Russian Federation: Briefing to the Human Rights Committee, October 2009

In this document Amnesty International submits a summary of concerns for the consideration of the Human Rights Committee, in advance of its examination of Russia’s sixth periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). These concerns include violence against women, indiscriminate killings of civilians during the Georgia-Russian conflict, enforced disappearances and freedoms of expression and association.

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