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posted by zaina19 on October, 2007 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/6/2007 7:41 PM S. O. S. sent us the following message, attached with BBC NEWS article about "Over 60 celebrities and dignitaries have signed a letter calling on Russia to bring the killers of journalist Anna Politkovskaya to justice". The message stated: Hello, Over fifty dignatories and Journalist asking in the British news paper The times, Justice for Anna Politkovskaya. But "One-must wonder whatever justice may mean for Russian past and present State-establishment". Please find the details below in BBC's link With respect S.O.S Saturday, 6 October 2007, 06:26 GMT 07:26 UK BBC NEWS Justice demand for Politkovskaya Anna Politkovskaya Politkovskaya's reports exposed alleged abuses of power by officials Over 60 celebrities and dignitaries have signed a letter calling on Russia to bring the killers of journalist Anna Politkovskaya to justice. The letter - published in the British newspaper, The Times - marks the first anniversary of her death. It urges international leaders ... >> full...
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Residents of Northern Caucasus will be able to apply to the Strasbourg Court directly
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/7/2007 6:36 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 2/10/2007 Residents of Northern Caucasus will be able to apply to the Strasbourg Court directly In its resolution adopted by majority vote the PACE calls to be more flexible in considering applications originated from the North Caucasian region of Russia, i.e. to provide an opportunity for the applicants from North Caucasus to address the Strasbourg Court directly, without waiting for exhaustion of all local and national instances and remedies. The resolution was adopted on the report on Cyprian parliamentarian Christos Purgurides. However, the text of the resolution does not specify the way the applicants from these regions can use this alternative, the RIA "Novosti" reports. Mr Purgurides' report states that the authorities are putting pressure on the residents of Northern Caucasus who would like to apply to the Strasbourg Court in connection for defence of their human rights. In the opinion of the ... >> full...
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Refugees' village in North Ossetia remains without gas, electricity and water
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/7/2007 6:46 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 3/10/2007 Refugees' village in North Ossetia remains without gas, electricity and water On October 2, supplies of electricity, gas and water were cut off the Novy settlement in the Prigorodny District of North Ossetia, inhabited by several thousands of forced migrants from the Prigorodny District of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Ingushes by nationality. "Yesterday, in the Novy settlement in the Prigorodny District of North Ossetia, where several months ago the forced migrants, who had lived in the refugees' camp located in the Maiskiy settlement, were removed in the 'voluntary-compulsory' manner, supplies of gas, water and electricity were stopped for unknown reasons," Aslambek Apaev, Chairman of the Committee for Defence of Forced Migrants' Rights and an expert of the Moscow Helsinki Group for Northern Caucasus, has told today in his telephone conversation with the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent and added: "For 15 years already, ... >> full...
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Another criminal case to be initiated against Stanislav Dmitrievskiy
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/7/2007 6:50 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 4/10/2007 Another criminal case to be initiated against Stanislav Dmitrievskiy A new aspect has appeared in the prosecution of Stanislav Dmitrievskiy, analyst of the Nizhniy Novgorod Tolerance Support Foundation. The GUVD (Chief Interior Department) of the Nizhniy Novgorod Region has revealed in the actions of the human rights activist the attributes of the crime contemplated by part 2, Article 146, of the Criminal Code (CC) of the Russian Federation. The public order guardians have arrived to this conclusion after the audit of the Foundation conducted on August 29, 2007. Mr Dmitrievskiy himself has told to the "Novaya Gazeta" that the criminal case will be initiated on the fact of using counterfeit software, and in the near future the charge can be presented to him. The paper reminds that earlier the human rights activist was brought to criminal liability in the form of two ... >> full...
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European Court adjudges almost 200,000 euros to three women from Chechnya on cases versus Russia
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/7/2007 6:54 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 4/10/2007 European Court adjudges almost 200,000 euros to three women from Chechnya on cases versus Russia The European Court for Human Rights has obliged Russia to pay out almost 200,000 euros of compensation to three ladies - natives of Chechnya; this is a record sum for one day's work of the Court in Strasbourg. Today, the Court has considered three cases versus Russia: the claims of Elena Goncharuk, Kheidi Makhauri and Petimat Goigova. The court has ruled that in these cases several Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights have been breached - the right to live, to efficient legal defence and to fair trial, the "Echo Moskvy" Radio reports. The "Legal Initiative for Russia" has explained that on January 19, 2000, the Russian federal troops undertook a large attack in the Staropromyslovskiy District located in the northern part of Grozny. When Maryam ... >> full...
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