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March 20, 2008. Russian Justice Initiative, a non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental organization, based in the Netherlands with offices in Moscow and Ingushetia, Russia, seeks an Executive Director to oversee its projects in Russia. Read more...

March 20, 2008. The European Court of Human Rights today condemned Russia for the disappearance and killing of two brothers in Grozny, Chechnya, in September 2000. Read more...

January 17, 2008. The European Court of Human Rights today condemned Russia for the killing of two civilians in the village of Arshty, Ingushetia, in August 2000. The judgment is the first concerning grave human rights violations in Ingushetia. Read more...

November 15, 2007. The European Court of Human Rights today condemned Russia for disappearances, extra-judicial execution and illegal occupation and damage of property in three cases from Chechnya, Russian Justice Initiative said today. Read more...

November 13, 2007. On 15 November 2007, the European Court of Human Rights will rule on three cases from Chechnya. The three cases concern enforced disappearances, extra-judicial executions and the illegal expropriation of property. Read more...

November 8, 2007. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today condemned Russia for non-investigation of torture allegations in Chechnya. The Court did not, however, find that it had enough evidence to rule that the applicant had been tortured. Read more...

November 5, 2007. On 8 November 2007, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will hand down judgement in the second case concerning torture in Chechnya. The applicant in the case was subjected to torture in several detention centers, including in the infamous Chernokozovo detention center. Read more...

October 4, 2007. The European Court of Human Rights today condemned Russia in three cases related to the mass killing of civilians in the Staropromyslovsky district of Grozny, Chechnya. The Russian authorities were held responsible for violation of the right of life in all three cases. Read more...

October 2, 2007. On 4 October 2007, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will hand down judgments in three cases concerning the mass killing of civilians in the Staropromyslovsky district of Grozny, Chechnya. Russian federal forces killed at least 51 civilians in the Staropromyslovsky district between late December 1999 and early February 2000. Read more...

August 10, 2007. The American Bar Association will today award Elena Ezhova, the director of the Russian Justice Initiative Moscow office, its 2007 International Human Rights Award. The award is a recognition of Ezhova's efforts to provide legal assistance to victims of grave human rights abuse in Chechnya. Read more...

May 10, 2007. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today condemned Russia for the disappearance and killing of a young man from Chechnya. This is the tenth judgment by the European Court of Human Rights regarding grave human rights abuses in Chechnya. Read more...

May 7, 2007. On 10 May 2007, the European Court of Human Rights will rule on the disappearance and murder of a young man from Chechnya. The case is the tenth judgment by the European Court of Human Rights regarding grave human rights abuses in Chechnya. Read more...