Dina Vedernikova: Strasburg Court may consider Ulman's complaint June 07, 2006 12:13 "Quite possibly, the complaint may be recognized as a priority and will be considered by an accelerated procedure," said Dina Vedernikova.
Kabardino-Balkaria MIA prepared a list of wanted in connection with attack on Nalchik June 06, 2006 21:55 Yesterday, June 5, the Kabardino-Balkaria MIA published the lists of militants wanted in connection with the attack on Nalchik last October.
Authorities try to move refugees out of TS in Chechnya capital June 06, 2006 21:45 "Go to your villages!" declared Khozhbaudi Estamirov, head of Staropromyslovski district administration of the capital of Chechnya, to the residents of the temporary shelter for refugees (TS) located at 289, Derzhavin Street in Grozny.
Seminar for human rights activists from Chechnya and Ingushetia held in Nazran June 06, 2006 21:30 On June 3-4, 2006, a two-day seminar "Counteracting violations in North Caucasus" was held, which was organized by the regional human rights organization "Chechen Committee of National Salvation" headed by Ruslan Badalov, with the financial support of the European Commission office in the RF.
A secret prison existed in Chechnya June 06, 2006 20:50 On May 29, 30 and 31, employees of the "Memorial" human rights centre examined and made video and photo records of vacant buildings in the Chechen capital where prior to May 27 the RF MIA Operational Group in October district of Grozny had been dislocated, and previously the Temporary department of internal affairs (TDIA) of the district, reports Dmitri Grushkin, employee of the "Memorial" HRC to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Students' hunger strike continues in Azerbaijan June 05, 2006 22:10 The hunger strike of the "Independent Azerbaijan" university (IAU) students in which about 60 persons take part has been lasting for 5 days.
Refugees are moved out of TS in Chechnya June 05, 2006 22:06 Upon the instruction of Khozhbaudi Estamirov, head of Staropromyslovski district administration of the capital of Chechnya, 47 families of forced migrants are to be moved out from the TS at 289, Derzhavin Street located on the territory of the former kindergarten.
Azeri deputies submitted a report on the situation in South Azerbaijan to the NATO PA June 03, 2006 22:36 Gudrat Gasanguliev, member of the Azeri delegation who has taken part in the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Paris, reports to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that a document on the situation in South Azerbaijan has been submitted to the political committee of the NATO PA.
Recruit beaten to death in Stavropol Territory June 02, 2006 23:05 "Echo Moskvy" radio reports that a soldier of regular military service from Karachaevo-Cherkessia has died in one of the military units of Stavropol Territory.
Azerbaijanis of Iran plan new actions June 01, 2006 23:11 As the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has been informed at the Baku office of the Movement for National Emergence of Southern Azerbaijan (MNESA), mass arrests of participants in the actions of protest continue in South Azerbaijan.
Children's ombudsman to be introduced in Armenia May 31, 2006 15:06 Starting from today and in the course of the coming ten months, an action is to be held in Armenia devoted to the problems of children's rights.
Governor Maksiuta prohibited meetings in Volgograd May 31, 2006 14:58 In order "not to impede the investigation or aggravate the situation" in Volgograd, Governor Nikolai Maksiuta has temporarily prohibited all marches and meetings in the city.
The text of court ruling handed over to human rights activist acquitted in Dagestan May 30, 2006 20:22 " To acquit... owing to the innocence of the defendant of committing the crime... The material evidence, i.e. RGN grenade (without a fuse), shall be destroyed upon the ruling coming into force, " runs the court ruling passed on May 18 by Khasavyurt town court (Dagestan) on the criminal case of human rights activist O. Boliev.
Ruling of Khasavyurt town court, Dagestan, on the case of human rights activist Osman Boliev May 30, 2006 20:19 As the "Caucasian Knot" already reported earlier, yesterday Osman Boliev accused of illegal acquisition, storage and carrying of fire-arms, received the full text of the ruling of Khasavyurt town court in Dagestan, passed on May 18.
Prisoners' rights to medical examination violated in pre-trial prison of Volgograd region May 30, 2006 20:14 A prosecutor's office check in penitentiary institutions and pre-trial prisons of Volgograd region has demonstrated that, until the interference of the prosecutor's office, the administration of pre-trial prisons did not abide by the legislative requirements to subject the accused and suspected juveniles to medical examination and fluorography and laboratory tests.
International conference on human rights in SFD to be held in Volgograd May 30, 2006 15:11 The international scientific and practical conference "Public Relations and Human Rights in the South of Russia: Background, Modern Times and Perspectives" was opened on May 30 in Volgograd at 10 a.m. in the congress hall of the scientific council of Volgograd state university (VolSU).
Insanov, arrested ex-Minister of Health of Azerbaijan, hospitalized May 30, 2006 15:09 The state of health of Ali Insanov, ex-Minister of Health of Azerbaijan who is under arrest, has sharply deteriorated today.
PACE co-rapporteurs dissatisfied with situation in Azerbaijan May 29, 2006 23:58 Yesterday, on May 28, Andreas Gross and Andres Herkel, co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee, had a press-conference upon the results of their two-day visit to Azerbaijan.
Kulakhmetov: arrested residents of South Ossetia beaten by Georgians May 29, 2006 23:29 Marat Kulakhmetov, commander of Combined Peacekeeping Forces (CPKF), states that "the Georgian party has set free 41 Ossetians.
Ombudsmen of Georgia to meet with arrested Ossetians May 29, 2006 23:15 Sozar Subari, Georgian ombudsman, intends to meet with the Ossetians from the Tzkhinvali region arrested by the Georgian police on May 27.