The Russian opposition has put together a cooperative effort to fight for political rights and freedoms in the Russian Federation. They put together a Declaration and a Charter, drawing on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Constitution of the Russian Federation (“Man, his rights and freedoms are the supreme value. The recognition, observance and protection of the rights and freedoms of man and citizen shall be the obligation of the State”), and the people of Russia for support. It lists offenses and violations that the ruling regime of Russia has done:

Destroying democratic institutions, inducing “lawlessness,” weakening the nation’s military, making higher-ups rich while depriving the poor of fundamental services, discriminating and segregating, aggravating conflicts among peoples, and,

“The ruling regime suppresses attempts by citizens to defend their rights and freedoms with the help of propaganda, bribery, arm-twisting, threats, crude police and judicial arbitrariness, violence, terror, [as well as] taking away freedom, property, health and life itself from Russian citizens.”

The Charter says that Russian citizens have had their power taken away, and asks for them to try and take it back. It presents some simple foundations that they would like to have Russia adhere to. Paraphrased, these are:

1. No interference in personal lives as well as freedom of speech, assembly, mobility, residence, thought, and language.
2. Religious freedom.
3. No non-peaceful political tactics.
4. Eliminating corruption, coercion, and character assassination in the political discourse.
5. Democracy and representation of the people.
6. Keeping the rights of dissenters, allowing them to express and defend their views.