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Three years without Anna Politkovskaya
Three years have passed since the murder of Anna Politkovskaya. Everybody in the world who has a slightest interest in what is happening in the Russian Federation and North Caucasus is aware of this beautiful courageous and woman, talented journalist and a true human right defender.
Three years since the murder of Anna: In the Russian Federation, being a HR defender has never been
Anna Politkovskaya was an outstanding person and a courageous journalist. Today it is three years since the prominent human rights activist was shot dead at the entrance of her home in Moscow.
European court condemns the Russian Federation for Chechen disappearance
The European Court has found the Russian Federation responsible for the enforced disappearance of a young Chechen man from the village of Mesker-Yurt, the Chechen Republic, Russian Justice Initiative said today.
First conference of Public Supervising Committees’ members: “Formation of a system of public control
More then 60 representatives from different NGOs from 42 regions of the Russian Federation took part in the first two-day all-Russia conference of Public Supervising Committees’ members “Formation of a system of public control in Russia”, organized by Moscow Helsinki Group (RRSHR), For Human Rights Movement and charitable Foundation “Social Partnership” (RRSHR) in Moscow on September 2009, 17-18.
CPJ special report: The Unsolved Killings of Journalists in Russia
Secrecy, corruption, lack of accountability, conflicts of interest, and a shortage of political will are the main obstacles to achieving justice in the unsolved, work-related murders of 17 journalists in the Russian Federation since 2000, the Committee to Protect
Journalists said as it released a new investigative report today.
Conference «Formation of system of public control in Russia»
Moscow Helsinki Group will hold a conference “Formation of system of public control in Russia” as a part of the project “Prevention of tortures through legal support, education and protection”.
Experts, members of regional Supervising Committees on public control over places of forced imprisonment from 40 regions of Russia, representatives of federal government bodies will participate at the conference.
The participants will discuss actual problems of public control and rights protection of the citizens in the places of forced imprisonment.
Russia is still dangerous for journalists
Reporters without Borders issued an “atlas of freedom of the press and media in the Russian Federation.”
Russian human rights defenders at risk again
Human Rights Watch insists that Russian authorities should take urgent steps to ensure the safety of activists from the human rights group Memorial and investigate suspicious activities that may threaten their safety.
Human rights activists qualified power agents in the North Caucasus as “death squadrons”
Russian human rights activists discussed their concerns about the situation in the North Caucasus where torture, kidnappings, illegal prisons and extrajudicial executions are become integral elements.