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Kyrgyzstan: Ensure Safety, Fair Trial for Rights Defender

Update: (September 3, 2010, Bazar-Kurgan) – On September 2, 2010, the trial against Azimjon Askarov and another seven defendants on charges connected to the June violence began in the Bazar-Kurgan District Court. The first hearing in the trial was in Nooken, 10 kilometers from there.

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Defending LGBT Rights Worldwide – Human Rights Watch

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Defending LGBT Rights

Natasha Estemirova: One Year On

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Russia: Reverse Judgment Against Human Rights Defender

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Moscow) - The Russian courts should quash a finding of guilt against a prominent human rights defender, Yuri Samodurov, former head

Russia: A Year Later, No Prosecution in Estemirova Murder

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Russia: Reverse Conviction of Human Rights Defender

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Moscow) - The Russian authorities should free the human rights defender Aleksei Sokolov and carry out an independent and effective investigation

Address to President Medvedev Regarding the Human Rights Situation in the North Caucasus

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Dear Mr. President, Human Rights Watch wholeheartedly welcomes your initiative to meet with the Presidential Civil Society Council and independent experts

Human Rights in Russia Hearing May 6, 2010

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Russia: Act on Findings Implicating Chechnya Leader

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (New York) - The Russian government should closely examine evidence gathered by the Austrian government which indicates the president of Chechnya,

On Human Rights, Obama’s Words Soar Above Actions

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On Human Rights, Obama's Words

Russia: Ratification of Protocol Promotes Justice

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (New York) - Russia's ratification today of a key reform to the European Court of Human Rights is a positive move

EU: Urge Russia to Protect Activists

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Moscow) - European leaders should use the upcoming EU-Russia summit to convey alarm over deteriorating human rights in Russia and to

Россия: уголовное дело о клевете против Олега Орлова

(Москва) - Российские власти должны немедленно прекратить уголовное преследование руководителя правозащитного центра «Мемориал», заявила Хьюман Райтс Вотч.

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Memorandum in advance of EU-Russia Human Rights Consultations

Human Rights Watch appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing preparations for the November 5-6, 2009 EU-Russia human rights consultations in Stockholm.

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Letter to Yuri Chaika, Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation

Yuri Chaika Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation

Dear Mr. Chaika, We are writing to express our profound concern about recent abductions and killings in Dagestan. We have

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