Russian Government Rejects Registration of Russian Justice Initiative
Russia's Federal Registration Service (FRS) has refused to register the representative office of Stichting Russian Justice Initiative (SRJI) in Moscow. ( Utrecht ) – Russia' s Federal Registration Service (FRS) has refused to register the representative office of Stichting Russian Justice Initiative (SRJI) in Moscow . In a 15 November 2006 letter, the FRS informed the organization that its application for registration of a representative office in Russia had been turned down. It stated...Modified: 23/11/2006
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European Court condemns Russia for disappearances and murder in two landmark rulings
In two separate judgments today, the European Court of Human Rights held Russia responsible for the disappearance of a father and son and for the disappearance and subsequent murder of a woman whose body was found in the largest mass grave in Chechnya (Photo: Johanna Bjorken, Human Rights Watch). Father and son disappeared and presumed dead; Woman disappeared and found in largest Chechen mass grave; Government rebuked for failure to cooperate with Court In two separate judgments today, the European...Modified: 09/11/2006
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First Chechen disappearance case hearing at the ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights had a hearing on merits of the first case regarding forced disappearances in Chechnya on December 8, 2005. The case will set important precedents for future cases regarding forced disappearances in Chechnya. The European Court of Human Rights have heard the first case regarding forced disappearances in Chechnya on December 8, 2005. The case will set important precedents for future cases regarding forced disappearances in Chechnya. The case concerns Khadzhimurat...Modified: 05/12/2005
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