Magamed Abubakarov receives Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2013
In June 2013 Chechen lawyer Magomed Abubakarov was awarded theNetherlands-based Lawyers for Lawyers Award. The prize is awarded to a lawyer or group of lawyers who have worked to promote the rule of law and human rights in an exceptional way and have been threatened because of this work. Read more...
SRJI Moscow Office Director to Receive International Human Rights Award 2007
August 10, 2007. The American Bar Association will today award Elena Ezhova, the director of the Russian Justice Initiative Moscow office, its 2007 International Human Rights Award. The award is a recognition of Ezhova's efforts to provide legal assistance to victims of grave human rights abuse in Chechnya. Read more...
Аrsen Sakalov received the 2005 Per Anger Prize
October 3, 2005. The Swedish organization Forum for Living History awarded Arsen Sakalov, coordinator for the Chechnya Justice Project, the 2005 Per Anger Prize for his efforts to bring justice to victims of human rights abuse in connection with the conflict in Chechnya. Read more...
Human Rights Prize of the French Republic 2004
December 8, 2004. Russian Justice Initiative was awarded the prestigious Human Rights Prize of the French Republic 2004. Read more...