HRC "Memorial": from the second half of 2000, 3297 persons were killed in Chechnya May 12, 2006 08:31 According to the HRC "Memorial," starting from the second half of 2000 till today, a total of 3297 persons were killed in the territory of Chechnya.
Human rights activists: authorities falsify data on shooting the meeting in Dagestan May 10, 2006 12:50 Speaking to Dagestan journalists, human rights activists stated that both the dispersal of the demonstration and the investigation of the circumstances of the case are carried out with multiple violations of the law.
Armenia and Georgia are not among the members of the UN Council for Human Rights May 10, 2006 12:49 The membership of the new UN Council for Human Rights has been formed; the elections were held on May 9. 65 countries were candidates to 47 places in the Council. Armenia and Georgia failed to win the required number of votes.
Human rights activists came to Dagestan to investigate the shooting of the meeting May 10, 2006 12:20 Today, on May 10, a delegation of human rights activists headed by Lev Ponomaryov, leader of the All-Russian Movement "For Human Rights," and Anna Politkovskaya, observer of the "Novaya Gazeta," arrived to Makhachkala to go on with the investigation of the events that had taken place in the Dokuzparinskiy District of Dagestan.
Azerbaijan elected member of the Council for Human Rights May 10, 2006 12:09 In the course of the second voting round, Ukraine and Azerbaijan were elected members of the Council for Human Rights.
State Duma deputy from Chechnya surprised with the Maskhadovs' application for political shelter May 10, 2006 11:46 Nobody is going to prosecute the family of Aslan Maskhadov, "there were no claims to the members of his family," therefore, it is not clear, what there motives are for applying for political asylum in Finland, Ahmar Zavgaev, State Duma deputy from Chechnya and member of the commission for problems of North Caucasus told.
In Adygea, Aslan Bezrukov, leader of the Public Association "For Justice," remains in custody May 09, 2006 11:53 Aslan Bezrukov, an entrepreneur and activist, well-known in Adygea, is kept in custody.
President of Finland will probably satisfy Maskhadov family's application on refuge May 09, 2006 11:37 Organization "World Chechen Congress" is trying to obtain political shelter in one of western countries for the family of Aslan Maskhadov, former leader of Chechen separatists.
Family of Maskhadov, leader of Chechnya separatists, seeks asylum in Finland May 09, 2006 11:31 The family of Aslan Maskhadov, leader of separatists, killed in Chechnya, has applied for political asylum in Finland.
"Voice of Beslan": Beslan children are prohibited to learn May 08, 2006 11:45 The public organization "Voice of Beslan" voices up against arrest of the property of the "Podmoskovny" Lyceum-Boarding School, founded by Mikhail Khodorkovskiy in the Koralovo manor.
Forced migrants in Chechnya disagree with the activities of the Special commission May 08, 2006 11:26 Members of the special commission for improving the conditions in Temporary Residence Centres (TRCs) of forced migrants continue, together with the members of law enforcement bodies, to examine refugee camps in the territory of Chechnya.
Residents of Azerbaijani village of Georgia protest against unfair land allocation May 07, 2006 11:13 Residents of the village of Yagublu of the Dmanisskiy District of Region Kvemo Kartli-Borchaly of Georgia, where Azerbaijanis are compactly residing, in protest against unfair land allocation, held an action in front of the building of the State Chancellery of Georgia.
"Amnesty International" states racial discrimination in the Krasnodar Territory May 06, 2006 10:58 On May 3, 2006 the major human rights organization "Amnesty International" presented its report "Russian Federation: Racial-Motivated Violence Orgy."
The prosecutor's office of the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria continues to persecute district doctor May 05, 2006 10:44 It became known to the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" that the prosecutor's office of the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria city of Nalchik lodged a cassation petition to the Supreme Court.
During 11 years of war in Chechnya, presidents of Russia never answered a single letter from parents of perished soldiers May 04, 2006 10:23 Today, the exhibition hall of the Museum of Modern History of Russia hosted, within the exhibition "Human rights in Russia," a press conference of the Fund "Mother's Right" on the topic "Violations of Parents' Rights of Perished Soldiers. War in Chechnya."
Azerbaijan refused membership in the UN Council for Human Rights May 04, 2006 10:07 Today, Azerbaijan's application for membership in the UN Council for Human Rights was rejected.
In Azerbaijan, police beat journalist of "Zerkalo" (Mirror) newspaper May 04, 2006 10:04 Rustam Mikailov, correspondent of the "Zerkalo" paper, lodged a complaint on the Police Administration of the Surakhanskiy District of Azerbaijan in the context of beating him during the yesterday's football match.
Human rights activists comment the incident in Tsentoroj settlement (Chechnya) May 04, 2006 09:47 As the "Caucasian Knot" reported earlier, on May 1, 2006, a serious international incident happened in Chechnya. A delegation of the European Committee Against Tortures (ECAT) that was visiting the region was not let into the settlement of Tsentoroj.
Chilaev and Israilov kidnapped in Chechnya are among those "disappeared"; evidences point to involvement of power agents May 04, 2006 09:33 The Human Rights Centre "Memorial" and "Caucasian Knot" already reported that in Chechnya about 12:00 a.m. at the federal highway "Kavkaz" in the crossroads Sernovodsk-Assinovskaya, unknown armed persons kidnapped and took to unknown place two young persons: Chilaev Bulat and Israilov Aslan.
Dagestan released the man accused of an attempt on Amuchi Amutinov May 04, 2006 09:29 Yesterday, on May 3, the Kizilyurt District Court released by its decision made under Article 79 of the CCRF on conditional early relief terms from the colony-settlement Gazimagomed Gairbekov, who was sentenced on August 9, 2005, by the Leninskiy District Court of the capital of Chechnya Grozny under Part 2 of Article 222 of the CCRF to 2.5 years of deprivation of freedom.