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Russia’s Implementation of European Court of Human Rights Judgments on Chechnya
Introduction
A Note on
Methodology
The
Experience of Applicants who have Won Cases at the European Court
Background
Human Rights
Violations and the Armed Conflict in Chechnya
The Role of
the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers in the Implementation of
Judgments
The Role of
the Prosecutor’s Office in the Implementation of European Court Judgments
No
Accountability for Perpetrators
The
Disappearance and Presumed Death of Shakhid Baysayev
The
Disappearance and Presumed Death of Apti Isigov and Zelimkhan Umkhanov
The
Disappearance and Presumed Death of Kharon and Magomed Khumaidov
The
Disappearance and Presumed Death of Khadzhi-Murat Yandiyev
The Killing
by Bombardment of Zara Isayeva’s Son and Nieces
The Killing
of Khalid Khatsiyev and Kazbek Akiyev
The
Disappearance and Presumed Death of the Aziyev Brothers
Ongoing
Failure to Inform Aggrieved Parties about the Investigation
Applicants
Questioned but Given No Information
No
Meaningful Response or No response to Information Requests
Ongoing
Failure to Provide Aggrieved Parties Access to the Criminal Case File
The
Importance of Access to the Case File
Legal
Obstacles to Investigation
Aziyevy v.
Russia
Imakayeva v.
Russia
Recommendations
To the
Russian Government
To
Governments of Council of Europe Member States
To the
European Union and its Member States
Acknowledgements
Appendix:
European Court Judgments on Cases from Chechnya (as of September 24, 2009)
[*]Human Rights Watch telephone interview with Fatima Bazorkina, July 30, 2009.