All Posts Tagged With: "human rights"
Russia Will Revise Controversial Treason Bill
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has ordered his staff to revise a controversial bill which would loosen the definition of treason. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s cabinet had originally backed the bill.
Jan 29, 2009 | Continued
Russia is Being Returned to Totalitarianism – Rights Activists
In a public appeal, a group of Russian human rights activists decries new legislation which would expand the definition of treason and espionage in Russia. The bill “returns the Russian justice system to the norms of the 1920-1950s,” they argue. Translation by theotherrussia.org.
Dec 19, 2008 | Continued
Situation in Ingushetia Threatens All of Russia – Alexeyeva
Human right activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva speaks on the situation in Ingushetia, where disappearances and killings happen on a daily basis. The atmosphere of fear, she says, is comparable to Chechnya, and the Soviet Union in the 1930s.
Sep 22, 2008 | Continued
Drunken Soldiers Ignore Looting in South Ossetia – Rights Workers
The Memorial human rights group has released a new report on the war in South Ossetia, which finds Russian soldiers turning a blind eye as serious looting continues in the region.
Sep 12, 2008 | Continued
Human Rights Watch on South Ossetia – Part 2 (video)
Tatyana Lokshina, a researcher for Human Rights Watch who just returned from South Ossetia, describes the conclusions of her investigation there. Video prepared by Dmitri Borko, exclusive translation of theotherrussia.org.
Aug 25, 2008 | Continued
Human Rights Expert Explains the Conflict in South Ossetia (video)
Tatyana Lokshina, a researcher for Human Rights Watch who recently returned from South Ossetia, describes the conclusions of her investigation there. Video prepared by Dmitri Borko, exclusive translation of theotherrussia.org.
Aug 23, 2008 | Continued
Human Rights Defenders Condemn Russia’s Operation in Georgia
In an open letter, some of Russia’s most prominent human rights defenders have called on the international community to stand up to Russia’s “aggression,” and to go as far as removing the country from the Group of Eight. Translation by theotherrussia.org.
Aug 12, 2008 | Continued
Human Rights Activist Kidnapped and Beaten in Ingushetia
Zurab Tsechoev, a human rights advocate working in Ingushetia, was kidnapped Friday by a squad of camouflaged law enforcement officers. After a harrowing interrogation and beating, he was thrown from an automobile to the side of the highway.
Jul 26, 2008 | Continued
Amnesty International Criticizes Russia, US
Amnesty International, the global human rights watchdog, has strongly criticized both Russia and the United States in its most recent report.
May 28, 2008 | Continued
Activists Urge Medvedev to Free Political Prisoners
Some of Russia’s most prominent human rights activists have written an open letter urging President Dmitri Medvedev to free political prisoners. Complete translation by theotherrussia.org.
May 23, 2008 | Continued