After ban, Amnesty vows to redouble efforts to expose Russia's abuses

MOSCOW, May 19 (Reuters) - Amnesty International said on Monday that a ban imposed by Russia was an attempt to silence dissent but that the group would redouble efforts to expose human rights violations by Russia.

"This decision is part of the Russian government’s broader effort to silence dissent and isolate civil society," Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said in a statement.

"We will redouble our efforts to expose Russia's egregious human rights violations both at home and abroad."