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War comes to Ingushetia By Tanya Lokshina, Researcher, Europe and Central Asia Division Published in Open Democracy The border of Chechnya and Ingushetia used to mark the line between war and peace. Now the shootings, torture and disappearances have begun. July 2, 2008 Commentary Also available in 
Printer friendly version Letter to the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Regarding the Detention of Memorial Staff Dear Mr. Hammarberg: We write to alert you to the arbitrary detention by Chechen law enforcement officers of four staff members of the Grozny office of the Memorial Human Rights Center. During their detention, they were harassed and threatened with execution, and their belongings were seized and tampered with. We urge you to raise this highly troubling detention with the Russian and Chechen authorities to make sure that they support the unhindered work of human rights defenders. We also ask that you seek assurances that such threats to and detentions of Memorial stop immediately. June 25, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Chechnya: European Court Last Hope for Victims France, EU, Should Use Rulings to End Abuses France should use its upcoming EU presidency to urge Russian compliance with European Court of Human Rights judgments on Chechnya, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Human Rights Watch, and the League for Human Rights (LHR) said today. Pushing for Russia to respect the European Court’s decisions on Chechen cases should be a top priority in the European Union’s relations with Moscow, Human Rights Watch, FIDH, and LHR said. June 9, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version EU: Seize New Opportunities to Press Russia on Chechnya EU Engagement Key to Preventing Spread of Abuses in the North Caucasus The European Union should seize every opportunity to press Russia to end human rights abuses in Chechnya and other parts of the North Caucasus and ensure perpetrators are brought to justice, a coalition of leading human rights groups said today. April 6, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Chechnya: Justice, Between Ruins and Reconstruction We’re making a movie today. Running around Grozny with a camera and a tripod. Setting up the camera, almost defiantly, amidst the noisy streets, in front of the mammoth monument to Kadyrov, the assassinated former president of Chechnya, and on the bridge across the river Sunzha. April 6, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Russia on Trial Chechnya and the European Court of Human Rights The European Union should seize every opportunity to press Russia to end human rights abuses in Chechnya and other parts of the North Caucasus and ensure perpetrators are brought to justice April 6, 2008 Video EU: Letter to Foreign Minister Rupel in advance of EU-Russia Troika meeting We are writing to urge you to use the February 13 EU-Russia Troika meeting to send a strong message to Minister Lavrov and other Russian government officials about Russia’s obligation to comply fully with European Court of Human Rights judgments, including those on Chechnya. January 31, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Russia: Journalists Detained to Stop Reporting on Ingushetia Protest The arrests by Russian authorities of 10 journalists and two human rights defenders during a violent protest in Ingushetia on January 26, 2008 undermines independent reporting, Human Rights Watch said today. January 27, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Betraying human rights in Russia By Allison Gill Published in Público When he was here last week, Prime Minister Jose Socrates told Russia’s President Vladimir Putin that there would be no more European Union moralizing about Russia’s human rights record, saying that “no one should claim to lecture anyone else" [“ninguém pretenda dar lições a ninguém"]. This was a victory for Putin’s increasingly authoritarian policies, a terrible blow to Russia’s besieged civil society, and a bad omen for Portugal’s upcoming presidency of the European Union. June 11, 2007 Commentary Also available in 
Printer friendly version Video: Council of Europe Underperforming on Human Rights Kenneth Roth addressing the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly during a special debate on the state of human rights and democracy in Europe on April 18, 2007. April 19, 2007 Video Chechnya: Research Shows Widespread and Systematic Use of Torture UN Committee against Torture Must Get Commitments From Russia to Stop Torture Torture in both official and secret detention facilities is widespread and systematic in Chechnya, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper issued today, just as the UN Committee against Torture concluded its review of Russia. November 13, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Widespread Torture in the Chechen Republic Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper for the 37th Session UN Committee against Torture This 16-page briefing paper is addressed to the Committee against Torture. It documents ill-treatment and torture by pro-Moscow Chechen forces under the effective command of Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov, as well as by federal police personnel. November 13, 2006 Background Briefing Russia Condemned for Chechnya Killings Europe’s Top Human Rights Court Issues Ruling in Favor of Chechen Plaintiffs In a second historic decision on Chechnya this year, the European Court of Human Rights ruled today that Russia is responsible for the summary execution of five people in February 2000, Human Rights Watch said. October 13, 2006 Press Release Printer friendly version Russia: Court Orders Closure of Russian-Chechen Friendship Society Ruling is Blatant Attempt to Silence Government Critics The decision by a Russian court to close the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society today is a blatant attempt to silence a strong critic of human rights abuses in Chechnya, Human Rights Watch said. The ruling represents only the latest in several government attempts to silence the group and harass its leader. October 13, 2006 Press Release Printer friendly version Russia: Courageous Journalist Mourned Authorities Must Ensure Justice for Politkovskaia’s Murder Human Rights Watch is deeply saddened by the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaia. Human Rights Watch condemns this horrifying crime and calls on the Russian government to conduct a thorough investigation into her death and bring the perpetrators to justice. October 9, 2006 Special Focus Printer friendly version Russia Condemned for 'Disappearance' of Chechen Europe’s Top Human Rights Court Issues First Ruling in Chechen Disappearance Case In a landmark ruling today, the European Court of Human Rights held Russia responsible for the “disappearance” and subsequent killing of a Chechen man in February 2000, Human Rights Watch said. July 27, 2006 Press Release Printer friendly version Russia Condemned for 'Disappearance' of Chechen In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights held Russia responsible for the “disappearance” and subsequent killing of a Chechen man in February 2000. July 27, 2006 Audio Clip Diary: Anna Neistat By Anna Neistat, Senior Researcher Published in London Review of Books Anna Neistat is emergencies researcher for Human Rights Watch and the author of many reports on Chechnya. All names in the article have been changed to protect witnesses’ identities. July 6, 2006 Commentary Printer friendly version Joint NGO Open Letter to the Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) We call on the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to ensure that it resumes, without delay, its separate monitoring and public reporting on the human rights situation in Chechnya and neighbouring republics of the Russian Federation. July 5, 2006 Letter Printer friendly version As Russia Takes Over the Chair of the Council of Europe It Must Show Respect for Human Rights Today for the first time the Russian Federation will assume the chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, shortly after the 10th anniversary of its joining the Council of Europe. We, Russian and international human rights organizations, strongly believe that this occasion carries special responsibilities and heralds opportunities. May 19, 2006 Press Release Printer friendly version |
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