16 April 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
Moscow, St. Petersburg: Mass detentions and use of excessive force against protesters during opposition rallies form part of growing crackdown on opposition forces ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections in late 2007 and early 2008
Detentions and Police Brutality against Protesters (Appeal or News Release, English)
13 April 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
Chechnya: Cases of torture, ill-treatment and fabricated criminal charges related to ongoing “counter-terrorism” campaign
Three Torture Cases in the Chechen Republic (Appeal or News Release, English)
11 April 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Kyrgyzstan
Series of violent attacks on journalists amid intensifying political unrest; human rights defender threatened and attacked
Pressure on Journalists Intensifying While Political Unrest Grows - A Human Rights Defender Also Threatened (Appeal or News Release, English)
10 April 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Belarus
Opposition activist Andrei Klimau arrested on charges of violating Article 361 of Criminal code that prohibits appeals via mass media to overthrow or forcibly change the government, or to perpetrate “crimes against the state"
Arrest of Andrei Klimau for Alleged Internet Statements Shows Use of the Criminal Code to Suppress Dissent (Appeal or News Release, English)
27 March 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Sweden
Annual report on human rights violations 2007 (events 2006)
Human Rights in the OSCE Region: Europe, Central Asia and North America, Report 2007 (Events of 2006) (Periodical Report, English)
27 March 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
Annual report on human rights violations 2007 (events 2006)
Human Rights in the OSCE Region: Europe, Central Asia and North America, Report 2007 (Events of 2006) (Periodical Report, English)
27 March 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Kazakhstan
Annual report on human rights violations 2007 (events 2006)
Human Rights in the OSCE Region: Europe, Central Asia and North America, Report 2007 (Events of 2006) (Periodical Report, English)
27 March 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
Chechnya: Prime Minister Kadyrov's forces and local pro-Moscow forces continue to engage in abductions, detention in secret prisons, "disappearances", torture and falsification of criminal cases, says OSCE report
Human Rights in the OSCE Region: Europe, Central Asia and North America, Report 2007 (Events of 2006); Human Rights Developments in Chechnya and Adjacent Russian Regions (Periodical Report, English)
27 March 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Slovakia
Annual report on human rights violations 2007 (events 2006)
Human Rights in the OSCE Region: Europe, Central Asia and North America, Report 2007 (Events of 2006) (Periodical Report, English)
27 March 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Uzbekistan
Annual report on human rights violations 2007 (events 2006)
Human Rights in the OSCE Region: Europe, Central Asia and North America, Report 2007 (Events of 2006) (Periodical Report, English)