According to the press service of the Association of Russian for Human Rights, human rights activists of the Association will provide human rights support for convicts within the framework of the project "Freedom through Space".
According to the Association of Russian for Human Rights, earlier the Space Technologies consortium offered convicts, both in Russia and abroad, to take part in the implementation of space programs and missions of the consortium.
Human rights activists of the Association of Russian for Human Rights, will help in considering applications from life-sentenced and long-term prisoners, as well as from all convicts who wish. In addition, the specialists of the Association will accompany the negotiations with the penitentiary system on the replacement of punishment from prison labor at the place of serving the sentence to the fulfillment of the tasks of the consortium at the location of the project, and will also seek, in case of successful completion of the space task, to consider the possibility of parole for convicts. The duration of a mission can vary from a few months to several years.
The criteria for selecting convicts from the consortium are as follows:
- legal capacity of the convict;
- a conscious desire to participate in space programs and missions;
- Sufficient health, ability to learn, sociability and progressive thinking.
There are no restrictions on gender, age, nationality, sexual orientation and other differences for participation in space programs.