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posted by zaina19 on April, 2007 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/7/2007 11:44 PM Free speech? By Brett D. Schaefer Sunday, April 8, 2007 The closer one observes the United Nations, the more one notices how disconnected it is from reality -- especially when debating human rights. Its bias and politicization were on full display recently at the fourth session of the U.N. Human Rights Council, which saw continued attacks on Israel and intolerance toward criticism. In its first year, the HRC has proven just as feckless in confronting human-rights abuses and as prone to politically motivated attacks as its predecessor, the Commission on Human Rights. And the commission's record was so bad, even former Secretary-General Kofi Annan admitted that it "cast a shadow on the reputation of the United Nations system as a whole" and called for its replacement. In a disheartening repeat of one of the old commission's worst failings, the HRC held its first "special session" last summer ... >> full...
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European Court to rule on Chechen disappearance filmed by Russian soldiers
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/5/2007 3:39 PM European Court to rule on Chechen disappearance filmed by Russian soldiers Monday, April 2, 2007 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will on 5 April 2007 rule on a disappearance case from Chechnya, Russian Justice Initiative, a legal aid organization representing the wife of the disappeared, said today. The main evidence in the case is unique videofootage of the detention made by Russian soldiers. On 2 March 2000, two Russian special police force units (OMON) started firing at each other in the village of Podgornoye in Chechnya, Russia. As a result of the fighting more than 20 servicemen were killed. After the fighting the OMON units launched a mop-up operation in the village during which more than 50 people were detained. Among those detained was Asmart Baysayeva's 61-year-old husband, Shakhid Baysayev. Shakhid has now been missing for more than seven years. In August 2000, a ... >> full...
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Wife Of Missing Chechen Wins Lawsuit Against Russia
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
Prev Discussion Next Discussion Send Replies to My Inbox Reply Recommend Message 1 of 1 in Discussion From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/5/2007 3:53 PM Thursday, April 5, 2007 Wife Of Missing Chechen Wins Lawsuit Against Russia Chechnya -- Map (RFE/RL) STRASBOURG, France; April 5, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The European Court of Human Rights today found the Russian government guilty of the disappearance and presumed killing of a Chechen man in 2000, RFE/RL's North Caucasus Service reported. Shakhid Baysayev disappeared on his way to work during a military sweep near the Chechen capital, Grozny. The court awarded his wife, Asmart Baysayeva, more than $86,000 in damages and court expenses. Baysayeva sued Russia with the help of the human rights group Russian Legislative Initiative. Arsen Sakalov, a lawyer with the group, told to RFE/RL: "The financial aspect is also important. But our biggest hope is that, once this ruling come into force, the authorities will launch ... >> full...
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Russia rights groups criticize Bush over meeting
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
Russia rights groups criticize Bush over meeting 2007-04-05 Russian human rights groups on Thursday asked U.S. President George W. Bush to explain why he had a White House meeting with a Russian general accused of rights abuses in Chechnya. Bush met General Vladimir Shamanov in March as part of a U.S.-Russian commission on missing soldiers. A spokeswoman said it was "unlikely" Bush would have met Shamanov if he had known about the abuse allegations. "The rather vague apologies of the White House don't seem sufficient in such a grave situation. We hope to hear your own explanation," said an open letter signed by leaders of 13 Russian human rights groups. "Was that meeting with Shamanov a misunderstanding and a very unfortunate mistake? Or do you believe that ... war crimes and crimes against humanity may remain uninvestigated, and the perpetrators may go unpunished?" "Whether you wanted it or not, the international community received a signal that ... >> full...
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Russian HR Activists Criticize Bush for Meeting Russian General
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/6/2007 2:54 AM Vladimir Shamanov / Photo: AFP Vladimir Shamanov / Photo: AFP Russian HR Activists Criticize Bush for Meeting Russian General 06.04.2007 MosNews Russian human rights groups on Thursday asked U.S. President George W. Bush to explain why he had a White House meeting with a Russian general accused of rights abuses in Chechnya, the Reuters news agency reports. Bush met General Vladimir Shamanov in March as part of a U.S.-Russian commission on missing soldiers. A spokeswoman said it was “unlikely” Bush would have met Shamanov if he had known about the abuse allegations. “The rather vague apologies of the White House don’t seem sufficient in such a grave situation. We hope to hear your own explanation,” said an open letter signed by leaders of 13 Russian human rights groups. “Was that meeting with Shamanov a misunderstanding and a very unfortunate mistake? Or do you believe that ... war crimes and crimes ... >> full...
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