23 February 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Human rights activist Dusko Kondor shot dead after having received phone threats for past year and a half; he reported these incidents to police several times, but police failed to protect him
Human Rights Activist Dusko Kondor Murdered in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Appeal or News Release, English)
16 February 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
Chechnya: President Putin appointed Ramzan Kadyrov as Acting President of the Chechen Republic; over past several years, IHF has documented numerous cases of severe human rights violations by members of Chechen security services operating under control of Ramzan Kadyrov
Concerning Ramzan Kadyrov’s Appointment as Acting President of Chechnya (Appeal or News Release, English)
6 February 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
Attorneys of imprisoned businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky detained for an hour without explanation, during which their papers including confidential legal documents, were scrutinised
Detention of Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s Defense Lawyers Violates European Convention on Human Rights and United Nations Principles (Appeal or News Release, English)
1 February 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Kazakhstan
Court ruled against Krishna’s Consciousness Community in trial that failed to meet international standards for fair trials; chairman of the community had been informed about court session only one day in advance
IHF Open Letter to All OSCE Delegations on the Judgment against the Krishna's Consciousness Community in Kazakhstan (Appeal or News Release, English)
26 January 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
North Ossetia: Increasing human rights violations against ethnic Ingush in Prigorodny District
Open Letter Regarding “Disappearances” and Other Forms of Persecution of Ethnic Ingush in the Prigorodny District (North Ossetia - Alania) (Appeal or News Release, English)
19 January 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Russian Federation
Open Letter to President Putin concerning the NGO 'Society for Russian-Chechen Friendship'; court had decided to shut the NGO down after its leader was found guilty of inciting racial hatred by publishing Kremlin-critical statements
Open Letter of Support for the Society for Russian-Chechen Friendship (Appeal or News Release, English)
13 January 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Belarus
Belarusian Helsinki Committee (BHC) ordered to vacate its office
Eviction of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee (Appeal or News Release, English)
11 January 2007 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Turkmenistan
Human rights organisations call on government in Turkmenistan to promote democratic reforms and uphold human rights standards after president Niyazov's death
Turkmenistan: Human Rights after Dictator´s Death (Appeal or News Release, English)
21 December 2006 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Turkmenistan
IHF calls for immediate release of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience after death of president Niyazov
Turkmenistan: Release Political Prisoners and Prisoners of Conscience (Appeal or News Release, English)
19 December 2006 | IHF – International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Turkmenistan
Well-known ecologist and environmental activist detained; reasons for his detention unclear, but circumstances suggest that it was an act of intimidation motivated by his civil society engagement
Turkmen Environmental Activist Detained (Appeal or News Release, English)