Prisoner driven to attempt suicide in Kemerovskaya province
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posted by zaina19 on July, 2006 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/5/2006 4:26 AM 4.7.2006 18:29 MSK Prisoner driven to attempt suicide in Kemerovskaya province RUSSIA, Sheregesh Settlement. Tashtagolskey region. Kemerovskaya province. According to prisoners’ relatives, prisoners are subject to regular beatings in the FGU IR -4 Settlement in Sheregesh. Human rights activist Oxana Dzer reported to the All-Russian Movement for Human Rights that on June 26th, one prisoner, Yevgeny Malyshev, was driven to attempt suicide as the result of a beating. Yevgeny Malyshev had previously served his sentence in FGU IR -29 GUFSIN in the Kemerovskaya province, where he was constantly beaten. In connection with a change in Malyshev’s status, he was transferred to IR-4, where immediately after arrival, he was severely beaten by the chief of the operational part of the colony, Yevgeny Grekov, and an officer of the operational part, Maxim Orlov. Brought to desperation, Yevgeny Malyshev cut the veins in his armpits and was transferred ... >> full...
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IHF: Open Letter to Leaders of G8
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/4/2006 12:46 AM IHF: Open Letter to Leaders of G8 July 3rd, 2006 Via Joachim Frank, Project Coordinator International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights Wickenburggasse 14/7 A-1080 Vienna Tel. +43-1-408 88 22 ext. 22 Fax: +43-1-408 88 22 ext. 50 Web: http://www.ihf-hr.org Open Letter to the Leaders of the G8: New and Dangerous Amendment to the Russian Anti-extremist Legislation Vienna, 3 July 2006 Dear leaders of the G8, In the wake of the upcoming G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) would like to draw your attention to a draft law at the Russian State Duma, which represents a grave threat for civil liberties, in particular for associations and media in the Russian Federation. Despite the major importance of this piece legislation adopted in first reading on 28 June, no opportunity is left for a public debate because the second reading of this bill is due to ... >> full...
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/4/2006 1:46 AM De Waal Is Refused Visa July 4th, 2006 British journalist Tom de Waal, whose reporting from Chechnya has done much to inform Western readers of the ongoing conflict there, has been refused a Russian visa, and therefore cannot attend the launch of the Russian translation of his book on another conflict, the one in Nagorno-Karabakh, Reuters and the Moscow Times report. From the MT: De Waal said he believed he had offended Russian authorities by appearing as an expert witness for the defense at the extradition trial of Chechen rebel envoy Akhmed Zakayev in London.”On the other hand, I have been to Russia twice since then, including to the North Caucasus,” he added. The British court in 2003 declined to extradite Zakayev, granting him political asylum instead. Russian prosecutors are continuing to try ton secure his extradition. De Waal last visited Russia in January ... >> full...
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/4/2006 1:55 AM The long road to justice Hundreds of civilians have been murdered during Russia's dirty war in Chechnya. Faced with a state deaf to protest against atrocities, the only recourse for victims' relatives is now the European Court of Human Rights. James Meek on their desperate quest to see the killers brought to book Monday June 12, 2006 The Guardian In the middle of the afternoon of February 5 2000, when outside there were the sounds of boots crunching on snow, screams and scattered bursts of gunfire from different directions, Malika Labazanova crouched on the floor of her house at No 20, Third Tsimlyansky Lane, Grozny. A young man in camouflage fatigues held the muzzle of an automatic rifle against her head. Both were citizens of the same country, Russia, but he represented the government, and she did not. He was young enough to be her son, she ... >> full...
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Russia's Putin to meet with NGOs ahead of G8 summit
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/4/2006 5:26 AM RIA Novosti Russia's Putin to meet with NGOs ahead of G8 summit 04/07/2006 09:16 MOSCOW, July 4, RIA Novosti) - Russian leader Vladimir Putin will meet Tuesday in Moscow with representatives of non-governmental organizations attending a two-day forum in the run-up to a summit of leaders from the industrialized world later this month. The organizers said the forum, the Civil G8-2006, would discuss matters of concern for the international community ahead of the July 15-17 meeting, adding that NGOs could draft proposals to be considered when setting out agendas for further the Group of Eight summits. Over 700 people representing prominent rights organizations, including the International Helsinki Group, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Charities Aid Foundation, and others, are expected to attend the NGO forum. A Kremlin source said Putin would share with the participants Russia's views on issues included in the agenda of the G8 summit in St. ... >> full...
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