Ossetia’s Abandoned Refugees
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posted by zaina19 on March, 2007 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/15/2007 11:56 AM 15-Mar-07 Ossetia’s Abandoned Refugees Ossetian refugees who fled their homes a decade and a half ago have not even heard of a Georgian law that could give them compensation By Alan Tskhurbayev in Prigorodny District and Dmitry Avaliani in Tbilisi (CRS No. 383 15-Mar-07) Marina Pukhayeva has lived in the Prigorodny district of North Ossetia for 16 years since she and her family fled the Akhmeta region of Georgia following the conflict in South Ossetia. The house she left behind in Georgia was later burned to the ground. The Pukhayevs now live in a makeshift house on a former pig farm. Around 50 other Ossetian refugee families from Georgia live on the same settlement, consisting of rickety structures in the middle of an enormous field. A rough dirt track runs for about a kilometre to the nearest village, Kambileevka. To get to school in the district centre, the ... >> full...
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/15/2007 12:01 PM 15-Mar-07 Chechnya: Human Rights Hopes Dashed Chechens frustrated by Russian obstruction of a reform of Europe’s human rights court. By Asya Umarova and Laura Aldamova in Grozny (C
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/15/2007 12:01 PM 15-Mar-07 Chechnya: Human Rights Hopes Dashed Chechens frustrated by Russian obstruction of a reform of Europe’s human rights court. By Asya Umarova and Laura Aldamova in Grozny (CRS No. 383 15-Mar-07) Chechnya continues to be Europe’s darkest spot when it comes to human rights, as was made clear earlier this month when the human rights commissioner for the Council of Europe, Thomas Hammerberg, told new Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov of the allegations of torture he had heard during his visit to the troubled republic. The Council of Europe's Anti-Torture Committee issued a public statement on March 13 condemning the continued "resort to torture and other forms of ill-treatment" and "unlawful detentions" of civilians by security services in Chechnya. The Council of Europe, of which Russia is a member, holds out the best hope for redress of abused rights for Chechens. They can appeal to the European Court of ... >> full...
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Prodi talks human rights to Putin
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/16/2007 8:48 AM Thu, March 15, 2007 Prodi talks human rights to Putin Reuters Italy's Romano Prodi raised the thorny issue of human rights with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday, but appeared at pains to avoid any clash that could damage relations with Moscow. "The summit touched on all themes. We also spoke about freedom of the press, freedom of association and human rights as fundamental values of our societies," the Prime Minister told a news conference after a meeting in this southern Adriatic city. Activists had urged Prof. Prodi to drive home the human rights issue at the summit, at which both sides stressed how a string of business and cultural deals had strengthened good relations. The Prime Minister's mention of freedom of the press appeared significant because Italian groups had also raised the case of crusading journalist Anna Politkovskaya, whose murder last year intensified concern about freedom of ... >> full...
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Russian journalist 'sacked' for speaking about police brutality
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/13/2007 1:21 AM Russian journalist 'sacked' for speaking about police brutality Tom Parfitt in Moscow Wednesday March 7, 2007 Guardian Unlimited A Russian journalist was sacked from a state-controlled radio station because she gave an interview to independent media about police brutality at an anti-Kremlin opposition march, it was claimed today. Irina Vorobeva told the Guardian she was forced to resign because she spoke on Echo Moskvy radio station about the "March of the Dissenters" in St Petersburg. Russian broadcast media is largely state run and, despite violence flaring, there was minimal coverage of the several thousand strong protest march on Saturday. The march was led by opponents of President Vladimir Putin, such as the former world champion chess player, turned political activist, Garry Kasparov. Ms Vorobeva, 23, gave an interview to Ekho Moskvy after her employer, Russian News Service, rejected her offer to report on the event. "I just described what ... >> full...
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Violations Of Human Rights Rise, Report Says
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/13/2007 2:01 AM Tuesday, March 13, 2007 Violations Of Human Rights Rise, Report Says By Natalya Krainova Staff Writer Russia has recently seen a sharp rise in the number of human rights violations, the nation's human rights ombudsman says in a report expected to be presented to President Vladimir Putin this month. After ombudsman Vladimir Lukin presents the president the 400-page 2006 report, "On the Human Rights Situation in Russia in 2006," it will be submitted to the State Duma for consideration in April. Excerpts of the report were published Monday in the newspaper Gazeta, which said complaints had jumped. Most complaints in Lukin's report involved suspected civil liberties violations, which rose by nearly 47 percent from 2005 to 2006. These violations included reports of unfair court proceedings and suppression of "social rights." Social rights, as defined by the Constitution, include the right to open a business and to get an education. Other reported ... >> full...
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