Nagavkin spoke about his health being damaged after the colony.

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Human rights defender Igor Nagavkin, who was released after serving a two-year sentence in a general regime colony in Kamyshin, stated that he intends to restore his damaged health and will continue to challenge in court the illegal actions of the administration of the colonies where he served his sentence.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on October 9, human rights defender Igor Nagavkin was released from the general regime colony in Kamyshin, having served the full two-year sentence for organizing the work of the pre-trial detention center.

Recently released Igor Nagavkin stated that he plans to continue the legal battle related to what he considers unconstitutional detention in the SHIZO in the Urupinsk colony-settlement.

He couldn't even have a cup of tea or take a smoke break.

"Here I see a clear violation of my constitutional rights. I was continuously held in SHIZO without daily breaks after the end of the designated terms: I could not put myself in order, use the right to a phone call with relatives and a lawyer. He couldn't even have a cup of tea or take a smoke break. During the court proceedings, shortcomings of the Supreme Court were revealed. They can be resolved by the Constitutional Court. And I will reach it," Nagavkin told a correspondent of "Caucasian Knot" on October 9.

Igor Nagavkin acknowledged that there were violations on his part. "There were violations on my part, but these are such violations that can be noticed or not noticed. I was under close scrutiny, so everything was noticed," his words are quoted by the human rights channel ZPCh.

The human rights defender also pointed to violations of constitutional rights noted by him in the order of the Ministry of Justice of Russia dated 04.07.2022 No. 110 "On the approval of the Rules of internal order of pre-trial detention centers of the penal enforcement system, Rules of internal order of correctional institutions and Rules of internal order of correctional centers of the penal enforcement system." "These rules contradict federal legislation. And I will challenge this order (No. 110) in the courts," Nagavkin explained.

He also pointed to numerous violations of laws by the judge of the Central District Court of Volgograd during his challenge of court decisions regarding the conditions of detention in the Urupinsk colony. The human rights defender intends to appeal to the investigative committee.

Nagavkin also stated that medical care in the FSIN system in Kamyshin "is severely lacking." He intends to file complaints with the prosecutor's office regarding the violations by the medical department's management. Igor will also complain about the supervising prosecutor of the region, who, according to Nagavkin, did not respond "properly" to his numerous appeals regarding the violations of the rights of prisoners in the Urupinsk and Kamyshin colonies.

Igor Nagavkin noted that in the month leading up to his release, the staff of the Kamyshin colony did not exert pressure on him and behaved correctly towards him. The last time Nagavkin was released from SHIZO was on September 3, after spending 14 days in isolation.

His health in the colonies has certainly deteriorated. It needs to be restored.

"We are very happy about Igor's return. He has lost a lot of weight. His health in the colonies has certainly deteriorated. It needs to be restored," said Nagavkin's sister Natalia Shishlina to a correspondent of "Caucasian Knot".

Civil activist Tamara Grodnikova congratulated Igor Nagavkin on his release through a correspondent of "Caucasian Knot". Tamara believes that society should take special control over every case of legal persecution of civil activists. "If we want to choose together the path we should take, then the protection of civil activists and their legal rights should become a top priority for society. Because the level of rights and freedoms in any country changes in relation to activists. And without the state respecting our rights, nothing good can be done. Including in the economy, which depends on our standard of living. Therefore, people should be aware of any such case, should have the opportunity to receive reliable information about the reasons for the persecution directly and firsthand, and have the opportunity to communicate with the lawyer of the persecuted activist and preferably with the activist himself. That is, every case of persecution of an activist should be public, involving public organizations and the media, deputies," the activist stated.

Grodnikova admitted that she knows little about Nagavkin's human rights activities and the reasons for his punishment. She considers this a "serious oversight" on her part. The news of Nagavkin's release prompted her to learn about the history of his persecution. "It would be very useful for civil society if the released activist held a press conference. Moreover, from what I know, Igor Nagavkin's case is quite resonant and worthy of attention," she noted.

Journalist Andrey Rebrov described his attitude towards human rights defender Igor Nagavkin as "ambiguous." "I was seriously put off by the episode in the pre-trial detention center when, in response to being placed in a cell with those accused of crimes against sexual integrity, he began to break furniture. I saw in this reaction an acceptance of the humiliating prison hierarchy. A human rights defender, in my opinion, should defend the dignity of every prisoner - regardless of the charges against them, personal qualities, or position in the informal prison system," the journalist stated.

For years he helped prisoners and their relatives, telling about torture, deaths, and lack of medical assistance in places of deprivation of liberty.

At the same time, Rebrov acknowledges Nagavkin's "persistence and real merits" in human rights activities. "For years he helped prisoners and their relatives, telling about torture, deaths, and lack of medical assistance in places of deprivation of liberty. He continued to file complaints and appeal decisions even while in pre-trial detention and SHIZO. The European Court recognized violations during his arrest and prolonged detention, while Russian courts repeatedly reviewed the decisions made against him," Rebrov said.

On September 28, 2016, the police came to Nagavkin with a search warrant, accusing him of stealing jewelry, and detained him. According to the investigation, Nagavkin, along with "unidentified individuals," allegedly broke into a pawnshop, but could not steal anything due to circumstances beyond their control. No fingerprints or witnesses to the "theft" were presented by the police. Details of the case are collected in the reference material of "Caucasian Knot" "Main about the arrests and releases of Igor Nagavkin".