Russia

Human Rights in Russian Federation

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 littleprospect of imminent return ...

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Artists and writers support Russian exhibition organizers charged ...
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 ...

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

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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.".

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Russian Federation: Human rights activist murdered | Amnesty ...
15 July 2009

Amnesty International strongly condemns today’s murder of NataliaEstemirova, a leading human rights activist working in the NorthCaucasus region and a long-s.

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Accountability for human rights violations key to normalization in ...
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 ...

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Accused in Politkovskaya murder case face retrial | Amnesty ...
25 June 2009

Russia's Supreme Court has overturned the acquittal of three menaccused of involvement in the 2006 killing of journalist AnnaPolitkovskaya.

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Medvedev's first year: failure to improve human rights | Amnesty ...
8 May 2009

The Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, has not delivered on thepromises he made about human rights during his first year in power.

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Organizers of Russian art exhibition charged with inciting hatred ...
27 April 2009

Yurii Samodurov and Andrei Yerofeev could face up to five years' imprisonment after they organized a contemporary art exhibition in Moscow.

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