5.1.1. The General Assembly is called by the Group's Board not rare than twice a year. Extraordinary assemblies are called on the decision of the Group's Chairman, Group's Board, Revision Commission or on the initiative of not less than 1/3 of the Group's members. The Group's General Assembly has the right to solve any questions concerning the Group's activity. 5.1.2. The questions of exceptional competence of the Group's General Assembly are the following: - approving the Charter; - making modifications and additions to the Charter with subsequence state registration in order provided by law, - election of the chairman for a 3-year term, his (her) dismissal ahead of time, - election of members of the Group's Board for a 3-year term and dismissal ahead of time, - election of the Revision Commission for a 3-year term and dismissal ahead of time, - determination of general directions of the Group's activity; - approving reports of the Chairman and the Revision Commission; - approving annual report on realization of general programs of the Group; - solving questions about admittance to membership and exclusion; - considering the question about stopping the Group's activity; - solving questions about foundation of economic and non-profitable organizations, about participation in such organizations, establishing mass-media bodies, foundation of branches and representative offices. 5.1.3. Decisions of the General Assembly are made by voting by hand by a majority of voices of people participated in voting, except cases specially stipulated by the Charter. The General Assembly has the right to solve submitted questions provided the assistance more than half of the Group's members. The decision about stopping the Group's activity is made by 2/3 of voices of pole attended the General Assembly. 5.2. The Group’s Board is permanent acting governing body of the group which acts during the period between assemblies. The Group’s Board - to the Group’s General Assembly. The Group’s Board is headed by the Chairman. 5.2.1. The members of the Group’s Board are elected by the General Assembly on presentation of the Chairman. The number of the members of the Board is determined by the Group’s General Assembly. The Chairman is a member of the Group’s Board according his(her) status. 5.2.2. Sessions of the Group’s Board are held per force, but not rare than once a month. The Chairman presides over the sessions. The session is competent provided ½ of the Group’s members assist. Decisions are made by voting by hand by a majority of voices. The extraordinaire session can be called provided not less than a half of the number of the Group’s members or the Chairman of the Group proposed it. 5.2.3. The Group’s Board has the following rights: - call Assemblies; - prepare questions for the Group’s consideration; - ensure the realization of the Group’s decisions; - approve budgets, new project and programs of the Group; - approve time-table of the Group and the internal schedule; - recommend the candidacies of the Manager and the Accountant to the Chairman; - listen to current reports of programs’ and projects’ coordinators, Manager and Accountant of the Group; - solve other questions, which are beyond of the General Assembly competence. 5.3. The governing of routing activity of the Group is made by the Group's Chairman, elected by the General Assembly among members of the Group. The Chairman has following rights: - present on the request of the registration body documents with decisions of persons in charge and authorities of the Group, as well as annual and quarterly reports on its activity in the volume of requisite evidence submitted to taxation bodies; - call Assemblies; - prepare questions for the Group's consideration; - ensure the realization of the Group's decisions; - present the Group in the relations with state and public organizations; - acts on behalf of the Group without the power of attorney; - order the property of the Group, credits, sign financial and other documents; - appoint the Manager and the Accountant of the Group on presentation of the Group's Board; - accept for a job and dismiss programs' and projects' coordinators, as well as other stuff; - inform annually the registration body about the prolongation of its activity, indicating the real place of location and data about the Chairpersons in the volume of requisite evidence listed in the state registrar of legal entities; - solve other issues which are beyond the competence of the General Assembly and the Group’s Board; 5.4. The Manager of the group is responsible for organizational-economic provision of the work of the General Assembly, the Group’s Board, the Chairman, and also for the decision of the general work of programs and projects of the Group, for the safety of the property of the Group, for performing of the by-laws of the Group. 5.5. To revise financial-economical activity of the Group, the Assembly elect the Revision Commission. The members of the Group's Board and stuff of the Group can be members of the Revision Commission. The Revision Commission elects its President. The Revision Commission holds revisions not rare than once a year, present reports on its work for Assembly's consideration. 6. Property and Finances of the Group 6.1. According to the current legislature of the RF, the Group can have in property or in other law of state buildings, structures, housing, land, transport, equipment, stock, property of cultural and educational importance, finances, securities, and other property, which is necessary for material securing of the Group's activity, stipulated by the Charter. The property of the Group is formed on base of: - income from enterprising activity, allowed by Law; - membership fees; - voluntary fees and donations; - other sources allowed by Law. 7. Stopping of the Activity of the Group 7.1. The Group stops its activity by means of reorganization (merging, transformation, joining, apportionment, division) or liquidation. The Group can not be transferred in any economic association. 7.2. Reorganization and liquidation of the Group is realized according the decision of the General Assembly by 2/3 voices of number of the Group's members. The Group can be liquidated by the trial decision in order, stipulated by the current legislature. 7.3. In case of liquidation the Liquidation Commission is created. After all payments to budget and creditors have done, the property of the liquidated Group is directed on purposes stipulated by the Charter. Back |
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