World: U.S. Official Discusses Rights Issues In Russia, Caucasus
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posted by zaina19 on March, 2007 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/7/2007 5:21 AM Wednesday, March 7, 2007 World: U.S. Official Discusses Rights Issues In Russia, Caucasus Azerbaijan -- Representatives of the diplomatic corps visit journalists and human rights defenders, staging a hunger strike in support of press freedom, Baku, 15Nov2006 Human rights activists in Azerbaijan conducting a hunger strike in November 2006 Turan WASHINGTON, March 7, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The U.S. State Department has issued its annual report on human rights around the globe. RFE/RL correspondent Andrew Tully spoke with Jeff Krilla, deputy U.S. assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights, and labor, about the report's conclusions in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and the former Yugoslavia. RFE/RL: U.S. President George W. Bush often speaks highly of Russian President Vladimir Putin. How did Putin's Russia stand on human rights last year? Jeff Krilla: 2006 was a bad year for Russia in terms of human rights. One of the things we do in ... >> full...
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Russian Rights Group Promoted For Nobel Prize
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/8/2007 2:25 PM Thursday, March 8, 2007 Russian Rights Group Promoted For Nobel Prize Russia -- Memorial - International historical-enlightment, human rights and humanitarian society. Official Logo Memorial's logo (official website) March 8, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- A group of lawmakers from the European Parliament say they have nominated the Russian human rights organization Memorial for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, RFE/RL's Russian Service reported. Bogdan Klich, a European Parliament member representing Poland, told RFE/RL that he first discussed the idea of nominating Memorial with lawmakers in Warsaw. Klich then won support from other members of the European Parliament. MORE: Earlier this month RFE/RL spoke with Memorial activist Svetlana Gannushkina. "This year my colleagues from the European Parliament and I decided to support an organization that stands for European values and democratic standards and defends human rights," Klich said. Gunnar Hokmark, who represents Sweden in the European Parliament, said supporting pluralism and independent groups like ... >> full...
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/9/2007 7:33 AM Photo from MosNews archive Photo from MosNews archive Russia Rejects U.S. Accusations of Human Rights Backslide 09.03.2007 MosNews Russia’s Foreign Ministry categorically rejects t
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/9/2007 7:33 AM Photo from MosNews archive Photo from MosNews archive Russia Rejects U.S. Accusations of Human Rights Backslide 09.03.2007 MosNews Russia’s Foreign Ministry categorically rejects the U.S. State Department’s annual country report on human rights practices that finds Russia backsliding on human rights, the RIA-Novosti news agency quoted the ministry’s official spokesman as saying on Friday. Among other conclusions, the report said that the Russian Federation has a weak multi-party political system and a poor human rights record, specifically in the continuing internal conflict in and around Chechnya. In addition, it said prison conditions are severe and often life threatening, that law enforcement suffers from rampant corruption, arbitrary arrests and detention, that media freedom is on the decline, and that non-governmental organizations are systematically harassed Mikhail Kamynin said the report’s section regarding Russia is “biased, politicized and confrontational in many aspects.” “The politicization of human rights problems leads not to the resolution of ... >> full...
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European Parliament has highly praised the activity of "Memorial"
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/4/2007 1:28 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 3/3/2007 European Parliament has highly praised the activity of "Memorial" The "Caucasian Knot" has already informed that the Human Rights Society "Memorial" was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize by a group of deputies of the European Parliament from six countries: Great Britain (Christopher Beazley), Sweden (Gunnar Hokmark), Estonia (Tunne-Valdo Kelam), Poland (Bogdan Klich), Latvia (Rihards Piks) and Finland (Ari Vatanen). The official application of these persons to the Norwegian Nobel Committee runs, in particular, as follows: "The people of "Memorial" constantly work in areas of military conflicts in the former Soviet Union, documenting cases of breaches of human rights, and using the scarce means at their disposal, to help victims of these wars." Although Arseniy Roginskiy, Chairman of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" remarks that chances of the Society to win the Prize are equal to those of all other nominees, the ... >> full...
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/2/2007 2:55 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 1/3/2007 At the conference in Grozny, they state mass violations of human rights in Chechnya At the international conference, now held in Grozny, Nurdi Nukhazhi
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/2/2007 2:55 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 1/3/2007 At the conference in Grozny, they state mass violations of human rights in Chechnya At the international conference, now held in Grozny, Nurdi Nukhazhiev, Ombudsman for human rights in the Republic, has presented his report enumerating multiple facts of violation of human rights and freedoms in Chechnya in the course of armed actions. One of the participants of the conference has reported about it by phone. In his opinion, the report of the Chechen Ombudsman was rather open and tough. "He spoke about murders, extrajudicial execution, kidnappings and illegal detentions, about continued tortures and torments of the detainees. In particular, he mentioned the sadly known "ORB-2" (Operative and Searching Bureau)," the source of the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" has added. The Ombudsman has also reported that according to the official data, a total of 2700 persons are registered in Chechnya as ... >> full...
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