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Russian Federation: Russian authorities harrass NGO activist: Igor ...
10 July 2012

The chairman of leading Russian human rights NGO has been threatened with criminal proceedings in connection with the NGO's work and media publications in support ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/028/2012

Russian Federation: Uzbek man facing extradition, torture: Yusup ...
9 July 2012

The Russian authorities are preparing to extradite an Uzbek man, Yusup Salimakhunovich Kasymakhunov. He will face a real risk of torture and other ill-treatment ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/027/2012

Russia: St. Petersburg must allow Pride to go ahead | Amnesty ...
6 July 2012

Authorities in St Petersburg have withdrawn an agreement with the city's LGBT community to hold a peaceful Pride march on Saturday.

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Russian Federation: Further information: Detention of punk group ...
26 June 2012

On 20 June the Taganskii District Court in Moscow extended the pre-trial detention of the three alleged members of a feminist punk group, Pussy Riot, until 24 July ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/026/2012

Amnesty International | Breaking the cycle of impunity in the ...
21 June 2012

The Russian authorities must strengthen the accountability of law enforcement agencies which in their crude response to the activities of armed groups in the North ...

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Deadly and dangerous arms trade
21 June 2012

It is time for all governments to commit to securing an international Arms Trade Treaty. Hundreds of thousands of people are killed, injured, raped, repressed and ...

Document       ACT 30/032/2012

Russian Federation: The circle of injustice – A summary ...
21 June 2012

Since the military phase of the conflict in Chechnya drew to a close in the early 2000s, violence has spread outward across the Russian Federation's North Caucasus ...

Report       EUR 46/005/2012

Russian Federation: The circle of injustice: Security operations ...
21 June 2012

Ingushetia, like other republics in the Russian Federation's North Caucasus region, faces genuine threats to its security. Armed groups carry out deadly attacks ...

Report       EUR 46/012/2012

Breaking the cycle of impunity in the North Caucasus | Amnesty ...
21 June 2012

Russian authorities must end human rights violations by law enforcement officers in the North Caucasus, a new Amnesty International report says.

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Russian Federation: Amnesty International back from mission to the ...
18 June 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY AI Index: EUR 46/024/2012 18 June 2012. Amnesty International back from mission ...

PressItem       EUR 46/024/2012