24.11.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
Human rights activist and 3 journalists abducted, beaten up and threatened with execution in Nazran; demonstration they wanted to observe violently dispersed; dissidents detained as they join "March of Dissent" in Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow [ID 87373]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: 24 November - Another Black Day for Human Rights and Democracy in Russia |
11.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Uzbekistan
Report on torture and ill-treatment in detention, violation of international fair trial standards and prison conditions: Personal testimonies by death row inmates and their families [ID 87371]
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Open Document
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Special or analytical report: Personal Testimonies of Torture by Death Row Inmates and Their Families |
04.10.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Kazakhstan
IHF doubts government’s readiness to chair the OSCE; lack of progress and deterioration in certain human rights [ID 83422]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: IHF Doubts Kazakh Government’s Commitment to Helsinki Principles and Readiness to Chair the OSCE |
21.09.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
Chechnya: Separatist politician Tutakov abducted by uniformed and armed men on 12 September 2007; authorities deny any involvement [ID 82917]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Open Letter regarding the "Disappearance" of Vagap Tutakov, Former Representative of the Ichkeria Parliament (from 1997) to the PACE |
21.09.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Belarus
Rising prosecution of political and NGO activists; often sentenced to long prison terms or high fines [ID 82921]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Open Letter to the Council of Europe PACE Subcommittee |
30.08.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
Nishnii Novgorod: Police raided the office of the newspaper Novaya Gazeta on 30 August 2007; 6 computers confiscated; allegations of using unlicensed software [ID 82908]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Famous Independent Newspaper “Novaya Gazeta” Raided in Nizhny Novgorod |
29.08.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
Nishnii Novgorod: all computers in the office of the NGO Foundation to Support Tolerance seized on behalf of the regional department of the Ministry of Interior; officially to investigate possible extremist content; work of the NGO effectively disabled [ID 82883]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Another Abuse of Russian Anti-Extremism Legislation: Computers of a Nizhny Novgorod NGO Seized on Suspicion of Extremism |
22.08.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Kyrgyzstan
Several people died after being tortured by GOVD (city department of the Ministry of Interior) police officers in the city of Naryn; officers on trial were acquitted [ID 82876]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Cases of Death Under Torture Mounting in the City of Naryn |
13.08.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
India
Further acts of judicial harassment against Mr. Gopen Chandra Sharma, member of the human rights organisation Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) [ID 80568]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Further acts of judicial harassment against Mr. Gopen Chandra Sharma - IND 002 / 0807 / OBS 017.2 |
13.08.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
Ingushetia: alleged punitive operation by security forces against village of Ali-Yurt following attack on Federal Security Service (FSB) headquarters in Magas; officially an anti-terrorist operation; reports of indiscriminate beatings and arbitrary arrests; no official investigation of incidents; death threats against justice seekers [ID 82872]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: IHF Open Letter Regarding an Abusive Raid in the Village of Ali-Yurt, Ingushetia, on 28 July 2007 |
06.08.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Kyrgyzstan
Picket staged by NGO Democracy outside US embassy in Bishkek on 30 July 2007 cracked down by police; NGO leader Tursun Islam and his son Alisher arrested; Tursun freed the same day, Alisher still in custody; NGO works to protect rights of Uighur minority [ID 82867]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Police Crackdown on Human Rights Picket in Kyrgyzstan |
09.07.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Russian Federation, Belarus
Report on situation of human rights defenders in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan [ID 78162]
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Open Document
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Special or analytical report: Human Rights Defenders at Risk |
05.07.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
European Court on Human Rights finds Russian Federation guilty concerning the disappearance of former speaker of the Chechen parliament, Ruslan Alikhadziev [ID 78161]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: European Court Finds Russian Federation Guilty Concerning the Disappearance of Former Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, Ruslan Alikhadziev |
19.06.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Ukraine
Information on human rights violations like torture, ill-treatment, and police violence [ID 77041]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Torture and Police Violence in Ukraine Must End |
13.06.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Kyrgyzstan
Death penalty abolished in country's constitution in 2006; according to human rights activists, its successful implementation still requires amendments to penal law and reforms of correctional and judicial systems [ID 76271]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Human Rights NGOs Welcome the First Step Toward the Abolition of the Death Penalty, Call for Further Measures for Its Successful Implementation |
12.06.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Belarus
Human rights situation in country remains worst in Europe; increasing repression against civil society [ID 76270]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: IHF and FIDH appeal to Human Rights Council not to terminate the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus |
08.06.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Kazakhstan
Almaty: Hare Krishna community ordered to demolish further houses within 10 days; 14 houses have already been demolished and new demolitions would leave dozens of members of community rendered homeless [ID 76269]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Open Letter concerning Demolition of Hare Krishna Properties |
21.05.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities: In last 2 months, demonstrations organised by opposition groups have been prohibited or severely restricted, and assemblies have been violently dispersed [ID 75467]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Reverse Backtracking on Civil Liberties - Joint Appeal by the Moscow Helsinki Group and the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights |
17.05.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Armenia
Mr. Gulyan was reportedly arrested as a witness after having witnessed a shooting in the vicinity of his restaurant on 9 May 2007; he died on 12 May in custody, according to an official announcement after trying to escape by jumping out of a window; his family suspects torture [ID 74850]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Open Letter to the Armenian Head of Police on the Death of Levon Gulyan in Police Custody |
16.05.2007 -
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
Chechnya: Report on amnestied people as targets for persecution, abduction, torture and killing [ID 74843]
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Press Release
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Special or analytical report: Amnestied People as Targets for Persecution in Chechnya |
