Tag: Natalya Estemirova
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IFEX Members Call for Protection to Women Journalists and Activists
40 IFEX members are marking the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women” on 25 November, with a joint call for action. -
Guardian: “Britain would Ban Kadirov from Racing Horses”
The British newspaper Guardian reported, following controversies on pro-Moscow Chechen leader Kadirov, the British Horseracing Authority is bringing in new rules for next year that would ... -
Human Rights Defenders Established a Commission for Chechnya
Activists of ten NGOs from different regions of Russia and Chechnya have announced establishment of the Public Commission on Chechnya, which will have its main tasks ... -
Roginskiy Calls EU to Toughen Criticism on Russia
Kavkaz-Uzel reported, On Thursday, November 20, the Reception Centre of Foreign Press in Paris hosted a press conference of Arseniy Roginskiy, a well-known Russian historian, human ... -
Human Rights Defenders Came Together for Natalya Estemirova
Human rights defenders came together for Natalya at an event which name is “Bearing Witness in Chechnya: The Legacy of Natalya Estemirova”. -
Usam Baysayev: “Sadistic Methods are Using in Chechnya!”
El Periódico, a Catalan newspaper did an exclusive interview with Usam Baysayev, a member of Human Rights Center “Memorial” which was awarded with Sakharov Prize by ... -
Russia’s Political Murders
“When was the last time that killings of human rights activists were so blatant, and so common?” -
U.N. Criticized Russia for Murders of Journalists and Rights Defenders
Russia was grilled on Thursday by United Nations (U.N.) human rights experts over murders of journalists and activists, the independence of its judiciary and abductions in ... -
Three Months After Natalya Estemirova’s Murder, Culprits are Still at Large
Yesterday was three months after the day, when Natalya Estemirova, a well-known Chechen human rights defender and employee of the Grozny office of the Human Rights ... -
Chechen Activist ‘More Deserving’ of Nobel
The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) has congratulated US President Barack Obama on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, but says Natalya Estemirova, a Chechen rights ... -
Open Letter to Dmitry Medvedev for Human Rights Defenders
Amnesty International*, U.S. based human rights organization, calls to Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russian Federation for end attacks on human rights activists in North Caucasus and ... -
European Parliament Holds Public Hearing On Human Rights Conditions in North Caucasus
The deteriorating human rights situation in Russia, especially the Northern Caucasus, was the focus of a public hearing at the European Parliament on October 1, 2009, ... -
HRW: “Russia:Complying With European Court Key to Halting Abuse”
Russia has ignored of a series of judgments by the European Court of Human Rights on Chechnya, fueling unchecked violence in the North Caucasus, Human Rights ... -
“There is No One to Protect Us”: A Human Rights Campaigner’s Chilling Last Interview
Award-winning human rights activist Natalya Estemirova was determined to expose some of the shocking abuses taking place in Chechnya – but just weeks after giving this ... -
Members of a Local NGO were Abducted in Chechnya
The members of local NGO “Lam” in Argun city of Chechnya reported that two members of their organization were abducted. -
Memorial Ready to Resume Work in Chechnya
The work of the Human Rights Center “Memorial” in the Chechnya can be resumed within the nearest weeks. On September 7, the employees of the Chechen ... -
Commemoration for Perished Human Rights Activists and Journalists
NGO members have held an action in Chechnya in memory of the human rights activists and journalists, who were assassinated or fell victim of extrajudicial executions, ... -
Letter to Russian Ambassador in the UK
Lord Rea and Lord Judd sent a letter to the Russian Ambassador in the UK on the recent murders of Natalya Estemirova, Zarema Sadulayeva and Alik ... -
Turkish Support to Human Rights Warrior
According to Turkish daily newspaper “Sabah”, Prof.Dr.Yakin Erturk, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women appealed to Russia for installing an independent investigation committee for ... -
International Conference in Japan
In the middle of August 2009, an international conference held in Tokyo, the capital of Japan with the participation of human rights defenders, social workers, members ... -
One More Rights Activist Left From Chechnya
Akhmed Gisaev, a Chechen human rights activist, and his family have left Chechnya because they fear for their lives.