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Singled Out: Russia’s Detention and Expulsion of Georgians

Singled Out

Russia’s Detention and Expulsion of Georgians

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Summary

Recommendations

To the Russian Government

To the United Nations

To the Council of Europe

To the European Union and the United States Government

Methodology

Russia’s International Obligations

Arbitrary or unlawful detentions

Arbitrary or unlawful expulsions

Background

Relations between Russia and Georgia

Racism and Xenophobia in Russia

Migration and Migration Policy in Russia

The Campaign against Georgians

Official Statements

Media Campaign

Official Orders to Target Georgians

Targeting Georgian Businesses and Georgian Workers

Arbitrary and Illegal Detention and Expulsion of Georgians

Coerced “confessions”

Violation of the rights to counsel and to inform a person of the fact of detention

Violation of the right to a fair hearing

Violation of the right to appeal

Deaths of Georgians in Custody

Inhuman and Degrading Treatment

Conditions of detention

Conditions of expulsion

Expulsion of Georgian Refugees from Abkhazia

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E

Appendix F

October 2007 Volume 19, No. 5(D)