Chechnya

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Europe/Central Asia

May 28, 2019 News Release

Russia: Chechnya Gay Purge Responders Threatened
Europe/Central Asia

July 15, 2012 Commentary

Russia: Remembering Natalia Estemirova, and Why Her Courage Lives On

Tanya Lokshina
Associate Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

Published In: Huffington Post
Europe/Central Asia

July 13, 2012 News Release

Russia: Bring Natalia Estemirova’s Murderers to Justice

News

November 8, 2012 Background Briefing

Joint NGO Submission by the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights and Human Rights Watch
June 7, 2012 News Release

Russia: Protect Human Rights Defenders in Chechnya
November 14, 2011 Background Briefing

Russia: Making Justice Count in Chechnya
November 11, 2011 Commentary

Russian TV: A Different Truth for East and West?

Tanya Lokshina
Associate Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

Published In: openDemocracy.net
October 17, 2011 News Release

Russia: Guests Should Refuse Pay for Chechnya Gala
October 11, 2011 News Release

Russia: Celebrities Should Refuse Pay for Chechnya Gala
August 2, 2011 News Release

Russia: Chechen Human Rights Lawyer Threatened
June 2, 2011 News Release

Austria: Press Russia on Chechen Murder Link
April 20, 2011 Letter

Russia: Joint Letter to President Medvedev regarding Human Rights Situation in the North Caucasus
March 10, 2011 News Release

Russia: Chechnya Enforcing Islamic Dress Code
November 14, 2010 News Release

Russia: Vienna Trial Should Prompt Inquiry
November 12, 2010 Q & A

Justice in Vienna and Chechnya
August 24, 2010 News Release

Russia: Stop Forced Dress Code for Women in Chechnya
July 8, 2010 News Release

Russia: A Year Later, No Prosecution in Estemirova Murder
May 19, 2010 Statement

Address to President Medvedev Regarding the Human Rights Situation in the North Caucasus
April 29, 2010 News Release

Russia: Act on Findings Implicating Chechnya Leader
December 16, 2009 Statement

Memorial, International Human Rights Groups Return to Chechnya
September 9, 2009 News Release

Russia: Kadyrov Should Drop Defamation Claim
August 15, 2009 News Release

Russia: Protect Rights Workers in Chechnya
August 11, 2009 News Release

Russia: Ensure Independent Inquiry Into Activists’ Killings
August 10, 2009 News Release

Russia: Find Activist Missing in Chechnya
August 1, 2009 News Release

Russia: Probe Official Role in Rights Defender’s Murder

Daily Brief

March 27, 2020

Worries about a new crackdown against protest movement in Hong Kong; Egypt's bad coronavirus response; Mexico should deliver accurate COVID-19 information to its citizens; Rohingya refugees and homeless people at risk during pandemic; what we can learn from Congo's ebola fight; and 'Crip Camp' and the birth of the disability rights movement in the United States.