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Human rights advocate Alexander Lapshin: No place to go, but still fighting for global freedom

By Frederick John Packer, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Philip Leech-Ngo, Part-time Professor, International Relations, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Alexander Lapshin’s experiences being detained and tortured for allegedly insulting an authoritarian strongman highlights the dangers faced by activists even in seemingly secure environments.

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