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Russia authorities charged suspect in shooting of journalist Anna Politkovskaya [this day at law]
June 2, 2012 by Cynthia Miley
On June 2, 2011, Russia's Federal Security Service charged Rustam Makhmudov with the 2006 murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya following his arrest. A human rights activist and critic of the Kremlin, Politkovskaya was shot dead in the elevator of her apartment building in Moscow as she was re....... [more]
Russia military court sentenced soldiers to prison in Chechnya civilian killings retrial [this day at law]
December 27, 2011 by Cynthia Miley
On December 27, 2007, a Russian military court in the North Caucasus region sentenced Russian Interior Force officers Yevgeny Khudyakov and Sergei Arakcheyev to 17 and 15 years in prison respectively for killing three construction workers during a January 2003 operation in the war-torn region of .... [more]
ECHR ruled Russia responsible for Chechnya disappearances [this day at law]
November 9, 2011 by Meagan McElroy
On November 9, 2006, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Russia was responsible for the disappearances of three Chechens since Russian occupation of the former Soviet satellite country began in 1999. Additionally, the court found that Russia had violated the European Convention on.... [more]
Moscow court acquits Russia rights activist of slander charges
June 14, 2011 by Zach Zagger
A court in Moscow acquitted human rights activist Oleg Orlov of a libel suit brought by Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov over an allegation that he was responsible for the killing of a Chechen rights activist. The court found that the allegations were hypothetical and thus, did not constitute.... [more]
Russia authorities arrest suspect in 2006 shooting of journalist Anna Politkovskaya
June 1, 2011 by Dan Taglioli
Russia's Federal Security Service on Tuesday arrested the suspected shooter in the widely publicized 2006 murder of famed journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Rustam Makhmudov was arrested at his parents' home in Chechnya almost five years after the killing as two of his brothers and a former police.... [more]
ECHR held Russia responsible for Chechen disappearances [this day at law]
May 29, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On May 29, 2008, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued five decisions finding Russia responsible for the disappearance of a dozen people during armed raids in Chechnya in 2002 and 2003. The court directed Russia to pay more than ?350,000 in damages to the families of the victims....... [more]
ECHR found Russia liable for Chechnya disappearances [this day at law]
February 12, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On February 12, 2010, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Russia breached the European Convention on Human Rights in two cases concerning disappearances in Chechnya. In the cases of Razman Guluyeva and Islam Dubayev, the ECHR held that Russia violated the right to life, the right.... [more]
Russia judge shot dead in North Caucasus province
September 8, 2010 by Sarah Miley
A Russian judge was killed Tuesday outside his home in the North Caucasus province of Kabardino-Balkaria, according to Russian authorities. District judge Dzhulber Bykov was shot several times by gunmen suspected to be Islamic insurgents and died at the scene. The Russian government has faced a.... [more]
Europe rights court finds Russia liable for Chechnya disappearances
February 12, 2010 by Patrice Collins
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Friday that Russia breached the European Convention on Human Rights in two cases concerning disappearances in Chechnya. In the cases of Razman Guluyeva and Islam Dubayev, the ECHR held that Russia violated the right to life, the right to liberty and....... [more]
UN report criticizes Russia on human rights
October 31, 2009 by Jay Carmella
Russia must undertake extensive legal reforms in order to protect human rights, according to a report issued Friday by the UN Human Rights Committee. The committee found that Russia is failing to protect important human rights in a number of areas. The report emphasized the problems the country.... [more]
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