ECHR Cases from the North Caucasus

label:text type:text uri:url courtnumber:text status:text violation:text location:text location2:text date:text lodged:text communicated:text admissible:text judgmentdate:text representative:text description:text imageurl:text labelurl1:text url1:text labelurl2:text url2:text labelurl3:text url3:text labelurl4:text url4:text labelurl5:text url5:text Akhiyadova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Akhiyadova%20v.%20Russia 32059/02 .Decided Disappearance Chechnya Village of Makhketi 2002-02-13 2005-06-02 2007-06-07 2008-07-03 SRJI On 13 February 2002, a group of armed military servicemen broke into the house of the Khumaidov family in the village of Makhketi. When the servicemen left, they took Magomed and Kharon Khumaidov with them. The investigation into the disappearance has not produced any results. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=837374&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=819628&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Umarov v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Umarov%20v.%20Russia 12712/02 .Decided Disappearance Chechnya City of Grozny, Staropromyslovsky disctrict 2000-05-27 2007-02-08 2008-07-03 EHRAC/Memorial On 27 May 2000, around 6 a.m., a group of armed men in camouflage uniforms entered the house of Ruslan Umarov in Grozny. Umarov and his family were still asleep. The armed men searched the house, after first having broken the door, and dragged Umarov out to the courtyard. They started to kick him and beat him with rifle butts. As Umarov's son, Magomed Umarov, tried to stop the beating, he was himself seized, beaten and finally forced into a vehicle. The following day, the men returned to collect Magomed Umarov's passport and identity card. Magomed Umarov has been missing since. Released detainees have however stated that they have seen him at the Khankala military base. The official investigation has not produced any tangible results. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=837376&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibililty http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=814057&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Musayeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Musayeva%20v.%20Russia 12703/02 .Decided Disappearance Chechnya City of Grozny 2000-02-05 2002-02-03 2007-01-18 2008-07-03 EHRAC/Memorial On 5 February 2000, about 50 military servicemen arrived on armored personnel vehicles and started checking documents at Zabolotny Lane in the city of Grozny. They detained Yakub Iznaurov together with four other people. Iznaurov and three of the detainees later disappeared while the fourth was released. Nazurov has not been seen since. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=837370&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=813564&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Isigova and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Isigova%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 6844/02 .Decided Disappearance Chechnya Sunzha district, village of Sernovodsk 2001-07-02 2006-12-12 2008-06-26 SRJI During a 2 July 2001 sweep operation in Sernovodsk Russian troops detained hundreds of men including Apti Isigov and Zelimkhan Umkhanov. Most men were released the same evening but Isigov and Umkhanov "disappeared." Their relatives have since unsuccessfully sought to establish their whereabouts. A criminal investigation was opened but later suspended on the grounds of failure to identify a suspect despite the fact that the procuracy questioned several servicemen who participated in the sweep operation and even members of the APC crew that detained the two men. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=837120&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibililty http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=812327&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Mutayeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Mutayeva%20v.%20Russia 43418/06 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Settlement of Assinovskaya 2004-01-19 2006-10-18 2008-06-24 SRJI At about 2.30 a.m. on 19 January 2004 several military vehicles arrived at the house of the Mutayeva family in the settlement of Assinovskaya. A group of about 20 armed men in camouflage uniforms woke up the family to conduct a passport check. The servicemen checked the passports, searched the house and ordered Luiza Mutayeva to follow them outside for questioning. Luiza was put in one of the vehicles which later drove away. She has not been seen since. The investigation into her disappearance has not produced any results. Alapayeva and Alapayeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Alapayeva%20and%20Alapayeva%20v.%20Russia 39676/06 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Sunzha district, village of Sernovodsk 2004-12-27 2006-09-12 2008-06-23 SRJI At about 3 a.m. on 27 December 2004 a group of about twelve armed men in camouflage uniforms broke into the house of the Alapayev family in the village of Sernovodsk. The servicemen started kicking and beating Salambek Alapayev and his elderly grandfather. After another 15 minutes, the servicemen dragged Salambek outside, put him in one of their cars and drove away. He has been missing since. The investigation into his disappearance has not yielded any results. Khantiyeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Khantiyeva%20v.%20Russia 43398/06 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Grozny 2000-12-04 2006-10-18 2008-06-19 SRJI At about 6 a.m. on 4 December 2000 a group of masked armed men in camouflage uniforms broke into Mayrudin Khantiyev's flat in Grozny. The servicemen dragged Mayrudin out through the balcony, put him in their VAZ car and drove away. He has not been seen since. At the material time, Grozny was under curfew and the block of apartments where Mayrudin lived was surrounded by several Russian military check-points. An investigation was opened into the disappearance but it has not been meaningful. Tsechoyev v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Tsechoyev%20v.%20Russia 39358/05 Communicated Torture; Extra-judicial execution Ingushetia Magobek district, settlement of Sagopshi 1998-10-23 2005-11-07 2008-06-12 EHRAC/Memorial On the night of 23 October 1998, a group of armed men apprehended Suleyman Tsechoyev in the settlement of Sagopshi, Ingushetia. The deputy prosecutor of Malgobek later confirmed that he was detained by state authorities and demanded 6,000 USD for his release. The family did not pay. When relatives visited him in pre-trial detention in Nalchik in March and July 1999, Suleyman stated that he had been subjected to ill-treatment. On 23 August 1999, four police officers from Malgobek produced documents requesting his transfer from Nalchik to Malgobek. Suleyman was handed over to them. On 24 August 1999, Suleyman's body was found with firearm wounds to the head. The investigation into his murder has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=837145&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Elmurzayev v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Elmurzayev%20v.%20Russia 3019/04 .Decided Disappearance Chechnya Martan-Chu 2002-06-09 2006-05-23 2008-06-12 SRJI In the early morning of 9 June 2002 the Elmurzayev's house in Martan-Chu was surrounded by Russian servicemen, who arrived in armed cars. They blind-folded Apti Elmurzayev and led him away, shooting at another family member as they drove away. Apti's family, in particular his brother Musa, actively began searching for him, and although a criminal case was opened to investigate the disappearance, it did not establish the perpetrators of the crime or provide any concrete information as to Apti's whereabouts. On 27 January 2003 Russian serviceman again surrounded the family's house and detained Musa Elmurzayev. The fate of both brothers remains unknown. Despite the family's active appeals to law enforcement agencies, the investigation into Musa's disappearance similarly proved fruitless. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=836668&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Atabayeva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Atabayeva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 26064/02 .Decided Disappearance Chechnya Village of Tsa-Vedeno 2001-05-03 2005-06-02 2007-06-07 2008-06-12 SRJI On 3 May 2001 during a special operation in the village of Tsa-Vedeno Russian federal forces detained Ramzan Kukuev. After his detention his wife appealed to various authorities in an attempt to establish his whereabouts or his fate but all of her attempts were in vain. The procuracy opened a criminal investigation into his disappearance but failed to conduct a thorough and effective investigation. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=836641&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=819624&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Shakhabova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Shakhabova%20v.%20Russia 39685/06 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Urus-Martan 2002-11-23 2006-09-20 2008-06-12 SRJI At about 10 p.m. on 23 November 2002 Adam Khurayev, who was staying with his aunt in Urus-Martan, went outside to the outhouse in the yard. Shortly thereafter about fifteen armed masked men in camouflage uniforms broke into the house where they conducted a search. Before driving away in an APC and two UAZ cars the men shouted to someone in the yard. When the men had left, Adam's relatives realized that he had disappeared. The investigation into his disappearance has not been meaningful. Iliasova and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Iliasova%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 27001/06 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Mesker-Yurt 2002-08-11 2006-06-16 2008-06-09 SRJI At about 5 a.m. on 11 August 2002 a group of armed masked men in camouflage uniforms arrived at the house of the Ilyasov family in the village of Mesker-Yurt on two APCs, a UAZ car and a VAZ car. The men quickly searched the house. They then apprehended Musa Ilyasov, handcuffed him and put a pillow case over his head before driving away. Musa has been missing since. The investigation into his disappearance has failed to produce any results. Asadulayeva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Asadulayeva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 15569/06 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Grozny 2004-01-14 2006-04-07 2008-06-04 SRJI On 14 January 2004 around 12 p.m. Bekman Asadulayev, a police officer, arrived at the Chechnya Department of the Ministry of the Interior in Grozny with two colleagues. Having passed through security and entered the building they were approached by several armed servicemen. The servicemen checked their identity cards and apprehended Bekman. They put him in their VAZ car and drove past security without being stopped. Bekman has not been seen since. The investigation into his disappearance has not produced any results. Dzhabrailova and Dzhabrailova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Dzhabrailova%20and%20Dzhabrailova%20v.%20Russia 15563/06 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Noviy Tsentaroy 2003-02-19 2006-04-05 2008-05-27 SRJI On the night of 19 February 2003 Isa Aytamirov was sleeping at his aunt's house in the village of Noviy Tsentaroy. At 4 a.m. about thirty armed Russian servicemen in military uniforms arrived on three APCs and broke into the house. They apprehended Isa and put him into one of the APCs before driving away. He has not been seen since. The investigation into his disappearance has failed to produce any results. Suleymanova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Suleymanova%20v.%20Russia 9191/06 Communicated Extra-judicial execution Chechnya Village of Gekhi 2000-05-16 2006-03-06 2008-05-27 SRJI On 16 May 2000 at about 7 p.m., Ramzan Suleymanov, his pregnant wife Petimat Aydamirova, their son Ibragim Suleymanov and their relative Aslanbek Aydamirov left the village of Gekhi to visit a sick relative. Their truck was later found burning outside Gekhi, Petimat's body lying next to it. Russian military had approached the vehicle in an APC and opened heavy fire. Due to the curfew, local residents and administration could not examine the scene until next morning. At that point, the corpses had been removed. On 19 May 2000, the remains of Ramzan, Petimat, Ibragim and Aslanbek were found bearing signs of violent death. The investigation into the killings has not been meaningful. Utsayeva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Utsayeva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 29133/03 .Decided Disappearance; Torture Chechnya Shali district, Novye Atagi 2002-06-02 2007-02-15 2008-05-29 SRJI Early in the morning of 2 June 2002, Russian troops on armored personnel carriers and other military vehicles drove to the village Novye Atagi for a targeted military operation. The soldiers burst into the Utsaev home, detained Islam Utsaev, and drove him away in an APC. The troops then proceeded to detain Movsar Taisumov, Idris Abdulazimov and Masud Tovmerzaev in their respective homes. On this same day, troops also detained Said-Magomed Imakaev (see Imakayeva v. Russia). None of the men have been seen or heard from since. Authorities within the procuracy have provided only perfunctory responses in reply to the families' exhaustive inquiries as to the whereabouts of their relatives and the investigations into their disappearances. Beginning in July 2004, one of the families in the case suffered repeated raids on their home, during which federal forces beat one elderly applicant severely, threatened other family members with violence and death, and stole the vast majority of the family's household possessions. The family was forced to leave their home and relocate to another village, but continue to fear for the safety of their relatives. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=835902&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibililty http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=814307&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Ibragimov v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Ibragimov%20v.%20Russia 34561/03 .Decided Disappearance Chechnya Village of Urus-Martan 2002-12-09 2006-05-23 2008-05-29 SRJI In the early morning of 29 December 2002 a group of five armed men entered the home of Rizvan Ibragimov, and without explanation searched the house and led Rizvan away, threatening his relatives with death if they tried to follow them. Many neighbors witnessed Rizvan being led away before being put into a military vehicle which drove off in the direction of Urus-Martan. Rizvan subsequently disappeared. Rizvan's family actively appealed to local and federal authorities for assistance, but still do not possess any information about the fate of their relative or the progress of the investigation opened to examine his disappearance. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=835904&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Gekhayeva and Dugayeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Gekhayeva%20and%20Dugayeva%20v.%20Russia 1755/04 .Decided Disappearance Chechnya 2003-05-16 2006-06-08 2008-05-29 SRJI In the early morning of 16 May 2003 about 20 armed Russian servicemen forcibly entered the home of Sulimovna Gekhayeva, binding her eyes, nose and mouth such that she could barely breathe. After she was freed by her neighbors later that night, her house was in disarray and her daughter, Kurbika Zinabdiyeva, and another female visitor, Aminat Dugayeva, were missing. Aminat was 15 years old at the time and since birth had suffered from various medical problems. The Russian media reported on the kidnapping and, citing official sources, stated that the women had been abducted by federal forces. In the course of the investigation into the women's disappearance, various law-enforcement bodies denied the involvement of federal forces in the kidnapping. Despite the applicants' active search for their relatives, and the examination of their case by the Russian Human Rights Commission, the investigation into the kidnappings was suspended without having established any concrete information as to the perpetrators of the crime. http://www.srji.org/files/timeline/pics/gekhaeva.jpg Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=835908&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Sangariyeva and Gaitayev v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Sangariyeva%20and%20Gaitayev%20v.%20Russia 1839/04 .Decided Disappearance Chechnya Urus-Martan 2003-01-24 2006-06-07 2008-05-29 SRJI In the middle of the night on 24 January 2003, Musa and Magamed Gaitayev were both detained at their houses in Urus-Martan by a group of armed masked men. During the detention Magamed recognized the Urus-Martan military commander as one of their abductors. Magamed was released the same day after being beaten and drugged but Musa has since disappeared. Despite Musa's family's efforts to locate him, the investigation into his disappearance has been inconclusive and is currently suspended. Although several security checks were carried out on the night of Musa's disappearance by federal forces, the authorities denied that those same forces had arrested Musa. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=835906&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Betayev and Betayeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Betayev%20and%20Betayeva%20v.%20Russia 37315/03 .Decided Disappearance Chechnya Village of Goyty 2003-04-26 2006-05-23 2008-05-29 EHRAC/Memorial On the night of 25 to 26 April 2003 Russian military servicemen broke into the Betayevs’ home in the village of Goyty and detained Lecha and Ibragim Betayev. Lecha and Ibragim subsequently disappeared. A criminal investigation was opened into their case but it failed to produce any results. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=835907&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Udayeva and Yusupova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Udayeva%20and%20Yusupova%20v.%20Russia 36542/05 Communicated Indiscriminate bombing Chechnya Urus-Martan 2000-10-17 2005-10-12 2008-05-13 SRJI In the afternoon of 17 October 2000 Ali Udayev and Ramzan Yusupov were walking home from school in the outskirts of Urus-Martan. The boys were seen walking down the road between the local cemetery and a field. Shortly thereafter, Ramzan's brother saw an explosion near the cemetery. Local residents heard the sound of a flying projectile. Other witnesses saw and heard a tank of the Russian military launch a projectile. Ali's and Ramzan's dead bodies were found on the place of the explosion. The investigation into their deaths has not produced any results. Dzhabrailov and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Dzhabrailov%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 3678/06 Communicated Extra-judicial execution; Torture Chechnya Settlement of Pervomaiyskiy 2003-02-16 2006-01-19 2008-05-07 SRJI At about 7 a.m. on 16 February 2003 a group of armed masked men arrived at the Dzhabrailov's house in the settlement of Pervomayskiy. They broke into the house and apprehended Valid and Aslan Dzhabrailov. The brothers were taken to a detention center where they were severely ill-treated for two days. On 18 February 2003, Aslan was put in a military car where he discovered the dead body of Valid. The servicemen drove to an abandoned building where they dumped Valid's body, shot Aslan in the head and put explosives under their bodies before leaving. Playing dead, Aslan managed to escape and return home. The investigation into the abduction of the brothers and the killing of Valid has not produced any results. Aslakhanova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Aslakhanova%20v.%20Russia 2944/06 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Grozny 2002-03-10 2006-01-13 2008-05-07 SRJI At about 10 a.m. on 10 March 2002 a large group of armed Russian military servicemen conducted a sweeping-up operation in Dzerzhinskogo Street in Grozny. They arrived in APCs and military Ural cars, went into the houses and checked identity documents. At the Avtayev's house, they apprehended Apti Avtayev and drove away with him in an unknown direction. He has not been seen since. The criminal investigation into his disappearance has not been meaningful. Seriyev and Seriyeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Seriyev%20and%20Seriyeva%20v.%20Russia 20201/05 Communicated Death due to negligence; Disappearance Chechnya Village of Belgatoy 2002-12-26; 2004-06-01 2005-06-02 2008-04-30 SRJI On 26 December 2002 a projectile entered the house of the Seriyev family in the village of Belgatoy. It hit and wounded Bilkis Askhabayeva, the mother in the family. She died from her injuries the same day. The criminal investigation into her death was terminated as no personal responsibility could be established. At about 5 p.m. on 1 June 2004 several cars arrived at the house of the Seriyev family. About thirty armed and masked servicemen got out of the cars and entered the house. The men apprehended Sarali Seriyev and drove away. Sarali has been missing since. The investigation into his disappearance has not been meaningful. Ismailov and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Ismailov%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 33947/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Achkhoy-Martan 2003-01-14 2005-09-20 2008-04-30 SRJI At about 4. a.m. on 14 January 2003 several military vehicles arrived at Orekhova Street in Achkhov-Martan. Armed servicemen ran into the house of the Ismailov family and apprehended Aslan and Aslambek Ismailov. A few houses away, Khizir and Yaragi Ismailov were apprehended together with Yusi Daydayev. The military vehicles drove away with the apprehended men. None of the five men have been seen since. The investigation into their disappearances has not produced any results. Kaplanova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Kaplanova%20v.%20Russia 7653/02 .Decided Disappearance Chechnya City of Grozny 2001-05-12 2006-10-24 2008-04-29 EHRAC/Memorial On 12 May 2001, 20 federal servicemen arrived in armoured personnel carriers at Khadizhat Kaplanova's household in Grozny. The armed servicemen searched the house and left with Kaplanova's son, Isa Kaplanov, her son-in-law, Ruslan Sadulayev, and her neighbour. The three men were detained and interrogated at the Staropromyslovskiy military check-point. The neighbour was released after one night in custody. Kaplanov and Sadulayev were instead taken away in an all-terrain vehicle. They are both missing since. The official investigation into their case has not produced any results. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=834908&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibililty http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=810236&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Magomadova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Magomadova%20v.%20Russia 2393/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Urus-Martan 2002-04-12 2004-11-25 2008-04-28 EHRAC/Memorial At about 3 a.m. on 12 April 2002, during the curfew, a group of armed men broke into the flat in Urus-Martan where Ibragim Uruskhanov and his relatives were sleeping. A large group of servicemen in camouflage uniforms, arriving on an APC and a military Ural vehicle, had surrounded the building. The men searched the flat and ordered Ibragim to come with them. Ibragim's mother shortly thereafter saw an APC and a Ural vehicle drive towards a nearby military check-point. Ibragim has been missing since that night. The investigation into his disappearance has not been meaningful. Abdurashidova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Abdurashidova%20v.%20Russia 32968/05 Communicated Extra-judicial execution; Property Dagestan Village of Solnechnoye 2005-03-14 2005-07-22 2008-04-25 International Protection Centre At about 5:30 a.m. on 14 March 2005 a group of approximately fifty men on two APCs and a VAZ car arrived at the house of the Abdurashidova family in the village of Solnechnoye. The men broke into the house and opened gun fire. Seven year old Summaya Abdurashidova was hit by a rifle granade and died of her injuries. Two men staying with the family were also killed.The gunfire destroyed the house and the family possessions in it. Summaya's father was taken to the department of the interior of the Khasavyurt district. The family has repeatedly requested a criminal investigation into the death of Summaya and the destruction of their property. It is unclear whether a criminal investigation has ever been opened. Nasipova and Khamzatova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Nasipova%20and%20Khamzatova%20v.%20Russia 32382/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Zumsoy 2005-01-14 2005-09-07 2008-04-25 EHRAC/Memorial On 14 January 2005 a group of armed Russian military servicemen arrived at the remote village of Zumsoy by helicopter. In the evening, Shirvani Nasipov was seen being apprehended by military servicemen on his way home. He has not been seen since. At around the same time, a missile hit the yard of the Mukhayev family who took refuge in their neighbours' house. They later witnessed how military servicemen carried out their household items while pointing guns at them. On 15 January, about twenty five armed servicemen arrived at the neighbours' house where they apprehended Vakha Mukhayev and his son, Atabi Mukhayev. Their relatives saw them being taken to a military helicopter which took off. Vakha and Atabi have not been seen since. The investigation into the disappearance of the three men has not produced any results. Sadulayeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Sadulayeva%20v.%20Russia 38570/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Urus-Martan district 2002-12-09 2005-09-16 2008-04-25 EHRAC/Memorial In the afternoon of 9 December 2002 Aslan Sadulayev and three other persons drove towards Urus-Martan in a VAZ car. At the intersection of the road to the village of Komsomolskoye and the road from Alkhazurovo to Urus-Martan they were stopped by Russian military servicemen at a check point. A bus was stopped at the same time. Several passengers, one of them recognizing Aslan, witnessed how the servicemen surrounded the VAZ car with their APC's and how all vehicles drove away in the direction of Urus-Martan. Aslan has not been seen since. The investigation into his disappearance has not been meaningful. Mudayev and Mudayeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Mudayev%20and%20Mudayeva%20v.%20Russia 33105/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Raduzhnoye 2003-01-29 2005-07-25 2008-04-04 International Protection Centre On 29 Janury 2003 Russian military forces carried out a special operation in the village of Raduzhnoyen. More than 20 persons were arrested. At 8 a.m. a group of armed men entered the Mudayev's house. They apprehended Aslan and Mokhmad Mudayev and a relative. On 30 January all arrested villagers, except Aslan and Mokhmad, were released. The brothers have not been seen since. The investigation into their disappearance has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=834118&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Babusheva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Babusheva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 33944/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Makhety 2003-02-04 2005-09-20 2008-03-31 SRJI Around 11 a.m. on 4 February 2003 a group of Russian military servicemen arrived at Ramzan Babushev's home in the village of Makhety. The servicemen asked Ramzan, who worked as a car mechanic, to repair their UAZ car. Ramzan started to work on the car. Ten minutes later around 20 masked servicemen ran into the yard, put handcuffs on Ramzan and a dark sack on his head. They put him in an APC. Before driving away the men searched the house and seized the family's valuables. Ramzan has not been seen since. The investigation into his disappearance has not been meaningful. Karimov and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Karimov%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 29851/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Proletarskoye 2003-01-11 2005-08-12 2008-03-31 SRJI At about 2 a.m. on 11 January 2003 a group of about 20 armed masked men broke into the house of the Karimov family in the village of Proletarskoye. The servicemen handcuffed Arbi Karimov and put him in one of their APCs. Having apprehended Arbi the men searched the house, took a number of items and drove away in the direction of Staropromyslovskiy district. Arbi has been missing since. The investigation into his disappearance has not produced any results. Taisumov v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Taisumov%20v.%20Russia 21810/03 Admissible Indiscriminate bombing Chechnya Village of Chechen-Aul 2002-09-07 2005-11-02 2008-03-27 SRJI A military bombardment began late in the evening on 7 September 2002 in the village Chechen-Aul located not far from the Russian military base at Khankala. A total of 15 mortar shells struck the village that night. The first three shells landed on the home of Supyan Taisumov completely destroying the house and killing his son Kazbek Taisumov his daughter-in-law Zulpat Eskirkhanova and his three year-old granddaughter Aishat Eskirkhanova. Only Supyan and his six-month old granddaughter survived the attack. A criminal investigation into the attack was opened the next day but to date no perpetrators have been identified and Supyan has received no information regarding the case. Meshayeva and 15 Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Meshayeva%20and%2015%20Others%20v.%20Russia 27248/003 Admissible Disappearance Chechnya Village of Martan-Chu 2002-12-17 2006-04-12 2008-03-27 SRJI In the night between 16 and 17 December 2002, armed men in camouflage uniforms and masks detained Leoma Meshayev and Bislan Saydayev from their houses in the village of Martan-Chu. They military servicmen took Saydayev and Meshayev away in an armored personnel carrier. The investigation into their disappearances have not produced any results. Ustarkhanova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Ustarkhanova%20v.%20Russia 35744/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Zakan-Yurt 2003-01-06 2005-10-03 2008-03-25 SRJI At about 6 a.m. on 6 January 2003 a group of armed servicemen broke into the house in Zakan-Yurt where Balavdi Ustarkhanov was staying for the night. The servicemen apprehended Balavdi and drove away in the direction of the local check point of the Russian military forces. Balavdi has been missing since. The investigation into his disappearance has not been meaningful. Iriskhanovy v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Iriskhanovy%20v.%20Russia 35869/05 Communicated Disappearance; Torture Chechnya Village of Samashki 2002-06-19 2005-09-28 2008-03-25 SRJI In the evening of 19 June 2002 a large group of armed servicemen arrived at the Iriskhanov's house in the village of Samashki. When Zurab and Gilani Iriskhanov ran outside, the servicemen opened fire at them. Zurab was wounded. The two brothers were handcuffed, beaten with gun-butts and put in different vehicles that drove away. Zurab has been missing since. The investigation into his disappearance has not produced any results. On 27 June 2002, Gilani was released. He had been beaten in detention and had to undergo medical treatment. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830533&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Tupchiyeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Tupchiyeva%20v.%20Russia 37461/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Town of Shali 2003-01-03 2005-09-29 2008-03-20 SRJI At about 5.30 a.m. on 3 January 2003 a group of armed men in camouflage uniforms abducted Vakhit Dzhabrailov from his home in the town of Shali. They put him in one of their vehicles and drove away in the direction of the department of the interior of the Shali district (the ROVD). Vakhit has not been seen since. The official investigation into his disappearance has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830536&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Nenkayev v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Nenkayev%20v.%20Russia 13737/03 Admissible Disappearance Chechnya Village of Urus-Martan 2002-06-08 2005-11-02 2008-03-20 SRJI In the village of Urus-Martan during the early morning hours of 8 June 2002 approximately two dozen armed members of the Russian federal forces detained twenty-year-old Muslim Nenkaev and his brother Isa Nenkaev. The brothers were held in a military detention facility together for 24 hours at which time the authorities released Isa. His younger brother Muslim has not been seen since. In numerous attempts to determine the fate of their son the Nenkaev parents approached local and federal authorities some of whom admitted that federal forces had indeed detained Isa and Muslim. Nevertheless the criminal investigation into Muslim's disappearance has not led to the identification of the perpetrators. Aziyev and Aziyeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Aziyev%20and%20Aziyeva%20v.%20Russia 77626/01 .Decided Disappearance Chechnya City of Grozny 2000-09-24 2006-09-21 2008-03-20 SRJI On 24 September 2000, after midnight, armed masked men burst into the house of the Aziev family in Grozny. They beat Leche Aziev and took away his two sons. Leche Aziev and his wife have been looking for their sons ever since. Russian prosecutors did not conduct a meaningful investigation. http://www.srji.org/files/timeline/pics/aziyev.jpg Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830137&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibililty http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=809470&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Abayeva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Abayeva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 37542/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Urus-Martan 2000-09-13 2005-09-09 2008-03-19 EHRAC/Memorial At about 4 p.m. on 13 September 2000 Magomed-Ali Abayev and Anvar Shaipov walked towards the centre of Urus-Martan. Two Russian servicemen stopped them at a check point on the way. The servicemen took their passports and one of the soldiers went with them into a nearby factory building. A few minutes later he returned to the check point without them. Magomed-Ali and Anvar have not been heard from since. The investigation into the disappearance has not been meaningful. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830538&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Magomadova & Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Magomadova%20%26%20Others%20v.%20Russia 33933/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya City of Grozny 2003-02-09 2005-09-20 2008-03-17 SRJI At about 4.30 a.m. on 9 February 2003, a group of armed men wearing camouflage uniforms burst into the house of the Magomadov family in Grozny. Ruslan Magomadov was thrown on the floor. The servicemen tied his hands and placed a pillow case on his head. They led him to one of their armoured personnel carriers and drove away. Magomadov has not been seen since. The criminal investigation into his disappearance has not been meaningful. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830541&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Dubayev v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Dubayev%20v.%20Russia%2CBersnukayeva%20v.%20Russia 30613/05; 30615/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Martan-Chu 2000-03-14 2005-08-03 2008-03-13 EHRAC/Memorial On 14 March 2000 Islam Dubayev and Roman Bersnukayev surrendered to the Russian Militia after having been promised amnesty. The men went to a military check point close to Martan-Chu. Having handed over their weapons, the men were put in an Ural car and driven to the headquarters of the Russian Federal Forces Group West. Islam and Roman have not been seen since. The investigation into their disappearance has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830351&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Mutsayeva and Tepsurkayev v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Mutsayeva%20and%20Tepsurkayev%20v.%20Russia 24297/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Urus-Martan 2001-08-27 2005-08-03 2008-03-13 EHRAC/Memorial In the morning on 27 August 2001 Khizir Tepsurkayev left his house in Urus-Martan to go to the centre of the town. He got a ride with an acquaintance. At about 10 a.m. the car was stopped by Russian servicemen at a military check point. As Khizir showed his documents, the car's driver turned the car and drove away under gunfire. Khizir was immediately detained, placed in an UAZ car and driven away. He has not been seen since. The investigation into his disappearance has not been meaningful. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830354&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Astamirova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Astamirova%20v.%20Russia 27256/03 Admissible Disappearance Chechnya Village of Gekhi 2002-08-05 2006-02-09 2008-03-13 SRJI In the early morning of 5 August 2002, a group of armed men arrived at the Astamirov family's house in Gekhi village and led away Aslanbek Astamirov without any explanation. He was driven away in an unknown direction and has not been seen since. The Urus-Martan prosecutor's office did not begin officially investigating his disappearance until December 2002, despite his family's immediate and persistent appeals for assistance. His family's many oral and written appeals to various law enforcement bodies, as well as the criminal case eventually opened in connection to the disappearance, have not led to an effective investigation. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830565&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Djambekova and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Djambekova%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 27238/03 Admissible Disappearance Chechnya Village of Goity 2002-03-20 2006-02-21 2008-03-13 SRJI This case concerns the detention of four men: Imran Djambekov, Shaprudi Visaitov, Rizvan Tatariev and Magomed Soltymoradov, as well as the subsequent targeting of their relatives by Russian authorities. Djambekov was detained at his home in Urus-Martan in the middle of the night on 20 March 2002. The other three men were detained early in the morning of 22 December 2001; Visaitov and Tatariev were taken in Urus-Martan and Soltymoradov in Gekhi. After their detention all four disappeared. Two days after Visaitov's abduction, Russian troops again visited his family's house and threatened to take away others unless the family could give the troops weapons.

The families of these four men have since worked together to search for their missing relatives and advocate for effective investigations into their disappearances. In December 2002 some of the applicants - all relatives of the disappeared men - took part in a peaceful demonstration against disappearances in Chechnya. They were subsequently illegally detained in unsanitary conditions for fours days during which they were refused legal representation and barely fed. After their release they were denied a legal remedy for their unlawful detention and refused compensation. In 2003 the relatives established a non-governmental organization "Families of War Victims."

None of the investigations opened into any of the disappearances have yielded concrete results regarding the whereabouts of the missing men or the identity of the perpetrators. The Project lodged applications with the ECtHR in 2003 and 2004 on behalf of these families. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830600&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Visaitov and Magomadova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Visaitov%20and%20Magomadova%20v.%20Russia 35078/04 Admissible Disappearance Chechnya Village of Gekhi 2001-12-22 2006-02-20 2008-03-13 SRJI This case has been joined with the case Djambekova and Others v. Russia (27238/03) Basayeva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Basayeva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 15441/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Martan-Chu 2002-07-06 2005-04-19 2008-03-12 SRJI On the night of 6 July 2002, a group of armed masked men in camouflaged uniforms broke into the house of the Basayev family in the village of Martan-Chu. The men searched the house. When they left, they took Lecha Basayev with them. He has been missing since. The investigation into his disappearance has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830167&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Dokayev and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Dokayev%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 16629/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Grozny 2002-12-10 2005-04-29 2008-03-12 SRJI At about 2.30 a.m. on 10 December 2002 a group of armed servicemen in masks rushed into the house of Isa Dokayev in Grozny. They apprehended Isa Dokayev and two of his guests, Ruslan Askhabov and Isa Dubayev, and placed black sacks over their heads. The servicemen searched the house and drove away with the three men in the direction of the Oktyabrskiy ROVD. The men have not been seen since. A criminal investigation was opened intot their disappearance but failed to produce any results. Gaziyeva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Gaziyeva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 15439/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Chechen-Aul 2001-02-08 2005-03-29 2008-03-11 SRJI At about 3 p.m. on 8 February 2001, Abdul-Malik Shakhmurzayev's car was stopped by three APCs (armoured personal carriers) blocking the road between the village of Chechen-Aul and Grozny-Shatoy. Masked and armed servicemen ordered him out of the car and started to beat and kick him in front of several witnesses. He was then put in one of the APCs and taken away. Abdul-Malik has not been seen since. The investigation into his disappearance has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830170&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Khutsayev and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Khutsayev%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 16622/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Gekhi 2001-12-16 2005-04-26 2008-03-11 EHRAC/Memorial On the night of 16 December 2001 between 2 and 3 a.m. a number of armed men in camouflage uniforms burst into the houses of the Khutsayev and the Didayev families in the village of Gekhi. The servicemen beat several family members, searched the houses and seized all valuables. Upon leaving, they took Beslan and Movsar Khutsayev and Adam Didayev with them. None of the three men have been seen since. The investigations into their disappearances have not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830172&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Alaudinova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Alaudinova%20v.%20Russia 32297/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Urus-Martan 2001-11-08 2005-08-05 2008-03-10 EHRAC/Memorial On 8 November 2001 at about 4.30 a.m. three armed men in camouflaged uniforms entered the house of the Alaudinov family in Urus-Martan. The servicemen conducted an identity check and took Bakkhan Alaudinov with them when they left. His mother tried to follow her son but was shot at as she approached. Bakkhan has been missing since. The authorities have failed to conduct a meaningful investigation into his disappearance. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830163&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Malsagova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Malsagova%20v.%20Russia 27244/03 Admissible Disappearance Chechnya Village of Urus-Martan 2002-11-07 2005-11-09 2008-03-06 SRJI On 7 November 2002, around 2 a.m., a group of about 25-30 masked men in camouflage uniforms forcibly entered the house of the Malsagov family. When they left, they took Savdi Malsagov with them. The investigation into his disappearance has not produced any results. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830387&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Shakhgiriyeva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Shakhgiriyeva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 27251/03 Admissible Disappearance; Extra-judicial execution Chechnya Village of Chechen-Aul 2002-10-23 2005-11-28 2008-02-28 SRJI In the early hours of 23 October 2002 eight persons were detained in their village by a group of servicemen wearing masks and camouflage and moving around in an Ural military truck, UAZ all-terrain military vehicle and armored personnel carriers (APC) with obscured number plates. Among the eight persons there were four relatives of the applicants in the case: Magomed Shakhgiriyev, Ali Magomadov, Ismail Umarov, and Umalat Abayev. Two of the initial eight men were later released, but could not provide any details about where they had been because they had been blindfolded.

On 3 November 2002 three men from Chechen-Aul went looking for their missing co-villagers at the main military base of the Russian forces in Chechnya at Khankala. They were Aslan Ismailov, Khasin Yunusov and Adash Ayubov. The men disappeared and the relatives later found out that they had been detained at a roadblock on Minutka square in Grozny. On 8 November 2002 five male bodies were discovered by the local residents in the forest by the village Vinogradnoye near the road to Tolstoy-Yurt. On 9 November 2002 several relatives of the persons missing since 23 October 2002 traveled there and identified them as the five men who had been detained in Chechen-Aul: Magomed Shakhgiriyev, Ali Magomadov, Ismail Umarov and R. Zubkhadzhiyev. The body of the sixth person detained on that night, S. Yunusov, has never been found and he is still considered missing.The bodies had marks of severe torture. On 18 April 2003 three male bodies were discovered in Khankala, 400 metres away from the fence of the military base. On 24 April 2003 a policeman from Chechen-Aul and Khasin Yunusov's brother identified his body by the clothes he had been wearing. The relatives of Aslan Israilov and Adash Ayubov also identified them by the clothes. The investigation into the disappearances and extra-judicial executions has not produced any results. Admissibililty http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=830219&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Abdulkadyrova and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Abdulkadyrova%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 27180/03 Admissible Disappearance Chechnya Urus-Martan 2002-09-08 2003-07-20 2008-01-24 EHRAC/Memorial On 8 September 2002 at about midday, a group of military servicemen in several armed personnel carriers (APCs) arrived at the house of the Dzhabayev family in Urus-Martan. The servicemen ordered everybody out of the house. Ayndi Dzhabayev told his children to go outside while he got dressed. Dzhabayev's son turned around on his way out and saw how the servicemen pointed a gun at his father. When the servicemen left they returned to the house but could not find Dzhabayev. He has been missing since. The investigation into his disappearance has not yielded any results. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=829068&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Khatsiyeva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Khatsiyeva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 5108/02 .Decided Extra-judicial execution Ingushetia Arshty 2000-08-06 2006-10-23 2008-01-17 SRJI On 6 August 2000 without apparent reason a Russian military helicopter opened fire at a group of men who were mowing grass in the hills near the Ingush village of Arshty (just across the border with Chechnya). Two of the men were killed. The military prosecutor's office opened a criminal investigation but the investigation has not been meaningful. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=827819&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=810232&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Dzhamayeva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Dzhamayeva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 43170/04 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Starye Atagi 2002-03-06 2004-11-18 2008-01-21 SRJI From 6 to 11 March 2002 federal military conducted a large-scale sweeping operation in the village of Starye Atagi, Chechnya. In the morning of 6 March Ismail Dzhamayev left his parent's home to visit his uncle. Meeting two armoured personal carriers on the street he got frightened and dropped in at a friend's house. The servicemen ran after him and apprehended him and his friend. His friend was later released but Ismail has not been seen since. A total of eleven men from Starye Atagi disappeared during the sweeping operation. The investigation into Ismail's disappearance has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=828729&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Sambiyev and Pokayeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Sambiyev%20and%20Pokayeva%20v.%20Russia 38693/04 Communicated Extra-judicial execution Chechnya Starye Atagi 2004-04-10 2004-10-08 2008-01-21 SRJI In the evening of 10 April 2004, Anzor Sambiyev was at his parents' house in Stariye Atagi, Chechnya. Suddenly, around fifty armed servicemen of federal troops entered the yard and surrounded the house. Anzor's mother was forced out of the house and went into her neighbour's yard. At this point, she heard shooting. When the servicemen left she returned home but could not find her son. In the morning of the next day, Anzor's dead body was found outside a nearby village. The investigation into his death has not been meaningful. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=828730&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Khatuyeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Khatuyeva%20v.%20Russia 12463/05 Communicated Disappearance Ingushetia Settlement of Ordjonikidzenskaya 2004-08-02 2005-03-28 2008-01-16 EHRAC/Memorial At about 8.00 a.m. on 2 August 2004 security forces carried out an operation in the Оrdjonikidzenskaya settlement in Ingushetia. Sultan Khatuyev and six of his neighbours were apprehended. The other men were later relased. According to them, Khatuyev had been beaten by FSB officers and released in a very poor condition. The FSB officers had left him alone at a rubbish dump. Khatuyev has been missing since. The investigation into his disappearance has not yielded any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=828452&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Damayev v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Damayev%20v.%20Russia 36150/04 Communicated Indiscriminate bombing Chechnya Village of Rigakhoy 2004-04-08 2004-10-07 2008-01-15 EHRAC/Memorial On 8 April 2004 at about 1.30 p.m. Two military aircrafts approached the village of Rigakhoy, Chechnya, and started bombing it. The attack lasted for twenty to thirty minutes. An hour later two other military aircrafts bombed the outskirts of the village. Imar-Ali Dumayev heard the explosions and rushed back to his house. On arrival he found his house completely demolished. He found the dead bodies of his wife, Maydat Tsintsayeva, and the five youngest of their six children, Zharadat Damayeva, Dzhaneta Damayeva, Umar-Khadzhi Damayev, Zura Damayeva and Zara Damayeva. A fragment of a bomb with a number was found inside the ruins of the house. The investigations into the deaths has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=828182&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Tumayeva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Tumayeva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 9960/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Valerik 2004-09-19 2005-03-15 2008-01-11 SRJI Between 18 and 19 September 2004 a large-scale sweeping operation was carried out in the village of Valerik, Chechnya. The operation was carried out by servicemen subordinated to Ramzan Kadyrov and servicemen of Russian federal troops. At 2 a.m. on 19 September 2004 around twenty armed servicemen arrived at the Tumayev's home in the village of Valerik. They apprehended Shamkhan Tumayev, put him in an UAZ vehicle and drove away. Shamkhan has not been seen since. The investigation into his disappearance has not yielded any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=828201&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Benuyeva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Benuyeva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 8347/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Martan-Chu 2002-11-24 2005-02-25 2008-01-11 SRJI In the evening of 24 November 2002, Abu Zhanalayev and Sayd-Selim Benuyev were abducted from their respective homes in the village of Martan-Chu, Chechnya, by armed servicemen. They were put in UAZ vehicles that drove away in the direction of Urus-Martan. Abu and Sayd-Selim has been missing since. The investigation into their disappearance has not been meaningful. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=828195&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Umalatov and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Umalatov%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 8345/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Nagornoye 2002-10-15 2005-02-17 2008-01-11 International Protection Centre Early in the morning on 15 October 2002 the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Chechen prosecutor's office carried out a joint operation in the village of Nagornoye, Chechnya. Usman Umalatov and Shamad Durdiyev were apprehended in their homes and brought to the FSB office together with nine other inhabitants of Nagornoye. The other nine persons were later released. Usman and Shamad have not been heard from since. The authorities have failed to conduct an effective investigation into their disappearances. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=828207&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Shokkarov and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Shokkarov%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 41009/04 Communicated Disappearance; Extra-judicial execution Ingushetia Sunzhenskiy District 2003-01-06 2004-11-19 2008-10-01 International Protection Centre Early in the morning on 6 January 2003 a group of policemen arrested Visadi Shokkarov in the Satsita camp located in the Sunzhenskiy District, Ingushetia. Later the same day his family went to the department of the interior (the ROVD) to ask for him. There two men in civilian clothes approached Visadi's brother Visita Shokkarov and led him through the gates of the ROVD. Visita has been missing since. Visadi was charged with murder and his arrest prolonged. According to the authorities, Visadi died in a car crash on 2 February 2003. His body had been burned and carbonised after his death. His family was informed about his death nine days later. They visited the morgue where they examined the corpse and concluded that it was not Visadi. The investigations into the faiths of Visadi and Visita Shokkarov has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=828200&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Akhmadova and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Akhmadova%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 13670/03 Admissible Disappearance Chechnya Starye Atagi 2002-03-06 2005-09-15 2008-01-10 SRJI Between 6 and 11 March 2002 Russian federal forces conducted a large-scale special operation in the village of Starye Atagi. Several young men were removed from their homes and taken to a so-called filtration point sometimes with the use of unprovoked violence on the part of the soldiers. Following the special operation 11 young men never returned home. Several burned bodies were discovered in the area shortly afterwards but the authorities refused to conduct examinations or have them identified. An investigation was launched but no one has been held accountable. Admissibililty http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=828551&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Zubayrayev v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Zubayrayev%20v.%20Russia 67797/01 .Decided Extra-judicial execution Chechnya Starye Atagi 2000-09-17 2001-03-09 2008-01-10 J. Mouraux In the early hours of the night on 17 September 2000 the Zubayrayev family was woken up by loud screams. A large group of men dressed in camouflage, some of them masked, entered the house and forced all the inhabitants outside. They were not allowed to dress and no reasons were given for the intervention. The intruders wore insignia of the Russian army and spoke unaccented Russian. The inhabitants of the house were lined up in the courtyard facing the wall and their passports were collected. When the servicemen left, they locked the women in the house and took Salaudi Zubayrayev with them. When the family managed to break out of the house, they found Salaudi about 100- 200 metres away from the house. He was shot in the back of his head from an automatic rifle. Four other persons were killed in similar circumstances in Starye Atagi that night. In January 2008, the European Court held Russia responsible for a procedural violation of Art. 2 (right to life) in combination with Art. 13 (effective remedy) with regard to the inefficient investigation of the murder. Russia was also held responisble for its failure to disclose the entire domestic case file to the Court (Art. 38 (1) (a)). However, the Court established that the evidence concerning the Russian security forces involvement in the murder did not reach the required standard "beyond resonable doubt" and thus did not hold Russia responsible for a substantial violation of Art. 2 (right to life). Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=827643&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=809753&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Vagapova and Zubirayev v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Vagapova%20and%20Zubirayev%20v.%20Russia 21080/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Chechen-Aul 2004-12-21 2005-05-17 2007-12-18 SRJI At about 5.15 a.m. on 21 December 2004 several armed men wearing military uniforms burst inside the Zubirayev's house in the village of Chechen-Aul. They started to beat the family's son Alis Zubirayev. As they left, they took Alis with them, put him in an UAZ vehicle and drove away. Alis has not been seen since. The investigation into his disappearance has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=827380&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Yusupova and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Yusupova%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 5428/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Khankala 2002-11-15 2005-02-03 2007-12-12 SRJI In the morning of 15 November 2002 Hasan Yusupov, who served in the military commandant's office of Achkhoy-Martan, went to Khankala by car together with three other officers. At midday their radio connection was cut. Hasan has been missing since. One witness later told his family that Hasan and some other men had been taken by the authorities to cars which had driven away. Another witness told the family that he had been detained with Hasan in Khankala. An official investigation was opened but later adjourned due to failure to identify those responsible for the disappearance. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=827376&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Akhmadova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Akhmadova%20v.%20Russia 3026/03 Admissible Disappearance Chechnya Village of Makheti 2002-03-06 2005-09-06 2007-12-11 SRJI On 6 March 2002 Russian federal forces detained Musa Akhmadov as he was driving to see his father in the village of Makheti. The soldiers brought Akhmadov to the military base in the village of Khattuni. The next day military servicemen told his relatives that he had been transferred to Khankala military base. Akhmadov's family has not been able to obtain any further information about his whereabouts or fate. The official investigation into the disappearance has not been effective. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=827459&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Umayeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Umayeva%20v.%20Russia 1200/03 Admissible Indiscriminate bombing Chechnya City of Grozny, Staropromyslovsky district 2000-01-23 2007-12-11 EHRAC/Memorial In October 1999 hostilities resumed between Russian forces and Chechen armed groups. Grozny came under heavy bombardment. Lipatu Umayeva remained in Grozny in the winter of 1999-2000. On 22 January 2000 the residents were informed, via an amplifier installed in a helicopter and dropped leaflets, that the following day would be their last opportunity to leave the city through a humanitarian corridor. On 23 January 2000 at 9 a.m. Lipatu and her family left the house. They walked in a group of about a hundred other civilians, many wearing white armbands. As the group passed a house where the Russian military was stationed artillery fire and shelling started. A helicopter appeared, from which a sniper fired. Lipatu received several shell and fire wounds and lost consciousness. She could not be taken to a hospital as the shelling continued and did not reach a hospital until a week later. To date she continues to suffer from the consequences of her injuries. The criminal case into her case has not yielded any results. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=827457&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Dokuyev v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Dokuyev%20v.%20Russia 6704/03 Admissible Disappearance Chechnya Novye Atagi 2001-02-14 2005-09-06 2007-11-29 SRJI On 14 February 2001 at 6 o’clock in the morning Russian soldiers seized Magomed Dokuev and his father Vakhid Dokuev from their home in the village of Novye Atagi. Vakhid Dokuev was released on the following day but Magomed Dokuev has not been seen since. A former detainee later informed the family that Magomed died in detention and was buried on a Russian military base but the family has not been granted access to the purported burial site. The Project together with Maxim Ferschtman of the Dutch law firm Böhler Franken Koppe Wijngaarden Advocaten filed an application regarding this case with ECHR. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=827332&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Tangiyeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Tangiyeva%20v.%20Russia 57935/00 .Decided Extra-judicial execution Chechnya City of Grozny, Staropromyslovsky district 2000-01-11 2006-05-18 2007-11-29 EHRAC/Memorial In October 1999, hostilities resumed in Chechnya and Grozny came under heavy bombardment. Zaynap Tangiyeva and her family remained in their house in Grozny where they hid in the cellar. In December, the shelling intensified and several persons, including Tangiyeva, moved to a safer cellar. Her father, Abdul-Vagap Tangiyev, her mother, Khirzan Gadaborsheva, her uncle, Ismail Gadaborshev, and a neighbour stayed in the house to look after the property. Tangiyeva checked on them every day. On 10 January 2000 she asked the OMON officers stationed at the street to not shoot at the old persons staying in the house. On 11 January 2000 Tangiyeva found the house on fire. As she forced herself inside she discovered the body of her father and that of their neighbour. They had both been shot. Her mother and uncle were also found dead inside the house. The criminal investigation into the killings has not been meaningful. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=826178&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibililty http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=805983&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Askharova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Askharova%20v.%20Russia 13566/02 Admissible Disappearance Chechnya Serzehn-Yurt 2001-05-18 2005-04-26 2007-11-22 SRJI On 18 May 2001 Russian forces conducting a sweep operation detained Sharani Askharov and eight other men in the town of Serzhen-Yurt. Witnesses reported seeing Askharov and others being beaten as they were led away by armed men. Of the men detained six were released one was found dead from gunshot wounds and Ashkarov and one other man remain missing. Russian prosecutors failed to open an investigation into Askharov's disappearance until October 2001. Articles in the Russian press reported that Askharov was killed during the operation but prosecutors have failed to investigate this version of Askharov's detention and reported death. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=826900&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Pukhigova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Pukhigova%20v.%20Russia 15440/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Goyty 2001-02-12 2005-02-10 2007-11-21 At about 2.00 a.m. on 12 February 2001 an armoured personnel carrier (“APC”) and several UAZ vehicles arrived at the house of the Abdulazizov family in the village of Goyty. Around twenty armed men got off the vehicles and burst inside. They apprehended Salman Abdulazizov and took him away. He has been missing since. The investigation into his disappearance has not been meaningful. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=826332&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Khumaidov v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Khumaidov%20v.%20Russia 13862/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Chervlennaya 2002-12-16 2005-04-01 2007-11-21 SRJI In the morning on 16 December 2002 Khava Magomadova left her home to walk to work at the railway station in the village of Chervlennaya. One of her colleagues saw her and a white Gazel turn at a crossroad ahead of him. When he reached the corner he saw the car swaying but no traces of Khava Magomadova. Her footprints in the snow stopped at the crossroad. She has not been seen since. The investigation into her disappearance has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=826333&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Tsechoyev and Khadisov v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Tsechoyev%20and%20Khadisov%20v.%20Russia 21519/02 Admissible Torture Chechnya Khankala 2001-09-23 2005-04-26 2007-11-15 SRJI On 23 September 2001 Salambek Khadisov and Islam Tsechoev were taken from their homes in the Sunzha district of Ingushetia by Russian police. After a day in an Ingush police cell a military helicopter transported them to the Khankala military base in Chechnya where they were held for several weeks. Russian guards brutally beat them with rifle butts, extinguished cigarettes on their skin and forced them to sign documents denying that any mistreatment occurred. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=826893&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Kukayev v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Kukayev%20v.%20Russia 29361/02 .Decided Disappearance; Extra-judicial execution Chechnya City of Grozny 2000-11-26 2006-10-23 2007-11-15 EHRAC/Memorial On 26 November 2000, Aslanbek Kukayev, a Chechen OMON officer, was detained along with other policemen of Chechen origin during a "sweeping-up" operation at Grozny central market. Some of the policemen were released later that day, whereas Kukayev disappeared after being apprehended. On 22 April 2001, two corpses bearing signs of a violent death were found in a basement located close to the spot where Kukayev was last seen alive. One of the bodies was identified as Aslanbek Kukayev. The criminal investigation into his death has not produced any results. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=825673&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibililty http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=810233&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Khamila Isayeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Khamila%20Isayeva%20v.%20Russia 6846/02 .Decided Disappearance Chechnya Alkhan-Kala 2001-04-29 2006-10-24 2007-11-15 SRJI On 29 April 2001 Russian troops conducted a sweep operation in Alkhan-Kala. In the course of the operation they detained eleven men including Sultan Isaev who subsequently disappeared. Isaev's wife, Khamila Isaeva, has since sought to establish the whereabouts of her husband but to no avail. At the request of SRJI Professor Bill Bowring of London Metropolitan University filed an application with the European Court on behalf of Isaev's wife in December 2002. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=825661&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=810235&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Khamidov v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Khamidov%20v.%20Russia 72118/01 .Decided Property Chechnya 1999-10-13 2001-06-28 2006-10-23 2007-11-15 EHRAC/Memorial In Khamidov v. Russia the Court held that the Russian authorities had violated Khantaby Khamidov's right to private life (Article 8) and right to property (Article 1, Protocol 1) when a police unit occupied and damaged his property. In addition, the Court held that Khamidov's right to a fair trial was violated when he attempted to seek redress for the illegal occupation and damage of his property (Article 6). Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=825669&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Medov v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Medov%20v.%20Russia 1573/02 .Decided Torture Chechnya Chernokozovo 2000-01-23 2006-09-07 2007-11-08 SRJI; Bohler, Franken, Koppe, Wijngaarden Advocaten Russian federal troops detained Suleiman Medov in January 2000. Medov was held in a variety of detention centers, including Chernokozovo, for the next three months. During this period, Medov was tortured and beaten frequently. Upon his release, Medov with the support of several NGOs such as SRJI and Human Rights Watch submitted numerous complaints to the authorities with requests to open a criminal investigation into the ill-treatment. A doctor from Doctors without Borders conducted a medical examination and established that Medov had a scar on the left side of his head and healed fractures of the ribs and nose. At SRJI's request, Maxim Ferschtman of the Dutch law firm Bohler, Franken, Koppe, Wijngaarden Advocaten filed an application to the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of Suleiman Medov in December 2001 http://www.srji.org/files/timeline/pics/medov.jpg Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=825225&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibililty http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=808901&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 HRW: Welcome to Hell http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/russia_chechnya4/ CPT: Public statement 2001 http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/rus/2001-07-10-eng.htm CPT: Public statement 2003 http://cpt.coe.int/documents/rus/2003-33-inf-eng.htm Gakiyev and Gakiyeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Gakiyev%20and%20Gakiyeva%20v.%20Russia 3179/05 Communicated Disappearance; Extra-judicial execution Chechnya Argun 2003-11-30 2005-01-14 2007-10-24 SRJI At 2 o'clock in the morning on 30 November 2003 three armoured personnel carriers arrived at the Gakiyevs' house in Argun. A group of armed men burst inside. They severely beat Khalid Gakiyev and seized his son, Idris Gakiyev. Before leaving, taking Idris Gakiyev with them, they set the house on fire. Idris Gakiyev never returned home. On 29 March 2004, his dead body was found in a pit in Grozny. The official investigation into his disappearance and murder has not yielded any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=825287&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Akhmatova and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Akhmatova%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 13569/02; 13573/02 Admissible Disappearance Chechnya Starye Atagi; Novye Atagi 2001-01-14 2005-04-26 2007-10-23 SRJI During a 14 January 2001 sweep operation in Starye and Novye Atagi Russian federal forces detained Iznovr Serbiev and Said-Magomed Debizov who worked at an auto repair shop. They also detained Bekkhan Bargayev who was washing his car close to his home. Their relatives have not been able to establish their whereabouts or fate. The prosecutor opened a criminal case into their disappearance but no effective investigation was ever carried out. SRJI and Netherlands-based law professor Menno Kamminga filed an application with ECHR in March 2002. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=825361&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Musayev and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Musayev%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 8979/02 Admissible Disappearance; Extra-judicial execution Chechnya Village of Raduzhnova; Village of Dolinskii 2000-12-10 2005-04-26 2007-10-18 SRJI During a 10 December 2000 targeted-operation in Raduzhnoe and Dolinskii villages masked men in military vehicles detained 21 men including Magomed Magomadov Said-Rakhman Musaev and Odes Mitaev. While 18 of the detainees were released in subsequent weeks the bodies of Magomadov Musaev and Mitaev each with clear signs of extrajudicial execution were found in the Dachny village mass grave on 21 February 2001. The official investigation into the men's deaths failed to conduct a full forensic autopsy on the bodies or to save physical evidence such as the clothing and bindings found on the bodies as material evidence. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=825368&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Zaurbekova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Zaurbekova%20v.%20Russia 27183/03 Admissible Disappearance Chechnya City of Grozny 2003-02-11 2001-12-28 2005-06-06 2007-10-11 SRJI At 3 o'clock in the morning on 11 February 2003 approximately fifteen Russian soldiers entered an apartment shared by Isa Zaurbekov and his sister Mariam Zaurbekova in Grozny. After threatening Miriam and tying her hands and mouth the soldiers woke and detained Zarubekov and stole his computer and other personal belongings. Witnesses saw three armed personnel carriers and two other military vehicles drive away from the apartment building immediately thereafter. The authorities failed to open a criminal investigation into the detention until June 2003. Despite the family's regular appeals to the procuracy the authorities have provided no information on the whereabouts of Zaurbekov or results of the investigation. Dokka Itslaev of the Urus-Martan office of Memorial filed an application with ECHR on behalf of the Zaurbekov family in June 2003. The family has since been represented by Itslaev in cooperation with SRJI. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=825340&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Medova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Medova%20v.%20Russia 25385/04 Admissible Disappearance Ingushetia Village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya 2004-06-17 2004-07-16 2007-10-04 EHRAC/Memorial In the evening on 15 June 2004 Adam Medov left Nazran by car. He did not return that night. On 17 June 2004, the Medovs were informed that Adam was being detained at the Sunzhenskiy department of the Interior (ROVD) in the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya. Later that evening, they were told that he had been driven to Chechnya. Adam has been missing since. The circumstances of his detention remain unclear. An investigation into his disappearance was initiated but it has not produced any results. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=825052&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Arapkhanova and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Arapkhanova%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 2215/05 Communicated Extra-judicial execution Ingushetia Village of Galashki 2004-07-20 2004-12-30 2007-10-04 SRJI Early in the morning on 20 July 2004, a group of armed men burst into Beslan Arapkhanov's house in the village of Galashki, Ingushetia. They searched the house and dragged Beslan to the court-yard. His wife who had been locked into one of their rooms heard machine-gun fire shortly thereafter. Beslan was later found dead in the courtyard. Zelimkan Arapkhanov, Beslan's cousin, who lived close by heard the shots and went outside. The armed men started to interrogate him and beat him before leaving. The investigation into Beslan's murder has not yielded any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=824429&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Bitiyeva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Bitiyeva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 36156/04 Communicated Disappearance; Extra-judicial execution Chechnya Village of Duba-Yurt 2004-03-27 2004-10-06 2007-10-04 SRJI At around 2 a.m. on 27 March 2004, eleven inhabitants of the village of Duba-Yurt were abducted by armed men. The abduction of all eleven; Bayali and Sharip Elmurzayev, Khusin and Isa Khadzhimuradov, Lechi Shaipov, Api Murtazov, Zelimkhan Osmayev, Idris and Suleyman Elmurzayev, and Umar and Ibragim Elmurzayev, followed the same pattern. Groups of masked and armed men burst into their respective houses and forced them into their military vehicles before driving away. Three of the men, Suleyman, Umar and Ibragim Elmurzayev, were let free and returned home the same day. The other eight men never returned. On 9 April, dead bodies were discovered in the forest near the village of Serzhen-Yurt. Eight of the bodies were identified as the missing men from Duba-Yurt. The bodies bore signs of a violent death with numerous gunshot wounds. The investigation into the disappearances and executions has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=824428&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Goygova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Goygova%20v.%20Russia 74240/01 .Decided Extra-judicial execution Chechnya City of Grozny, Staropromyslovsky district 2000-01-19 2006-05-18 2007-10-04 SRJI When the applicant's mother was wounded by shrapnel in the Staropromyslovsky district in the city of Grozny on 19 January 2000, three men including the applicant's brother tried to take her out of Grozny in a wheel barrow. A witness saw the three men with the wheel barrow being stopped by Russian military servicemen. Without warning a serviceman shot the applicant's mother in the head and the three men were taken away. Their bodies were discovered in garage nearby on 10 February. The bodies had numerous gunshot wounds. Russian prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into the summary executions, but the investigation has not been meaningful.

The two men detained together with the applicant's brother were Khamid Khashiyev and Rizvan Taymeskhanov. The European Court of Human Rights held Russia responsible for their deaths in the case Khashiyev and Akayeva v. Russia, (57942/00 and 57945/00).

Dozens of people were killed in the Staropromyslovsky district in the relevant period. The following cases are also related: Goncharuk v. Russia (58643/00), Makhauri v. Russia, (58701/00), Tangiyeva v. Russia, (57941/00, 58699/00, and 60403/00). http://www.srji.org/i/events/news/34.jpg Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=824147&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibililty http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=805956&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 HRW: Civilian Killings http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/russia_chechnya/ Goncharuk v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Goncharuk%20v.%20Russia 58643/00 .Decided Extra-judicial execution Chechnya City of Grozny, Staropromyslovsky district 2000-01-19 2006-05-18 2007-10-04 EHRAC/Memorial On 19 January 2000, the federal forces carried out a massive attack on the Staropromyslovskiy district in Grozny. Yelena Goncharuk and five other persons hid in a cellar to avoid the shelling. When the shelling subsided, several military servicemen ordered them out of the cellar. The soldiers told them that they should be killed and subsequently commanded them back into their hiding place. Shortly thereafter, tear-gas grenades were thrown into the cellar. The six persons were then asked to come out again one by one. As they did, the soldiers shot at them with machine guns. Goncharuk lost consciousness. When she awoke, she discovered that the others were dead. She had gunshot wounds in her legs and chest, and later had to undergo surgery. An official investigation into the summary executions was opened but it has not been meaningful. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=824143&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibililty http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=805979&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Makhauri v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Makhauri%20v.%20Russia 58701/00 .Decided Extra-judicial execution Chechnya City of Grozny, Staropromyslovsky district 2000-01-22 2006-05-18 2007-10-04 EHRAC/Memorial On 22 January 2000, Kheyedi Makhauri returned to the Staropromyslovskiy district in Grozny with two other women, Larisa and Nura. They had decided to return after having watched a Russian TV channel broadcast the news that the federal forces had full control of their settlement, and that it was hence safe to return. The women wanted to check on the houses that they had left behind. Turning a street corner, they came across a large group of soldiers who were taking valuables out of the houses and stacking them into armoured personnel carriers. The soldiers stopped the women, covered their eyes and escorted them into a courtyard. Two soldiers suddenly started to shoot at them with machine guns. Makhauri lost consciousness. When she woke up, she had lost a lot of blood. A bullet had entered her arm and exited her neck. Larisa and Nura were both dead, killed by several gunshots. The official investigation has not produced any conclusive results. Judgment http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=824145&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Admissibililty http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=805957&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Turluyeva and Khamidova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Turluyeva%20and%20Khamidova%20v.%20Russia 12417/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Alleroy 2000-10-25 2005-03-25 2007-10-03 L. Khamzayeva On 25 October 2000 the Russian armed forces carried out a special sweeping operation in the village of Alleroy. At about 10.00 a.m. on that day a group of armed men arrived at the house of the Kamidov family, apprehended Aslanbek Khamidov and took him away. He was taken to a locally based military unit together with ten other villagers. A few days later the ten other detainees were released. Aslanbek Khamidov was never seen again. The criminal investigation into his disappearance has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=824435&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Guluyeva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Guluyeva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 1675/04 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Grozny 2002-07-13 2004-04-30 2007-10-03 International Protection Centre At about 2 a.m. on 13 July 2002 the Guluyev family was awaken by a group of armed men outside their house in Grozny. Two armed men smelling of alcohol entered the house and caught Ramzan Guluyev. When the family went out to the courtyard the servicemen started to beat them with their guns. The servicemen left after a while taking Ramzan with them. He has not been seen since. The criminal investigation into his case has not been effective. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=824432&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Batayev and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Batayev%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 11354/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Grozny 2000-09-18 2005-03-15 2007-10-03 L. Khamzayeva On 18 September 2000 Zaur Ibragimov, Magomed Temurkayev, Rizvan Ismailov, Sayd-Ali Musayev, Kharon Musayev and Khasan Batayev were at the latter's home in Grozny. At about 4.00 p.m. two armoured personnel carriers and an UAZ vehicle arrived. A group of armed men wearing camouflage uniforms got off the vehicles and burst inside. They seized all six men and took them away. Their families have not heard from them since. The investigation into their disappearance has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=824427&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Khambulatova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Khambulatova%20v.%20Russia 33488/04 Communicated Torture; Extra-judicial execution Chechnya Village of Saveliyevskaya 2004-03-18 2004-09-15 2007-09-24 EHRAC/Memorial At about 2.30 a.m. on 18 March 2004 a group of armed men burst into the Khambulatov's house in the village of Saveliyevskaya. They searched the house and awakened Timur Khambulatov. He was handcuffed and put in a vehicle that drove away. In the morning of 19 March 2004 Timur was found dead in a cell of the department of the interior of the Naurskiy District (“the Naurskiy ROVD”). His body bore numerous signs of injuries. The investigation into his arrest and death has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=824209&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Aliyeva v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Aliyeva%20v.%20Russia 1901/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Grozny 2002-10-29 2004-12-04 2007-09-21 International Protection Centre At 2.00 a.m. on 29 October 2002 around thirty armed and masked men broke the door of the Aliyevs' flat in Grozny. The servicemen awakened Abu Aliyev, forced him onto the floor and beat him. Then they took Abu with them and left. A neighbour saw the men dragging Abu, who was disabled with only one leg, to one of their vehicles before they drove away. Abu has been missing since. The official investigation into his disappearance has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=824210&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Isayev and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Isayev%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 43368/04 Communicated Torture; Extra-judicial execution Chechnya Village of Goy-Chu, Urus-Martan District 2004-05-09 2004-11-15 2007-09-21 EHRAC/Memorial In the evening of 9 May 2004 a group of armed men in two UAZ vehicles arrived at the Isayevs' home in the village of Goy-Chu. The servicemen searched the house, handcuffed Zelimkhan Isayev and took him with them. Zelimkhan was placed in the detention facility of the ROVD. A day later his relatives were told that he was in poor health. On 13 May Zelimkhan told his brothers that the servicemen had beaten him and used electrical current and cigarrettes to obtain a confession. On 16 May he was taken to a hospital in Nazran where he died shortly after his arrival. His death was caused by acute renal insufficiency, pulmonary oedema as well as by blunt injuries of the abdomen and chest. A criminal investigation was opened but concluded that there were no grounds for prosecution of the FSB servicemen. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=824211&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Vakayeva and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Vakayeva%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 2220/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Duba-Yurt 2001-03-15 2004-12-30 2007-09-20 SRJI On 15 March 2001 at about 12.45 p.m., two APC's and several other military vehicles arrived at the Vakayevs' home in the village of Duba-Yurt, Chechnya. Around thirty armed men got out of the vehicles and opened fire. Shamil Vakayev and his neighbour, Ms. Ch. were wounded. Then the armed men beat Salambek Tatayev, Ramzan Dudayev, Yunus Abdurzakov, Shamil Vakayev who were in the house. Shamkhan Vakayev was captured in an upstairs bedroom. The five men were thereafter brought outside and put in the military vehicles that drove away. They have all been missing since. The investigation into their disappearances has not yielded any results. On 2 April 2005, a group of armed masked men burst into the Vakayevs' home. This time, Shamshudi Vakayev were forced to come with them as they left. He has not been seen since. It remains unclear whether his case has been investigated to date. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=823944&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Salatkhanova and Salatkhanov v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Salatkhanova%20and%20Salatkhanov%20v.%20Russia 17945/03 Admissible Extra-judicial execution Chechnya Village of Dyshne-Vedeno 2000-04-17 2000-11-24 2007-09-20 L. Khamzayeva On 17 April 2000 at about 1 p.m. Ayub Salatkhanov, aged 16, went to the village market in Dyshne-Vedeno. A convoy of Russian military vehicles passed by. One of the servicemen raised his automatic rifle and shot at Ayub. He died on the way to the hospital. The same day, one officer was identified as the perpetrator. The criminal investigation into the murder has since been opened and closed on several occasions. In April 2005, the officer was arrested and the case committed for trial to a military court. The court has not yet delivered a judgment. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=824455&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Gisayev v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Gisayev%20v.%20Russia 14811/04 Communicated Torture Chechnya Grozny 2003-10-23 2004-04-19 2007-09-20 EHRAC/Memorial In the morning of 23 October 2003 at about 7 a.m. five grey UAZ vehicles arrived at the home of the Gisayev family. Around twenty or thirty masked and armed men burst inside. Several servicemen searched the house. Having examined Akhmed Gisayev's papers, they put him in one of the UAZ vehicles and drove away. After ten or fifteen minutes the vehicle stopped and Gisayev was ordered out of the vehicle. He was blindfolded and handcuffed and brought to a room where he was interrogated. When he denied involvement in any illegal activities the men beat him and attached electric wires to his hand and foot; from then on they repeatedly passed electric current through his body. They also burned him with cigarettes, beat and insulted him. The interrogations, beating, insults and electrical shocks continued, in three different locations, until 8 November when he was released after a relative paid for his release. Gisayev has since experienced major health problems. The investigation into his abduction and detention has not been efficient, it is to date unclear whether the investigation has been completed. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=823942&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Dzhabrailova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Dzhabrailova%20v.%20Russia 1586/05 Communicated Disappearance Chechnya Village of Goyty, Urus-Martan 2003-04-10 2004-11-01 2007-09-20 At about 4.00 a.m. on 10 April 2003 several military vehicles arrived at the Dzhabrailovs' house in the village of Goyty. Around twenty armed men got off the vehicles, awakened the family and, threatening with the guns, forced them to the floor. Then they seized Khanpasha Dzhabrailov's badge of an employee of a local human rights NGO, and took Khanpasha with them as they left. He has been missing since. The investigation into his abduction has not produced any results. Communication http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=823941&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Albekov and Others v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Albekov%20and%20Others%20v.%20Russia 68216/01 Admissible Death due to negligence; Disappearance; Extra-judicial execution Chechnya Village of Akhkinchu-Barzoy 2000-10-23 2007-09-13 EHRAC/Memorial Between March 2000 апd February 2001 military unit no. 73881-2 was stationed near the village of Akhkinchu-Bazzoy in Chechnya. The military unit occupied land used by the residents for tillage and pasture and soldiers mined the arеа around the unit. On 23 October 2000, Vakhazhi Albekov went out to collect the family's cattle but never returned home. The villagers went out to search for him. He was found dead the next day, the upper part of his body disfigured by an explosion. In the course of the search for him, Khasayn Minkailov, Mr. I, Mr. Sh. M., and Nokha Uspanov were injured by two mines exploding in the forest. Khasyan Minkailov died of the injuries sustained whereas Mr. SH. M., and Nokha Uspanov both had to have their right legs amputated. On 11 January 2001, Nokha Uspanov was detained during a sweeping operation together with Vakhazhi Albekov's brother. The police beat them up and questioned them about the death of Vakhazhi Albekov. Nokha Uspanov subsequently disappeared and was found dead in the end of January. The criminal investigations into their cases have to this date not produced any results. Admissibility http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=824235&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 Khalitova v. Russia Cases http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/o16333326846391329197.7249357143799886638/od6/public/item#Khalitova%20v.%20Russia 39166/04