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Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Moscow) - Russian authorities should investigate the beating of a human rights lawyer by police in Dagestan and bring the perpetrators

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

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: The UN Human Rights Committee has called for urgent steps to rectify human rights violations.

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: The Turkmen president's visit is a key opportunity to urge improvements on human rights, said Human Rights Watch, RSF and other human

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: The Chechen ombudsman alleged that the human rights organisation Memorial has been using facts about rights violations to "destabilise" the situation in

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

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: The European Court of Human Rights ruled that powers to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion violate provisions of the

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: International PEN is concerned that Muharrem Erbey's arrest appears to be linked to his human rights advocacy work.

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: Lithuania's parliament (the Seimas) has introduced a new law created to censor information available to children, reports Human Rights Watch. The rights group

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: In recent days, authorities in Karshi and Margilan have detained human rights advocates to prevent them from meeting with a Human Rights Watch

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: According to Human Rights Watch, the government is out to stop research into abuses committed against so-called extremists in southern Kyrgyzstan.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (New York) - The Kyrgyz authorities should immediately release the human rights activists Bakhrom Hamroev and Izzatilla Rakhmatillaev and allow them

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

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: Human rights defender and farmers' rights activist Ganikhon Mamatkhanov is facing trial on politically motivated charges, says Human Rights Watch.