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The North Caucasus remained volatile and reports of human rights violations, including killings, enforced disappearances and torture, were frequent.

Russia must end impunity for murder of human rights activists - 12 August 2009

Zarema Sadulayeva, head of the Russian charity, Let's Save the Children, is the latest human rights activist to be murdered in Chechnya.

Russian Federation: Stop the hunt on human rights activists - 11 August 2009

The latest murder of a human rights activist in Chechnya demonstrates the complete disregard of the rule of law that prevails in Chechnya today

Thousands remain displaced a year after Georgia/Russia conflict - 7 August 2009

One year on from the war between Georgia and the Russian Federation, thousands of civilians remain stranded from their homes with little prospect of imminent return.

Artists and writers support Russian exhibition organizers charged with ‘inciting hatred’ - 24 July 2009

Yuri Samodurov and Andrei Yerofeev face up to five years in prison after organizing a Moscow art exhibition. Artists and writers have sent a letter expressing their co

Letter from the parents of murdered Russian journalist, Anastasia Baburova - 17 July 2009

Lawyer and human rights defender Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova were murdered six months ago - on 19 January 2009 - in the centre of Moscow by an unknown man.

Human rights activist Natalia Estemirova murdered in Russia - 16 July 2009

The abduction and murder of the prominent activist is a "consequence of the impunity that has been allowed to persist by the Russian and Chechen authorities."

Russian Federation: Human rights activist murdered - 15 July 2009

Amnesty International strongly condemns today’s murder of Natalia Estemirova, a leading human rights activist working in the North Caucasus region and a long-s

Accountability for human rights violations key to normalization in North Caucasus - 1 July 2009

There can be no stability and security for the people of the North Caucasus without an end to human rights violations and full accountability, says a new Amnesty Inter

Russian Federation: Accountability is key to normalization in North Caucasus - 1 June 2009

Only full accountability for the human rights violations that have been taking place over the past decade and more can bring real normalization to Chechnya and the North Caucasus, Amnesty Internationa