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Russia: Drop Criminal Libel Charges Against Activist

03 Nov

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Russian authorities should immediately drop criminal libel charges against Oleg Orlov, the prominent activist who heads Memorial Human Rights Center, Human Rights Watch said today. The charges stem from Orlov’s statement that Ramzan Kadyrov, the president of Chechnya, was responsible for the murder of Natalia Estemirova, Memorial’s leading researcher in Chechnya.
Link to HRW

Tags: Chechnya, Russia

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Russian Federation: President Medvedev must act to end attacks on human rights activists

05 Oct

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Human rights activists in Russia and the North Caucasus face increasing violence and intimidation three years after the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
In a letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Amnesty International urged him to take genuine steps to stop the attacks and for his administration to demonstrate a commitment to bring the perpetrators of [...]

Tags: Chechnya, Dagestan, Russia

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Austria: Bring Killers of Chechen Exile to Justice; Man Who Fled to Vienna Had Accused Chechen President of Torture

15 Jan

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

The Austrian government should act swiftly to bring to justice those responsible for the killing of a Chechen man who had alleged he had been tortured by Ramzan Kadyrov, who is now the Chechen president, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the Memorial Human Rights Centre said today.
According to news reports, assailants shot and killed [...]

Tags: Austria, Chechnya, Russia

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Chechnya: Torture Victim Abducted in Chechnya

07 Aug

Posted by Jim as Human Rights, Take Action

Human Rights Watch has called on the Chechen authorities to immediately launch a thorough investigation to find the man, 42-year-old Mokhmadsalakh Masaev, and ensure that he is protected from torture and ill-treatment.
Makhmadsalors Delilovich Masaev, was abducted on 3 August in Grozny, capital of the Chechen Republic, by men in camouflage uniform. Makhmadsalors Masaev was in [...]

Tags: Chechnya, Russia

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Russian authorities ruled responsible for Chechen women’s disappearance

04 Jun

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

In a ruling made on 29 May 2008, the European Court of Human Rights has found the Russian authorities responsible for the May 2003 enforced disappearance of two young Chechen women, Aminat Dugaeva and Kurbika Zinabdieva.
“The Court’s ruling is a step forward in the search for justice for Aminat, Kurbika and their families. We will [...]

Tags: Chechnya, ECHR, Russia

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