Russian Author to Counteract Government Policies, Combat Racism With Children’s Books
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posted by zaina19 on August, 2006 as Human Rights
From: MSN Nicknamelove_caucasus (Original Message) Sent: 8/16/2006 3:45 PM Lyudmila Ulitskaya / Photo from www.eldb.net Lyudmila Ulitskaya / Photo from www.eldb.net Russian Author to Counteract Government Policies, Combat Racism With Children’s Books 16.08.2006 MosNews A Russian author has launched a series of children’s books aimed at increasing understanding between cultures and combating the rise in racist attacks in Russia, the Vedomosti daily is quoted by AFP. The series entitled “Other, Others and about Others” overseen by prominent author Lyudmila Ulitskaya and published by the companies Rudomino and Eksmo, aims to counteract government policies that have sometimes inflamed tensions between communities, Ulitskaya told the newspaper. “We consider it our task to get into children’s heads some simple ideas: that different people have different cultural traditions that greatly differ from what we consider normal and right, and that it’s necessary to know this in order to understand other people better,” she said. The first four books — on clothing, cooking, families ... >> full...
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Detainees recount torture in Russia's Chechnya
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/10/2006 5:54 PM Detainees recount torture in Russia's Chechnya Publication time: 10 August 2006, 11:01 Beatings with bottles, sleep deprivation and threats of violence against relatives are all routine forms of torture in detention centres in the rebellious Russian region of Chechnya, former inmates say. Though Russian government officials deny systematic abuse of prisoners, rights groups say abuse is frequent in Chechnya, where rebels have fought Moscow's rule for 15 years. Chechens detained on suspicion of backing the rebels say they will never recover from their experiences, above all at a notorious facility in the regional capital Grozny that even Russia's Chechen allies have demanded be closed. Housed in a four-storey grey building guarded by towers with machinegun nests and a grey concrete fence, "Operational Investigation Bureau No. 2," or ORB-2, comes under the direct authority of the Russian Interior Ministry. "The cell walls were smeared with blood, they chained me ... >> full...
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Chechen authorities plan to return refugees living in Ingushetia to Chechnya
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/3/2006 1:21 PM August 2nd 2006 · Prague Watchdog / Liza Osmayeva Chechen authorities plan to return refugees living in Ingushetia to Chechnya By Liza Osmayeva CHECHNYA / INGUSHETIA – A few days ago representatives of a special commission of the Moscow-backed Chechen government began work with migration officials of Ingushetia's Interior Ministry on an inspection of Chechen refugee camps in Ingushetia. "People must live under normal conditions, in their own houses, and not in these pitiful sheds, and we will do everything possible to help them in this. We are ready to render any assistance if a person really needs it. Citizens whose accommodation is still intact must return to their homes, while those who have nowhere to go will be given suitable help with resettlement, including the obtaining of compensation. These are our citizens, and everything that we are doing today is being ... >> full...
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UN lowers risk level for Chechnya
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/3/2006 1:26 PM August 2nd 2006 · Prague Watchdog / Tomáš Vršovský UN lowers risk level for Chechnya By Tomáš Vršovský PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The United Nations has improved the security assessment of the situation in Chechnya, thus allowing wider access to this North Caucasus republic for aid agencies, Prague Watchdog has learnt from a well-informed source in the region. The "security phase V" or "Evacuation" in Chechnya, standing for the highest risk, has been reduced to "security phase IV", which allows the UN staff to carry out overnight or several day missions or even be based in the republic. Up until now, foreign aid workers working for the UN could only conduct short monitoring and assessment missions with their number being limited and their organizing complicated. Representatives of international humanitarian agencies have long lobbied for this decision, which will now help them to better ... >> full...
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Ex-Minister Joins Georgian Human Rights Group
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/2/2006 1:26 AM
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
Ex-Minister Joins Georgian Human Rights Group
Georgia -- Georgian Conflict Resolution Minister Khaindrava, Sep. 2004
Georgi Khaindrava (file photo)
(TASS)
August 1, 2006 -- Giorgi Khaindrava, the former state minister for conflict resolution in Georgia, has joined the Equality Institute, a human rights group that has been outspokenly critical of the Georgian government's record on human rights.
Khaindrava was dismissed on July 21 for publicly criticizing a cabinet colleague.
The Equality Institute has led criticism of Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili, whom it holds responsible for alleged police violence.
(Civil Georgia, Caucasus Press)
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/08/E1F3FE39-EFC9-42A6-B7C8-6C17F4DDBCB6.html
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