Russia rights groups criticize Bush over meeting
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posted by zaina19 on April, 2007 as Human Rights
Russia rights groups criticize Bush over meeting 2007-04-05 Russian human rights groups on Thursday asked U.S. President George W. Bush to explain why he had a White House meeting with a Russian general accused of rights abuses in Chechnya. Bush met General Vladimir Shamanov in March as part of a U.S.-Russian commission on missing soldiers. A spokeswoman said it was "unlikely" Bush would have met Shamanov if he had known about the abuse allegations. "The rather vague apologies of the White House don't seem sufficient in such a grave situation. We hope to hear your own explanation," said an open letter signed by leaders of 13 Russian human rights groups. "Was that meeting with Shamanov a misunderstanding and a very unfortunate mistake? Or do you believe that ... war crimes and crimes against humanity may remain uninvestigated, and the perpetrators may go unpunished?" "Whether you wanted it or not, the international community received a signal that ... >> full...
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Russian HR Activists Criticize Bush for Meeting Russian General
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/6/2007 2:54 AM Vladimir Shamanov / Photo: AFP Vladimir Shamanov / Photo: AFP Russian HR Activists Criticize Bush for Meeting Russian General 06.04.2007 MosNews Russian human rights groups on Thursday asked U.S. President George W. Bush to explain why he had a White House meeting with a Russian general accused of rights abuses in Chechnya, the Reuters news agency reports. Bush met General Vladimir Shamanov in March as part of a U.S.-Russian commission on missing soldiers. A spokeswoman said it was “unlikely” Bush would have met Shamanov if he had known about the abuse allegations. “The rather vague apologies of the White House don’t seem sufficient in such a grave situation. We hope to hear your own explanation,” said an open letter signed by leaders of 13 Russian human rights groups. “Was that meeting with Shamanov a misunderstanding and a very unfortunate mistake? Or do you believe that ... war crimes and crimes ... >> full...
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EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/6/2007 3:21 AM Press release - 207(2007) 05.04.2007 EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS Press release issued by the Registrar CHAMBER JUDGMENT BAYSAYEVA v. RUSSIA The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing its Chamber judgment1 in the case of Baysayeva v. Russia (application no. 74237/01). The Court held unanimously that there had been: · a violation of Article 2 (right to life) of the European Convention on Human Rights concerning the disappearance of the applicant’s husband; · a violation of Article 2 concerning the failure to conduct an effective investigation into his disappearance; · no violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the Convention concerning the applicant’s husband; · a violation of Article 3 concerning the applicant; · a violation of Article 5 (right to liberty and security) concerning the applicant’s husband; · a violation of Article 13 (right to an effective remedy); and, · ... >> full...
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Opposition newspaper journalist beaten in Kalmykia
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/1/2007 11:47 PM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 31/3/2007 Opposition newspaper journalist beaten in Kalmykia On March 30, at 7 p.m., in the city of Elista (Kalmykia), at office of the Kalmyk Republic's Branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), unknown persons attacked Vitaly Shulenin, editor of the "Leninskiy Puts" (Lenin's Way) opposition newspaper of the Kalmyk Republic's Branch (KRB) of the CPRF. In the attack, Mr. Shulenin got a leg fracture and multiple grazes and bruises of his head and body, however, his personal belongings, documents and cash money were of no interest to the culprits. Currently, V. Shulenin's health condition is causing doctors' concern, since he needs an urgent surgery. The Republic's CPRF Committee, Vitaly Shulenin's colleagues-journalists and friends think that the attack and slaughter are linked with his professional work: two days prior to the assault, the said newspaper had published V. Shulenin's critical article ... >> full...
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U.N. Rights Council vs. Freedom
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/4/2007 7:59 AM Freedom to Report Real News Wednesday, April 04, 2007 U.N. Rights Council vs. Freedom By Brett D. Schaefer, 4/3/2007 10:58:29 AM The closer one observes the United Nations, the more one notices how disconnected it is from reality -- especially when debating human rights. Its bias and politicization was on full display recently at the fourth session of the U.N. Human Rights Council, which saw continued attacks on Israel and intolerance of criticism. In its first year, the HRC has proven just as feckless in confronting human-rights abuses and as prone to politically motivated attacks as its predecessor, the Commission on Human Rights. And the commission's record was so bad, even former Secretary-General Kofi Annan admitted it "cast a shadow on the reputation of the United Nations system as a whole" and called for its replacement. In a disheartening repeat of one of the old commission's worst failings, ... >> full...
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