Organization created in Chechnya for women whose relatives have disappeared without trace
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posted by zaina19 on August, 2005 as Human Rights
Organization created in Chechnya for women whose relatives have disappeared without trace August 19th 2005 · Prague Watchdog / Timur Aliyev By Timur Aliyev GROZNY, Chechnya - Chechen women whose relatives have disappeared without trace have decided to create their own association. This was decided at a constituent assembly which took place in Grozny on August 18. Approximately 60 women and about ten representatives of human rights organizations spoke about the possibilities of searching for their disappeared relatives and of punishing those responsible for their disappearance. According to them, the recently created organization will work precisely in this direction, with priority given to an investigative response to cases of fresh disappearances of Chechen residents. The organization will include only women whose relatives have disappeared during "mop-ups" and night round-ups in Chechnya. The human rights activists who were present at the meeting are ready to help the women in the formation of the association. "In the initial ... >> full...
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Grozny residents demand resumption of compensation payments
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
rom: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/25/2005 3:01 PM Grozny residents demand resumption of compensation payments August 19th 2005 · Prague Watchdog / Timur Aliyev GROZNY, Chechnya - On August 18, a picket took place outside Chechnya's Government House in Grozny. About 50 people held placards demanding that the republic's leadership resume the payment of financial compensation for lost homes and personal belongings. The placards bore the slogans: "Give us back our compensation", "Change your minds! We'll declare a hunger strike" and "Shame on Russia and Chechnya". In connection with the picket, during the first half of the day the police closed the section of the motorway that runs past the government building. Payments of financial compensation in Chechnya were stopped on the decision of the local authorities several months ago, as it was officially explained, "in connection with numerous instances of infringement and abuse on the part of officials". Thursday's action on was a continuation of ... >> full...
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The Muslim maternity home that was widely reported in the media has yet to be built
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/26/2005 3:16 AM Moscow's Muslim Community Looks for Help By Sergei Borisov The Moscow News The Muslim maternity home that was widely reported in the media has yet to be built 26.08.05 Friday It is no secret that the demographic situation is deteriorating in Russia, and up until now the rest of the country was said to be the main loser. Now the time of the capital has come. An official at the Moscow Mayor's Office said that during the period of 2001 to 2004 the share of Russian children born in the capital dropped by 15 percent and made up only 55 percent of all newborn babies. These disturbing figures open the preamble of the Moscow city's migration program for 2005-2007. Sergei Smidovich, head of the Moscow government's migration program, told reporters on August 2 that the situation is leading to a quick change in the ethnic structure of ... >> full...
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Rights Group Blasts Russian Prison System, Compares It to Gulag
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/27/2005 12:01 AM Photo from www.partnersbg.org Photo from www.partnersbg.org Rights Group Blasts Russian Prison System, Compares It to Gulag Created: 26.08.2005 18:31 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 18:31 MSK > document.write(get_ago(1125066668)); </SCRIPT> , 16 hours 26 minutes ago MosNews Russian non-governmental movement For Human Rights compares the current prison system to the infamous gulags of the Soviet Union, Radio Liberty reported on Friday. The rights group is calling for new legislation allowing public oversight of detention facilities. The activists are also calling for the dismissal of the country’s top prison official. For Human Rights says its report is based on the monitoring of prisons in some 40 out of Russia’s 89 regions. In an interview with RFE/RL, the group’s executive director, Lev Ponomaryov, compares the situation in the country’s jails to the Soviet-era gulag system and draws a parallel to one of the most infamous prisoner abuse cases in recent history. “Everything that happened ... >> full...
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Chechnya citizens still pressured
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/2/2005 2:24 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 26/8/2005 Chechnya citizens still pressured Not only has the condition of citizens of Chechnya not improved over the past year, but it has worsened considerably, Svetlana Gannushkina, leader of the Migration and Law Network of the Human Rights Centre Memorial, said at the presentation of a report titled The Condition of Chechnya Residents in the Russian Federation. June 2004 - June 2005. Residents of the republic continue to be deported from both Chechnya and their refuges in other regions where they also face extremely inimical attitudes on the part of representatives of local governments and law enforcement agencies. Outside Chechnya, there are 23,900 people according to official information as of 15 April 2005 quoted in the report, while the total number of internally displaced persons is 210,800. However, the authors of the report indicate the actual number of residents of Chechnya that may ... >> full...
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