From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 6/10/2006 8:04 PM Jun 9 2006 3:54PM Russia alarmed by review of Human Rights' Court judgements
MOSCOW. June 9 (Interfax) - The Russian Foreign Ministry is concerned by what it sees as a tendency at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to review its own rulings and make decisions based on prejudice and bias, the Russian Foreign Ministry has stated.
A Friday commentary by the ministry's information department on the Sysoyevs vs. Latvia case at the court says that the ECHR logic is regrettable.
"Instead of bolstering the reputation of the court, as a body of international justice it virtually makes it possible to use the court for purposes incompatible with the letter and spirit of the European Convention of Human Rights and opens the door to the application of dual standards and a discriminatory policy by countries of the Council of Europe," the commentary says.
08-June-06 Refugees Unhappy with Georgian Hotel Project
People displaced by war and now living in Black Sea hotels complain that they are being short-changed by a scheme to rehouse them, to make way for a huge redevelopment programme.
By Revaz Sakevarishvili in Batumi (CRS No. 343, 08-June-06) A massive tourism investment project on Georgia’s Black Sea coast is getting under way despite complaints from refugees who say they will not move out of their hotel accommodation because the compensation on offer is too small.
Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili, visiting Kazakstan late last year, said a consortium of Kazakh investors led by TuranAlem Bank would invest “between 800 million and one billion [US] dollars” in developing tourist infrastructure on the Black Sea coast of Ajaria.
The announcement raised high hopes in Ajaria, but media reports in Kazakstan are now suggesting the scale of the investment will be much lower, at around 200 million dollars. It is unclear ... >>full...
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 6/5/2006 10:55 AM 2.6.2006 15:59 MSK Human Rights Watch: freedoms of assembly and expression must be protected RUSSIA, Moscow, June 2, 2006. Russian authorities must launch a full investigation into the violent attacks on peaceful gay pride activists in Moscow on May 27 and prosecute those responsible, Human Rights Watch said today. The investigation must also encompass the police response to the attacks. Human Rights Watch called on the authorities to drop charges against participants in pride events for taking part in "an unsanctioned demonstration."
Human Rights Watch documented the violence in a briefing paper released today, and called on Russian officials to fulfill their obligation to protect human rights by refraining from homophobic rhetoric and ensuring that freedoms of expression and assembly are upheld.
"Victims of prejudice and violence deserve full justice," said Scott Long, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights ... >>full...
"It took over a day to reach Azerbaijan. My uncle's neighbour took me to Daghestan where some locals showed me how to cross the border; once there I took a taxi to Baku - and here I am." Magomed is looking at me and smiling. He's big and healthy-looking and reminds me of a bookish friend I once had who was killed by Kadyrov's men in Grozny a few years ago.
He continued his explanation, saying that he had to cross the border this way because he couldn't afford the $800 price tag for a passport. Magomed felt it was only a matter of time before he'd be arrested again, beaten and tortured. So his father decided that since he was the only ... >>full...
rom: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 6/5/2006 10:24 PM NIZAM TV On Destroying The Village Of Komsomolskoye
The Chechen NIZAM TV had been active in showing part of the truth which was available and documented by video shots that were accessible to the visitors of NIZAM TV Internet site, which were made available to the world to see and hear what those imperial Russians are doing in Chechnya, the North Caucasus Region and all other parts of the colonized regions and territories of the so-called Federal Republic Of Russia. Most of those videos and movies are within reach also on other Chechen and N. Caucasian sites as some were present on "Google Video" which are available mainly in Russian or English Languages, but some were obtainable in both languages and even the Chechen Language as well. That gives an idea about other countless crimes that were committed and still; but got no video, cameras, ... >>full...
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