http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/1974 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/gay-rights-face-old-threats-new-europe-20080605 The Gay Pride march in Riga on Saturday may have passedlargely without incident, but elsewhere in Europe, the right oflesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to claim theirrights and celebrate their identity is under threat. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/good-news/russian-authorities-responsible-chechen-womens-disappearance-20080603 European Court of Human Rights strongly supports allegations that Aminat Dugaeva and Kurbika Zinabdieva were abducted by Russian servicemen. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/freedom-curtailed-russian-federation-20080226 There has been a clampdown on the freedoms of assembly and expressionin the run-up to parliamentary and presidential elections in theRussian Federation. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/russian-federation-freedom-expression-oxygen-civil-society-20080226 The space for human rights activists, independent organizations andmedia to operate and to express critical views in the RussianFederation has been gradually and progressively curtailed in recentyears Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/demand-truth-about-students-disappearance Russia: 22-year-old Artur Akhmatkhanov was grabbed by maskedsoldiers and bundled into an armoured personnel carrier in 2003; he has notbeen seen since. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/russian-federation-fair-trial-khodorkovskii-and-lebedev-20071207-0 As a second trial against former YUKOS oil company head Mikhail Khodorkovskii and his associate Platon Lebedev draws closer, Amnesty International urges the Office of the Prosecutor General to ensure their right to a fair trial in accordance with international law and standards. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/russian-federation-systematic-repression-eve-elections-20071128 Amnesty International is gravely concerned about the Russian authorities' systematic disregard for basic human rights in the run-up to parliamentary elections in the country, scheduled for 2 December 2007. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/russian-federation-human-rights-activist-and-journalists-beaten-20071124 Amnesty International is shocked and appalled by the latest attack against a human rights defender and members of the media in the southern Russian Republic of Ingushetia. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/russian-federation-day-national-unity-day-challenge-racism-20071101 As Russia prepares to mark National Unity Day on 4 November, Amnesty International urges the authorities to publicly speak out against racism and violence directed at foreigners and ethnic minorities, and state clearly that racially motivated violence is totally unacceptable. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/russian-federation-do-not-repeat-mistakes-made-chechnya-20071025 The Russian and Ingush authorities must not repeat mistakes made in Chechnya, Amnesty International warned, as an increasing number of enforced disappearances, abductions and other human rights violations mark the rapidly deteriorating situation in Ingushetia, Chechnya's neighbour in the Russian Federation. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International