European Court of Human Rights finds Russia guilty in disappearance of man in Chechnya
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posted by zaina19 on April, 2007 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/12/2007 5:08 AM 11.4.2007 12:47 MSK European Court of Human Rights finds Russia guilty in disappearance of man in Chechnya FRANCE, Strasbourg. On April 5, the European Court of Human Rights, in the matter of "Baysayev vs. Russia", has found Russia guilty in the disappearance and death of 61-year-old inhabitant of Chechnya, Shahid Baysayev. The court decisively condemned the practice of disappearances of people in Chechnya and the tolerance of authorities with respect to this situation. As reported by the organization "Legal Initiative in Russia", which gives legal aid to victims of violations of human rights in the North Caucasus and represented Asmart Baysayeva (Baysayev's wife), the European Court examined the detention and disappearance of Shahid Baysayev during a “cleansing" operation carried out by Russian police (OMON) in the village of Podgorny in Chechnya, in March 2000. The OMON unit had sustained losses in a random skirmish and was ... >> full...
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Russian soldiers disappear and perish
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/12/2007 5:12 AM 11.4.2007 12:52 MSK Russian soldiers disappear and perish RUSSIA, Saint Petersburg. On April 4, the mother of soldier Pavel Kozyrev turned for help to the organization "Soldier's Mothers of Saint Petersburg". Her son disappeared from his unit in Pushkin. According to commanders, Pavel was missing at the evening roll call on March 13. He was born in the Murmansk region, and does not know the city of St. Petersburg, noted the "Soldier's Mothers of Saint Petersburg". On April 3, the mother of Vasily Sardyko came to the organization for help. Her son served in the Air Defense Unit in the settlement of Gostilitsy in the Lomonosovsky region of the Lenoblast. On April 1, a commander called her and told her that her son had left at 6 in the morning. They called again and accused the soldier of the theft of 14 thousand rubles, allegedly ... >> full...
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Tver: natives of Chechnya sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/12/2007 4:28 PM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 10/4/2007 Tver: natives of Chechnya sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment Today, the Tver Regional Court has condemned two Chechnya natives to 13 years in jail each. The main convict - Bislan Badalov - was found guilty of organizing a criminal group, kidnappings, extortions with use of violence and robberies. Advocate Abusupyan Gaitaev, Mr. Badalov's defence, has told about it to the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot." Badalov's accomplices - Alexander Ivanov and Nikolai Uglanov, residents of the city of Udomlya of Tver Region, and Khasambek Ahmetkhanov - have been found guilty of being members of the criminal group and accessories to the crimes organized by Badalov. The former two were sentenced to 12 and 11 years of corrective camp accordingly, while Ahmetkhanov, who comes from the same locality in Chechnya as Badalov, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison, since ... >> full...
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/7/2007 2:42 PM April 6, 2007 Films document humanity By Chris Honoré Tidings Reviewer In the AIFF program, the documentary film "Beyond the Call" is described as being about "three irreverent, middle-aged men, former soldiers and modern-day knights," who travel the world delivering humanitarian aid directly into the hands of civilians and doctors. These men are all that and more. Characters to be sure, who at great risk and personal sacrifice have decided to cut out the middleman, so to speak, and take medicine and money directly to the people. Nothing is diluted or lost in transit, the donations not reduced by administration fees or salaries. From Afghanistan, Albania, Chechnya, Cambodia, Burma, to the Southern Philippines and Rwanda, these men arrive with cash and supplies. It's no small thing. As this well done documentary shows, it gives each of their lives purpose and meaning. But there is a subtext to this ... >> full...
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U.S. Criticizes Russia`s Human Rights Policy
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/7/2007 2:51 PM
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U.S. Criticizes Russia`s Human Rights Policy
06.04.2007
MosNews
he U.S. Department of State has criticized Russia`s behavior in its annual human rights report published on Thursday, the Kommersant web-site reported on Friday.
The most flagrant violations of human rights occur in Chechnya and elsewhere in North Caucasus, the report says.
The Russian media continue to be subjected to pressure from the government. Pressure continued to weaken freedom of expression and media independence, particularly of national network, according to the State Department.
Centralization of power in the executive branch, a compliant State Duma, political pressure on the judiciary and government pressure on opposition political parties“ eroded the public accountability of government leaders”, U.S. experts believe.
U.S. officials including President Bush, Senate and Congress representatives have repeatedly voiced concern over the human rights record in Russia to their counterparts in Moscow.
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2007/04/06/usreport.shtml
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