News

25 December 2008

Job announcement

For the Southern Caucasus Justice Project Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) and Russian Justice Initiative (RJI) seek Full-time lawyer in Tbilisi, Georgia.

18 December 2008

European Court of Human Rights Condemns Russia for Enforced Disappearance in Chechnya

The European Court of Human Rights today unanimously condemned Russia for the enforced disappearance of a young man in Chechnya in February 2003, Russian Justice Initiative said.

4 December 2008

Russia loses Eight Cases from Chechnya at the Strasbourg Court

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg today condemned Russia for human rights abuses in Chechnya, Russian Justice Initiative said today. In five cases the Court held Russia responsible for the enforced disappearance of five men between May 2001 and November 2002 in different locations in Chechnya. One case each concerned the indiscriminate shelling of Grozny in January 2000 and the extra-judicial killing of a man in September 2003. In the eighth case the Court faulted Russia for the ineffective investigation into the disappearance of a trainee police officer in February 2003.

2 December 2008

European Court of Human Rights to Rule on Six Disappearance Cases from Chechnya

On 4 December 2008, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will rule on six cases from Chechnya, Russian Justice Initiative said today. The cases concern the disappearances of 6 men between May 2001 and February 2003 in different location in Chechnya.