Cases 501 - 520 of 766

Dalakov v. Russia, (35152/09)

Communicated: 26/09/2013
Lodged: 30/05/2009
Date of violations: 02/09/2007
Location: Ingushetia, Karabulak
Representative: EHRAC/Memorial
Violation: Killing

On 2 September 2007 Apti Dalakov and his friend I.D. left a computer club in Karabulak, Ingushetia. While they were walking, two Gazel minivans with blackened windows and without licence plates stopped by and a group of men armed with assault rifles and pistols emerged from the vehicles. Two armed men wore plainclothes, while the others wore camouflage uniforms and masks. Without introducing themselves or giving any explanations, they pointed their guns at Apti Dalakov and I.D. and opened fire. Apti Balakov was killed. The applicant complains under Article 2 of the Convention about the killing of his nephew and the national authorities’ failure to carry out an effective investigation into the matter.

 

Urusov v. Russia, (47544/10)

Communicated: 04/09/2013
Lodged: 16/08/2008
Date of violations: 26/10/2005
Location: Kabardino-Balkaria, Nalchik
Representative: SRJI
Violation: Torture

On 13 October 2005 a large group of rebel fighters organised a raid in Nalchik, the Republic of Kabardino-Balkariya, targeting a number of buildings associated with the Russian security forces. More than 100 people were reported to have been killed and many others were wounded. On 26 October 2005 Mukhamed Urusov confessed to his involvement in the Nalchik attack. On the same day he was taken to the Organised Crime Department of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkariya (УБОП МВД КБР) and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. beaten up by three officers. He was subsequently handcuffed to another suspect and left until the following morning... Mukhamed alleged that he was threatened and beaten up by police officers throughout the whole period of pre-trial investigation. He supported his submissions by written statements of other suspects in the Nalchik attack.

 

Yelkanov v. Russia, (11745/13)

Communicated: 03/09/2013
Lodged: 15/01/2013
Date of violations: 15/08/2012
Location: Kabardino-Balkaria, Nalchik
Representative: No representative
Violation: Proper medical assistance

As appears from medical documents submitted by the applicant, on 6 September 2012, following his complaints of a severe pain during the urination, pain in the lumbar region, general fatigue and a headache, he was transferred to the prison hospital of correctional colony no. 12 in the Kabardino-Balkariya Republic. The applicant alleges that the detention conditions in the facility are particularly hard on him. He does not receive dietary food and vitamin therapy required to support his health. Furthermore, the daily walks when he has to take stairs and go outside irrespective of weather conditions amount to inhuman treatment. One of such walks led to his fall from the stairs when he lost consciousness from pain and fatigue. The applicant further alleges that he does not receive any medical assistance, including painkillers, although he experiences a severe pain in the back. The applicant complained, among other matters, about the lack of adequate medical assistance in detention.

 

Saidova v. Russia, (51432/09)

Judgement date: 01/08/2013
Communicated: 25/03/2011
Lodged: 05/09/2009
Date of violations: 08/10/2002
Location: Chechnya, the settlement of Novo-Tsentoroy
Representative: Others
Violation: Disappearance

At about 4 p.m. on 8 October 2002 a group of 15-20 men arrived in the UAZ-459 car with registration number 31-42 ЧИ to the Saidovs' house in Novo-Tsentoroy, Chechnya. The men were armed with automatic weapons and wore masks and camouflage uniforms. Some of them spoke Russian and some spoke Chechen. They checked the identity papers of the family members and examined the amnesty certificate of Ramzan Saidov. Then they locked Tumisha Saidova and her mother in the house, brought Ramzan Saidov into the car and drove away. Tumisha Saidova has had no news of her son since that date.

 

Khavani Vagapova v. Russia, (61274/09)

Judgement date: 01/08/2013
Communicated: 25/03/2011
Lodged: 13/10/2009
Date of violations: 23/02/2000
Location: Chechnya, the village Ilyinskoye
Representative: D. Itslayev
Violation: Disappearance

On 23 February 2000 Shaaman Vagapov was driving his KAMAZ lorry with registration number C059AB from the village of Ilyinskoye to Petropavlovskaya, Chechnya. At 1p.m. he was stopped by the military servicemen at the checkpoint located approximately 1 km from Ilyinskoye. There had been between 30 and 50 servicemen at the checkpoint. They had been armed with automatic weapons. An URAL lorry and an UAZ car had been parked next to the checkpoint. The servicemen brought Shaaman Vagapov and his lorry to the military base in Khankala. Khavani Vagapova has had no news of her husband ever since. The investigation into his disappearance has not yielded any results.

 

Ayub Gakayev and others v. Russia, (56745/08)

Judgement date: 01/08/2013
Communicated: 25/03/2011
Lodged: 11/11/2008
Date of violations: 03/06/2000
Location: Chechnya, Grozny
Representative: SRJI
Violation: Disappearance

The facts of the case are linked to the application Luluyev and Others v. Russia (no. 69480/01, ECHR 2006 XIII (extracts)) in that Markha Gakayeva, Raisa Gakayeva and Zavalu Tazurkayev were abducted together with Nura Said-Alviyevna Luluyeva. On 3 June 2000, armed masked men on an armoured personnel carrier detained  the three relatives of the applicants and several other people at the Northern market in Grozny. In March 2001, their bodies were discovered among those retrieved from a mass grave in Dachny village, outside Grozny. Russian prosecutors failed to conduct a meaningful investigation. No full forensic examination was conducted on the body, and physical evidence, including clothing and blindfolds, was not saved as material evidence.

 

Muzayeva, Suleymanova and Katayeva v. Russia, (7862/08)

Judgement date: 01/08/2013
Communicated: 25/03/2011
Lodged: 21/12/2007
Date of violations: 03/02/2000
Location: Chechnya, Grozny
Representative: D. Itslayev
Violation: Disappearance

In January 2000, when the hostilities began in Grozny, about 30 local residents, including the first applicant, Suleyman Surguyev, Adam Suleymanov and Mirza Elmurzayev, hid in the basement of the school no.50. On 2 February 2000 in the afternoon three infantry battle vehicles arrived at the school building and several armed servicemen wearing camouflage uniforms got out of the vehicles. They ordered everyone to leave the basement, forced the men to stand up against the wall and searched them. Then they brought Suleyman Surguyev, Adam Suleymanov and Mirza Elmurzayev to the infantry battle vehicle with identification number 318. One of the soldiers told the first applicant that the men were being brought to a military unit. Suleman, Adam and Mirsa are missing since.  The investigation failed to produce any results.

 

Kaykharova and Murtazova v Russia, (11554/07)

Judgement date: 01/08/2013
Communicated: 25/03/2011
Lodged: 02/03/2007
Date of violations: 22/12/2002
Location: Chechnya, Grozny
Representative: SRJI
Violation: Disappearance

On the night of 20 December 2002 a large group of federal servicemen burst into Gelani Kaykharov's house in the Oktyabrskiy District of Grozny. They put his wife Natalya Murtazova and their young daughter in the bedroom. They then left the house taking Gelani with them. Gelani has been missing since. The investigation into his disappearance has not been meaningful.

 

Baysultanova and Others v. Russia, (7461/08)

Judgement date: 04/07/2013
Communicated: 15/02/2010
Lodged: 28/01/2008
Date of violations: 07/03/2000
Location: Chechnya, Ken-Yurt
Representative: SRJI
Violation: Disappearance

At about 7 a.m. on 7 May 2000 four armed men wearing camouflage uniforms
burst into the family home of Beslan Baysultanov in the village of Ken-Yurt, Chechnya. One of the men, the only one not wearing a mask, ordered Beslan Baysultanov and his other family members to hand over their identity cards. Beslan Baysultanov was ordered to follow the soldiers outside and the family was told that Beslan was being "taken to the district military commander's office for a check". After Beslan was led outside, the unmasked man pushed his family back inside the house. Beslan has been missing since. The investigation into his disappearance has not produced any results.

 

Turlueyva v. Russia, (63638/09)

Judgement date: 20/06/2013
Communicated: 06/10/2010
Lodged: 02/12/2009
Date of violations: 21/10/2009
Location: Chechnya, Grozny
Representative: EHRAC/Memorial
Violation: Disappearance

Sayd-Salekh Ibragimov studied at the second year of the Oil Institute in Grozny and stayed at his uncle’s place. On 21 October 2009 Sayd-Salekh came home of his uncle Adnan I. in Grozny at about 3 p.m. Soon afterwards he called a taxi and left towards the city centre. A group of armed men arrived to their house almost as soon as Sayd-Salekh had left and demanded from him to tell them where his nephew had gone or to accompany them there. As far as Adlan I. did not know where to go, they left. At about 10 p.m. three servicemen arrived at the house and accompanied Adlan I. in their car to the office of Sherip Demilkhanov, the head of the external guard regiment of the Ministry of the Interior of Chechnya. Twenty minutes later another serviceman accompanied Sayd-Salekh Ibragimov into the room. Adnan I. saw signs of beatings on his nephew’s face. The policemen told them that Sayd-Salekh Ibragimov could save his life by cooperating with the police; otherwise they would kill him in retribution for the death of their colleague. Adnan I. was allowed to talk to his nephew. The latter admitted that he had maintained contacts with the participants of illegal armed groups through Internet and mobile phone and promised that he would cooperate with the police. Soon after midnight Adnan I. was released. The family had no news of Sayd-Salekh Ibragimov after that date.

 

Sabanchiyeva v. Russia, (38450/05)

Judgement date: 06/06/2013
Communicated: 14/12/2006
Date of violations: 13/10/2005
Admissible: 10/11/2008
Location: Kabardino-Balkaria, Nalchik
Representative: SRJI
Violation: Non-return of bodies

Early in the morning of 13 October 2005 law enforcement officers in the city of Nalchik were attacked, reportedly by armed insurgents. Around 135 people were killed in the ensuing battle, and dozens of unidentified bodies were taken to the town morgue. Each of the applicants in the case lost a relative during the fighting, and claims that the Russian authorities unlawfully interfered with their right to privacy and family life by refusing to return the bodies to them, instead keeping them in the town morgue under appalling conditions. Although the relatives of the dead appealed to the authorities for the release of the bodies, they were told that the bodies would be released only after the conclusion of criminal investigations opened in connection with the armed attack on Nalchik. Several applicants appealed this decision in the courts, but their applications were rejected as premature.

 

Askhabova v. Russia, (54765/09)

Judgement date: 18/04/2013
Communicated: 08/07/2010
Lodged: 14/10/2009
Date of violations: 05/08/2009
Location: Chechnya, Shali
Representative: EHRAC/Memorial
Violation: Right to life

At about 3 a.m. on 5 August 2009, three armed Chechen men in masks and military camouflage uniforms arrived at the applicant’s home in three VAZ-Priora cars and broke in. The applicant and her relatives thought that the men were police officers from the ROVD. The men dragged Abdul-Yazit Askhabov out of his bed and took him away without giving any explanations. One of them just said: “the FSB” (the Federal Security Service). The abduction happened quickly: it took between three and five minutes. The abductors drove away in the direction of the village of Noviye Atagi; a military checkpoint was located on that road at the material time. Immediately after the abductors had gone, the applicant and her relatives called the ROVD and the head of the Shali district administration and complained about the incident.

 

Makhnychev v. Russia, (13357/07)

Communicated: 16/03/2013
Lodged: 12/02/2007
Date of violations: 27/06/2004
Location: Kabardino-Balkaria, the village of Nartkala
Representative: No representative
Violation: Ill-treatment
Property

On 21 and 22 June 2004 the town of Nazran, Ingushetia, came under attack by a organised group of armed insurgents, which left 78 persons dead and 113 wounded. On 27 June 2004 at around 2 p.m. Vladimir Makhnychev (the applicant) travelled in his personal car VAZ with his two friends to the town of Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria. They were stopped by the police at a checkpoint at the outskirt of the village of Nartkala for a routine ID check. The police officers decided to drive Vladimir and his friends in his car to a district department of the interior. After this transfer, the applicant’s car was apparently stolen by the police officials. Upon arrival, Vladimir took part in an interview which lasted without interruption until the evening of that day.The applicant spent the night and slept in the building of the district department of the interior. On  28 June 2004 the interviews continued in office of the head of that department of the interior, this time with personal participation of the head and representatives of a Department of the FSB. During  this series of interviews Vladimir was heavily beaten with a plastic bottle full of water and also threatened with various adverse consequences for his pregnant wife. As a result of this treatment, the applicant made a false confession that he had helped the attack on Nazran by bringing food to the fighters and by carrying the ammunition during the attack. In 2005, Vladimir was convicted to over 15 years imprisonment on the basis of the confessions obtained through torture.

 

Alpatu Israilova v. Russia, (15438/05)

Judgement date: 14/03/2013
Communicated: 09/10/2009
Lodged: 19/04/2005
Date of violations: 19/10/2004
Location: Dagestan, Settlement of Novye Plany
Representative: International Protection Centre
Violation: Disappearance

At around 7 p.m. on 19 October 2004, a group of servicemen from Khasavyurt district department of the interior (ROVD) and Gudermes ROVD arrived at the Israilov's house in the settlement of Novye Plany on the border to Chechnya. The servicemen searched the house and detained Yeraly Israilov, his two sons Akhmed and Magomed Israilov and his nephew Rasul Israilov. The four men were brought to Gudermes ROVD in Chechnya and separated for interrogation. Akhmed, Magomed and Rasul were subsequently released on 23 October. Yeraly Israilov was never released and is still missing.

 

Avkhadova and Others v. Russia, (47215/07)

Judgement date: 14/03/2013
Communicated: 03/07/2009
Lodged: 26/10/2007
Date of violations: 21/04/2001
Location: Chechnya, Urus-Martan
Representative: EHRAC/Memorial
Violation: Disappearance

At about 6 a.m. on 24 April 2001 a group of Russian federal servicemen burst into the home of the Avkhadov family in Urus-Martan. They searched the house and apprehended Vakhit Avkhadov. The servicemen put Vakhit Avkhadov in one of their APCs and then drove off in the direction of the centre of Urus-Martan. Vakhit’s family has not seen or heard from him since.

 

Satabayev v. Russia, (7927/08)

Communicated: 24/01/2013
Lodged: 28/01/2008
Date of violations: 05/03/2002
Location: Chechnya, Grozny
Representative: SRJI
Violation: Torture

On 5 March 2002 police officers from at the Department of the Interior of the Chechen Republic (hereinafter “the Chechen UVD”) stormed Timur Satabayev's house in Grozny and detained him. Timur was taken to the Operational and Search Bureau no. 2 of the North Caucasus Department of the Ministry of the Interior in the Southern Federal Circuit (hereinafter also “the ORB-2”), where he was severely beaten up. In the following months, he was detained at the Chernokozovo remand prison and ORB-2 and subjected to repeated torture and ill-treatment, including with electric shocks, beatings, cigarette burns and suffocation. At some point he signed a self-incriminating confession. On 2 September 2002 the applicant complained in writing to the Grozny Town Prosecutor about his ill-treatment by officers of ORB-2. The Prosecutor's office refused to open a criminal inquiry into the ill-treatment despite the existence of medical reports and witness statements in support of his complaints. In 2003, Timur was convicted on the basis of the confessions obtained through torture.

 

Doka Suleymanov v. Russia, (32501/11)

Judgement date: 22/01/2013
Communicated: 12/09/2011
Lodged: 29/05/2011
Date of violations: 09/05/2011
Location: Chechnya, Grozny
Representative: EHRAC/Memorial
Violation: Torture

The applicant’s son Tamerlan Suleymanov worked as a car mechanic at a car repair station in Kirova Street, Grozny.At about 11.30 a.m. on 9 May 2011 a group of eight armed men in black uniforms arrived at the repair station in two civilian VAZ-217030 cars (both of ‘Lada-Priora’ model), with registration numbers ‘991 AA/05’ and ‘E423EE95’. The men did not introduce themselves. They asked the employees who was Tamerlan. As soon as the applicant’s son identified himself, they punched him in the face unconscious. After that the abductors, who spoke Chechen, put him in one of the vehicles and drove away. In July 2011 the applicant received a confirmation from a trusted source whose identity he could not disclose out of fear for this person’s safety, that his son was detained in this building in Yalkhoy-Mokhk, subjected to ill-treatment and pressurised to confess to membership in illegal armed groups and preparation of a terrorist act. The applicant informed the investigator in charge of the investigation into his son’s abduction about his Tamerlan’s detention in Yalkhoy-Mokhk. On 20 July 2011 the investigator confirmed to the applicant that he was aware of Tamerlan’s detention at this place, but told him that ‘it would be impossible to release Tamerlan through a legal procedure’.

 

Orazbayev v. Russia, (15367/07)

Communicated: 22/01/2013
Lodged: 31/01/2007
Date of violations: 30/04/2004
Location: Chechnya, Grozny
Representative: SRJI
Violation: Torture

On 30 April 2004 Eldar Orazbayev (the applicant) was arrested in Neftekumsk, the Stavropol Region, on suspicion of unlawful possession of arms and on 2 May 2004 his placement in custody was authorised by a court. Following his arrest the applicant was held in the police ward of the Neftekumskiy Department of the Interior, in the remand prison IZ-20/1 in Grozny and in the police ward of ORB-2 (Operational Search Bureau No. 2) in Grozny. Over the course of his detention Eldar was subjected to torture on a regular basis, including severe beatings, electrocution, and burns from extinguishing cigarettes on his body, and was forced to sign confessions. On 28 April 2006 the Supreme Court of the Republic of Chechnya convicted Eldar based in the large part on the applicant’s statements obtained under torture. On 16 January 2007 the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation upheld the conviction on appeal. The appellate court noted, among other  things, that the applicant’s allegations that he had been ill-treated with a view to confessing to the crimes imputed to him were not supported by the materials of the case-file and that the information contained in his pre-trial statements was confirmed by other pieces of evidence.

 

Malika Amkhadova and Others v. Russia, (50184/07)

Judgement date: 18/12/2012
Communicated: 01/02/2010
Lodged: 23/10/2007
Date of violations: 01/07/2004
Location: Chechnya, Grozny
Representative: SRJI
Violation: Disappearance

Between 7 and 8 a.m. on 1 July 2004 armed men broke into the apartment of Ayub Temersultanov in Grozny. They pushed the wife of Ayub to a corner, searched the flat and took outside Ayub Temersultanov. He was loaded into UAZ vehicle which was the last in the convoy of six vehicles including a “Volga”, a “Niva”, a “Gazel” and three UAZ vehicles. The convoy drove away in the direction of the west of Grozny. There have been no news of Ayub Temersultanov since the day of his apprehension. An official investigation into their case was opened but it has not produced any results.

 

Shidayevy v. Russia, (42509/10)

Judgement date: 18/12/2012
Communicated: 24/01/2011
Lodged: 28/07/2010
Date of violations: 25/10/2002
Location: Chechnya, Grozny
Representative: D. Itslayev
Violation: Disappearance

Abuyazid Shidayev disappeared after having been detained on 25 October 2002 by servicemen near the checkpoint of the federal forces at the Sunzha river, located at an about fifteen minutes walking distance from the applicants’ house in Grozny. The applicants have had no news of their missing relative thereafter. They complained about the abduction to law enforcement bodies and an official investigation was instituted and has been pending for several years without attaining any tangible results.

 
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