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July 3, 2008. The European Court of Human Rights today unanimously condemned Russia for enforced disappearances in three cases from Chechnya, Russian Justice Initiative said today. The cases concern the disappearances of four men in different locations in Chechnya between 2000 and 2002. Read more...

June 26, 2008. European Court of Human Rights condemns Russia for enforced disappearances in Chechnya Read more...

June 12, 2008. The European Court of Human Rights today unanimously condemned Russia for enforced disappearances in 2 cases from Chechnya. The cases concern the disappearances of three men in Chechnya between 2001 and 2003. Read more...

May 29, 2008. The European Court of Human Rights today unanimously condemned Russia for enforced disappearances in five cases from Chechnya. The cases concern the disappearances of eight men and two women in different locations in Chechnya between 2002 and 2003. Read more...

May 27, 2008. On 29 May 2008, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will rule on five disappearance cases from Chechnya. Four of the cases are the first cases from Chechnya to be decided under an expedited review procedure. Read more...

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...