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Russia Criticism = extremism Published in New Statesman The last bastion of free speech in Russia is the internet, but it too is in serious peril as the sentencing of a blogger has shown, writes HRW's Matthew Schaaf. July 14, 2008 Commentary Also available in 
Printer friendly version 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 Russia: Stop ‘Dirty War’ Tactics in Ingushetia Killings, Torture, Disappearances in Chechnya-Style Counterinsurgency The Chechnya armed conflict has spread human rights abuses and instability across the North Caucasus, and particularly in Ingushetia, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch urged the Russian government to amend its counterinsurgency techniques and address impunity for violations in Ingushetia to ensure that the situation does not descend to the appalling abuses that characterized the conflict in Chechnya. June 25, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Russia after Putin By Allison Gill, Director, Moscow Office Published in Guardian Online This week the EU will hold its first summit with Russia since Dmitri Medvedev replaced Vladimir Putin as president. The meeting presents European leaders with a much-needed opportunity to set a new tone in their relationship with Moscow. June 25, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version “As If They Fell From the Sky” Counterinsurgency, Rights Violations, and Rampant Impunity in Ingushetia
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Download PDF, 842 KB, 110 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release UN: Harsh Drug Policies Undermine AIDS Prevention and Treatment Respect Rights to Life, Health of Drug Users to Stem Rising HIV Epidemics The United Nations should ensure that policies to control illicit drugs do not impede access to lifesaving HIV services, a group of public health and rights organizations said today in a joint letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other key UN officials. June 23, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version EU: Press for Rights Reform at Russia Summit First Medvedev Meeting Key Opportunity for Relationship The European Union should use its summit with Russia to press Moscow to end impunity for abuses in Chechnya and cease harassment of civil society in Russia, Human Rights Watch said today. The summit, the first in Russian President Dmitri Medvedev’s tenure, will take place June 26- 27, 2008, in Khanty Mansiisk, an oil-rich region 1400 miles east of Moscow. June 23, 2008 Press Release Also available in
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 Global Internet Freedom: Corporate Responsibility and the Rule of Law Testimony to the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law Human Rights Watch believes that the internet is a transformative force that can help open closed societies and provide the near-instantaneous flow of information to inform the public, mobilize for change, and ultimately hold institutions accountable. In this testimony, Arvind Ganesan, Busines and Human Rights Program director, discusses some governments' restrictions on the internet, ongoing efforts for self-regulation, and prospects for government-led change to ensure respect for human rights. May 20, 2008 Testimony Printer friendly version Russia: Halt “Incitement” Prosecution of Human Rights Defender Yuri Samodurov prosecuted for hosting controversial art exhibition The Russian authorities should stop the criminal prosecution of Yuri Samodurov for hosting a controversial art exhibition, Human Rights Watch said today. May 13, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Russia: Minister Steinmeier should raise human rights concerns during his trip to Russia Human Rights Watch would like to take the opportunity of your upcoming visit to Russia to urge you to raise two priority human rights concerns: Russia’s implementation of European Court of Human Rights judgments on abuses in Chechnya and Russian government curbs on independent civil society activism. May 8, 2008 Letter Also available in 
Printer friendly version EU-Russia Human Rights Consultations Human Rights Watch Recommendations - March 2008 As Russia prepares to enter a new political cycle, the EU should take full stock of Russia’s deteriorating human rights record and commit to making human rights a core aspect of its partnership with the Russian government. The EU should ensure that the human rights situation in Russia is raised at all levels, including at the upcoming EU-Russia Summit in June. May 8, 2008 Memorandum Also available in
Germany: Press for Human Rights Reform in Russia Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier should press Russia to immediately end impunity for human rights violations in Chechnya and cease harassment of and restrictions on civil society in Russia, Human Rights Watch said today. Steinmeier will travel to Russia on May 12 to meet with government and nongovernmental organization representatives. May 8, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Council of Europe Failing on Russia Urgent Need for Vigorous Monitoring in the North Caucasus A statement published today by a committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on “alarming” human rights violations by security forces in the North Caucasus reaffirms the need for increased monitoring in the region, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The memorandum, made public on April 15, 2008, shows the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly should reinvigorate its monitoring in Chechnya and the region. April 15, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version The danger of ranting in Russia Obscure blog post lands commenter on trial By Matthew Schaaf, a consultant for Human Rights Watch LiveJournal, the vibrant Russian blogging community that accounts for nearly 50 per cent of blogging in Russia, may not be lively for much longer. The site, like most other forms of media and free expression in Russia, is in jeopardy as authorities are seeking to rein in independent voices. April 7, 2008 Commentary 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 Putin's crackdown on NGOs By Tom Porteous, London Director, Human Rights Watch Published in New Statesman Online In the run-up to Russia's presidential elections, the Kremlin continues to undermine democratic institutions and independent NGOS February 21, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Russia: Cut Red Tape That Stifles NGOs New Legislation Obstructs Independent Work by Civil Society The Russian government should reform regulations that are choking independent activism, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. New laws and regulations giving the state broad authority to interfere with the work of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have been adopted in the context of growing authoritarianism in Russia. February 20, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
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