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The Prosecutor recognized illegal the interdiction of “March of Dissent”
On 4 June the Prosecutor of Moscow found infringements of the law in activities of the capital government’s desicion to forbid the “March of Dissent” on 6 May. The Ombudsman for Human Rights of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Lukin, supported the organizers of the march and emphasized the activity operated completely within the law’s limits. (30-JUN-08)
Human Rights Watch report on the situation in the Republic of Ingushetia
On 25 June the International Human Rights Organization Human Rights Watch presented a report on the fight against terrorism and infringements of human rights in Ingushetia. The report’s author is the well-known human rights defender Tatyana Lokshina. (29-JUN-08)
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is celebrated on 26 June. This date, proclaimed in 1997 by the United Nations, was directed towards the full eradication of torture and guaranteeing the effectiveness of the “Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment”. (29-JUN-08)
Employees of the Human Rights center “Memorial” have been detained in the Chechen Republic
On 17 June, four employees of the Human Rights Center “Memorial” were detained while photographing a building in the Chechen Republic where, according to human rights defenders, kidnapped people were illegally. The Human Rights Center “Memorial” intends to address this incident to the Prosecutor and the Court. (28-JUN-08)
The Amnesty International Annual Report
28 May 2008 International human rights organization Amnesty International released its annual report on the state of the protection of human rights in the world. This time, the USA received the sharpest criticism. However, the Russian Federation was among the number of the countries where the quantity of attacks because of racism and prosecutions “for political dissent” noticeably increased. Amnesty International addressed president Dmitry Medvedev with a request to take measures for the guarantee of the observance of human rights and freedom in the Russian Federation. (30-MAY-08)
The law on public control in places of imprisonment has been adopted by the State Duma in the third
21 May 2008 the State Duma passed in its final, third reading, the law “On Public Control for Ensuring Human Rights in Detention Facilities and Assisting Persons in Detention Facilities”. Should the law e approved by the Federation Council and signed by the president it is assumed that it will to come into force on 1 September 2008. (23-MAY-08)
Spring Draft 2008
The spring draft began in the Russian Federation on 1 April and will run till 15 July 2008. As of today human rights defenders have fixed numerous infringements of the draftees’ rights. This was stated by the nongovernmental organization, Committee of Soldier´s Mothers, which gives consultations for citizens and holds weekly assemblies consulting people concerning issues of the draft. (20-MAY-08)
Freedom of the Press
Annual reports were prepared by the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Freedom House for World Press Freedom Day which is celebrated annually on 3 May. (15-MAY-08)
Strasbourg court rules the Russian Federation pay $112,000 to Chechen woman
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled the Russian Federation should pay 72,000 Euros ($112,000) in compensation to a resident of the Chechen Republic, whose two relatives went missing in May 2001. Currently, a total of 23,000 temporary cases are pending against the Russian Federation, around 26% of the total. (21-APR-08)