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Amnesty International USA Group 48
Newsletter 10.11
1 Help Abolish the Death
Penalty in Oregon
2 HONDURAS: Urgent
Action - Abduction, Fear
for safety
3 Sudanese Activist and
Poet ortured
5 BURUNDI: Protect
Freedom of the Press
6 CHINA: Urgent Action -
Risk of torture, Legal
concern, Health concern
8 Demand a Fair rial for
Victoire Ingabire, Rwandan
Opposition Politician
9 Human Rights Defenders in
Russia Under Treat
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Help Abolish the Death Penalty in OregonBy, Terrie Rodello
AIUSA Oregon State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator
he state o Georgia shocked the world
when it took roy Davis’ lie. But the
movement to end the death penalty hasonly grown. Now is the time to abolish
the death penalty in Oregon.
Tere are several ways that you can help
us abolish the death penalty in Oregon
1. Sign Amnesty International’s “Not
in my name” pledge. (http://takeaction.
amnestyusa.org/site/c.6oJCLQPAJiJUG/
b.7741827/k.62FF/Not_in_my_Name_
Pledge/apps/ka/ct/contactus.asp?-
c=6oJCLQPAJiJUG&b=7741827&en=dm
IPI6PPJcIYLgOSLbKULiM9LvL9KmN4L
tI9LqNaIAK ) to show your commitment
to ending the death penalty.
2. Write a letter to the editor expressing
your opposition to the death penalty.
3. Contact your Oregon legislators
expressing your opposition to the death
penalty.
4. Support other organizations, such
as Oregonians or Alternatives to the
Death Penalty (www.oadp.org ) to abol-ish the death penalty in Oregon.
Your support at this time is critical. On
September 27th, the judge ruled that
Gary Haugen is competent to proceed
with his case to be executed by the state
o Oregon. We are opposed to any and
all executions, even i the inmate volun-
teers. We will need your help organizing
events as this case proceeds.
Other items related to roy Davisevents;
1. Amnesty International USA Blog
with updates on roy Davis: http://blog.
amnestyusa.org/deathpenalty/troy-davis-
celebration-of-life/
2. Photo gallery rom the roy Da-
vis events in Savannah, GA: http://
www.deathpenaltyphoto.org/galleries/
troydavis/2011execution/index.html
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When a member o the Amnesty International Campaign met
with roy Davis the day beore he was killed to convey the
support that he had rom around the world, he asked that the
ollowing message be delivered:
"Te struggle or justice doesn't end with me. Tis struggle is
or all the roy Davises who came beore me and all the ones
who will come aer me. I'm in good spirits and I'm prayeruland at peace."
roy Davis did not die in vain. We will make certain o that.
HONDURAS: Urgent Action - Abduction, Fear for safetyJose Reynaldo Cruz Palma (m)
ing Jose Reynaldo Cruz Palma, the two men handcued him
and orced him into the pick-up truck. As they did this, the
men covered Jose Reynaldo Cruz Palma’s ace with a hood.
At approximately 3:00pm his wie went to the Primera Es-
tacion Police Station to report the crime. Te police ocers
made her wait or one hour and only took her complaint at
4:00 pm when other members o the community went there to
support her. Te whereabouts o Jose Reynaldo Cruz Palma
remain unknown and the authorities have yet to take action
to establish his whereabouts.
Jose Reynaldo Cruz Palma is well known in the community
or his work on abuses committed by the police against local
youths. He did a television interview in July expressing his
concerns about violence in his local community and on 27August at a public event held in the community he also stood
up to express his concerns about police abuses. A police
ocer who was there stood up and said to him, “You have
to shut up because we reckon you’re a gang leader” (“vos te
debes callar porque te consideramos jee de la mara”).
Please write immediately in Spanish or your own language:
◌ Call on the authorities to do everything necessary to estab-
lish the whereabouts o Jose Reynaldo Cruz Palma;
◌ Urge them to launch a ull, impartial and independent
investigation into the abduction o Jose Reynaldo Cruz Palma
with the results made public and those responsible brought to
justice.
Appeals To
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 8 NOVEMBER 2011 O:
Attorney General
Sr. Luis Alberto Rubi
Fiscal General de la República
Lomas del Guijarro, Avenida República Dominicana, Edicio
On 30 August Jose Reynaldo Cruz Palma, a Hondurancommunity leader, was abducted in San Pedro Sula, northern
Honduras by two unknown individuals. o date, his where-
abouts are unknown. Amnesty International believes his lie
is at risk.
On 30 August at 2.30pm, Jose Reynaldo Cruz Palma and his
wie were traveling on a minibus in San Pedro Sula when
the vehicle was stopped by a grey pick-up truck with tinted
windows, which had been ollowing them throughout their
journey. wo men wearing balaclavas boarded the minibus
and took the keys to the minibus rom the driver. Tey then
ordered Cruz Palma’s wie to get o the bus, which she did.
Tey then grabbed Jose Reynaldo Cruz Palma, orcing him
out o the bus, where they searched him. Te men did not
identiy themselves or give any reason or their actions.
When his wie asked why they were doing this to him, one
o the men pointed a gun at her ace and released the saety
catch, as i ready to shoot her, saying “it’s nothing to do with
you, it’s about him” (“con vos no es, es con el”). Aer search-
I v anV i c en ci o
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Lomas Plaza II
egucigalpa
HONDURAS
E-mail: http://e1.mc1615.mail.yahoo.com/mc/
Fax: 011 504 2221 5667
Salutation: Sr. Fiscal General/ Dear Attorney General
Minister of Interior
Sr. Pompeyo Bonilla
Secretaria de Estado en el Despacho de Seguridad, Plantel
Casamata, subida al Picacho, egucigalpa, M.D.C
HONDURASFax: 011 504 2220 1756
Salutation: Dear Minister/
Estimado Sr.Ministro
Copies To
Comite de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos
en Honduras
(COFADEH)
Barrio La Plazuela, Avenida Cervantes
Casa no.1301
egucigalpa
HONDURAS
Fax: 011 504 2220 5280
Ambassador Jorge Ramon Hernandez Alcerro
Embassy o Honduras
3007 ilden St. NW Suite 4MWashington DC 20008
Fax: 1 202 966 9751
Email: [email protected]
Sudanese Activist and Poet Tortured
Abdelmoniem Raham is actively involved in Sudanese politics
and the arts. In 2010, he was appointed as a government advi-
sor or cultural aairs in Blue Nile, and is a co-ounder and
administrative director o Ajrass Alhurriya (Bells o Freedom)
newspaper in Sudan. Te newspaper was shut down by the
authorities on 8 July 2011.
Abdelmoniem Raham was also an active member o the
Sudanese Writers Union during the 1980s and chairperson o
Sudana, an organization promoting art and literature o mar-
ginalized groups in Sudan. Between 2003 and 2005, he was
the head o the Arabic section o the Sudan Radio Services
network, in Nairobi, Kenya.
On 1 September ghting broke out in Blue Nile, Sudan,
bordering South Sudan, between the Sudanese Armed Forces
(SAF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-
N). On 2 September, Sudanese President al-Bashir declared astate o emergency in Blue Nile and appointed a military gov-
ernor to the state. Te ghting is linked to ongoing confict
in Southern Kordoan, where over 150,000 people have been
displaced.
Additional InformationTe ghting in Blue Nile state ollows tensions between Su-
dan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) and the southern
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) over security
arrangements in the border areas prior to South Sudan’s
On 2 September, Sudanese activist and poet, Abdelmoniem
Raham, was arrested in Ed Damazin, Blue Nile state, Sudan.
He is being detained by the National Intelligence and Security
Service (NISS) and has reportedly been tortured.
Aer Abdelmoniem Raham was arrested on 2 September, he
was seen in custody o the NISS in Ed Damazin. He was said
to have been tortured. He is at risk o urther torture and
other ill treatment.
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independence on 9 July 2011. Following South Sudan’s inde-
pendence, the SPLM-North, which was previously part o the
southern SPLM, was ormed in Southern Kordoan and BlueNile.
On 5 June 2011, ghting between the Sudanese Armed Forces
(SAF) and the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army-North (SP-
LA-N) broke out in Kadugli, the capital o Southern Kordoan,
and surrounding areas. Indiscriminate bombings by SAF and
ongoing ground attacks by both SAF and SPLA-N have re-
sulted in over 200,000 people displaced in Southern Kordoan
alone. Furthermore, Amnesty International received reports
o extra-judicial executions and arrests o people aliated
with SPLM-North in Kadugli town.
Te number o people displaced or otherwise aected by the
recent ghting in Blue Nile is not yet known, because inde-
pendent observers and aid workers have been prevented rom
entering the region.
Please write immediately in English, Arabic or your own
language:
◌ Call on the authorities to release Abdelmoniem Raham or
charge him with a recognizable criminal oense;
◌ Call on the authorities to grant Abdelmoniem Raham
immediate access to his amily, lawyers, and to any medical
treatment he might require ollowing allegations o torture;
◌ Urge the authorities to ensure that Abdelmoniem Raham is
not subjected to urther torture or other ill-treatment.
APPEALS ToPLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 31 OCOBER 2011
Minister of Justice
Mr Mohammed Bushara Dousa
Ministry o Justice, PO Box 302
Al Nil AvenueKhartoum, SUDAN
Fax: 011 249 183 764 168
Email: [email protected]
Salutation: Your Excellency
Minister of Interior
Mr Ibrahim Mohamed Hamed
Ministry o Interior
PO Box 873
Khartoum
SUDAN
Salutation: Your Excellency
Copies ToPresident
HE Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir
Oce o the President
People’s Palace PO Box 281
Khartoum
SUDAN
Fax: 011 249 183 782 54
John Ukec Lueth Ukec
Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan
2210 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington DC 20008
el: 202 338 8565
Fax: 1 202 667 2406
E-mail: [email protected]
Please check with the AIUSA Urgent Action Oce i sending
appeals aer the above date.
Group Coordinator Joanne Lau
971-221-5450
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Dan Webb
503-253-3491
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Tena Hoke
Legislative Coordinator
Dan Johnson
503-310-4540
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Max White
503-292-8168
Central AfricaRAN
Terrie Rodello
503-246-6836
OR State Death
Penalty Abolition
Coordinator
Terrie Rodello
503-246-6836
Central America
RANMarylou Noble
503-245-6923
marylou_noble@
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Prisoners' Cases
& Darfur
Jane Kristof
Marty Fromer
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BURUNDI: Protect Freedom of the Pressmemo to media outlets stating, “It is orbidden to all broad-
cast and print press to publish, comment or analyze the ongo-ing investigations in relation with the Gatumba carnage.”
In interviews this week, Burundian ocials said allowing
the media to reely report on the massacre would hinder the
ocial investigation. "Media can infuence the commission o
inquiry. It is not time or the press to publicize their ndings.
I they start reporting their news, they can infuence public
opinion," Nibigira told CPJ. She said the censorship measure
would only be in eect during the one month mandated or
investigation. "What we orbid is the daily coverage," said Bu-
rundi government spokesman Philippe Nzobonariba, "It sows
discord and cacophony."
Te ocials alluded to the country's recent history o ethnic
violence during the 13-year civil war that ended in 2005 with
a ragile peace agreement. Since tumultuous May 2010 elec-
tions, in which President Pierre Nkurunziza ranunopposed
ollowing a boycott by the opposition, violence has resurged
with a wave o political murders.
But Tursday, ve radio stations, including Radio Isanganiro,
and private television channel Renaissance V deed the
government ban and discussed the shooting, Agence France-
Presse reported. Nibigira said authorities would investigate
the breach o its order, saying the government's "decision
must be respected," AFP reported. Journalists say reporting
on the incident or the ollow-up inquiry can put light on acts
the government does not want to make public.
"Tere have been many similar cases [o killings] in Gatumba
but investigations have been disappointing," said Patrick
Mitabaro, news editor at Radio Isanganiro, adding that thestation doesn't aspire to solve the investigation but has a right
to cover it. "We disagree with this decision o the govern-
ment," said Jean-Jacques Ntamagara, President o Burundi's
association o radio broadcasters, ABR. Emelyne Muhorak-
eye, editor-in-chie o Renaissance V, said the censorship
order on the Gatumba killings is unprecedented, as the press
has been reporting on a wave o unsolved political murders
since the May 2010 elections. "Te government is using this
situation to prevent us rom doing our job as we would like to
carry it out," she said.
he latest report rom the Committee to Protect Journal-
ists (CPJ), titled “Burundi Media Dey Censorship Order” by
Mohamed Keita and Aminata Le Bas, (http://www.cpj.org/
blog/2011/09/burundi-media-defy-government-censorship-
order.php) highlights the continued problems o reedom o
the press in the Great Lakes area. Monthly reports highlight
issues in the DRC, Burundi, and Rwanda. Here are highlights
o the report, and a suggested action:
“ensions between the Burundi government and the local
press are bound to increase as several media this week de-ed an order not to investigate or discuss a recent massacre.
While ocials say the measure is “temporary” and necessary
to saeguard national unity and the course o justice, indepen-
dent journalists are asserting their right to publish inorma-
tion in the interest o public accountability.
Aer gunmen burst into a bar September 18 and executed
more than 35 patrons in Gatumba, a village in northwest
Burundi near the border with the Democratic Republic o
Congo, the local press ocused on interviewing survivors and
raising questions about the circumstances o the killings, ac-
cording to Eric Manirakiza, editor-in-chie o leading inde-
pendent broadcaster Radio Publique Aricaine.
However, on September 20, Burundi’s National Security
Council issued a press statement in which it accused “certain
media” o “wishing to take advantage o this situation to sow
conusion, divide the population and incite to conrontation.”
Such media reporting “disorients” the public and “blurs” the
ongoing investigations, the government said. Te ollowing
day, Communication Minister Concilie Nibigira issued a
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Independent journalists like Muhorakeye and Mitabaro be-
lieve the censorship order is part o an ongoing eort by gov-
ernment to silence critical reporting on sensitive issues such
as corruption and criminality. In recent months, authorities
have censored radio programs or threatened censorship, and
public prosecutors have issued judicial summons to several
journalists. “
Action
Along lines taken in the past by Amnesty International to
protest restrictions on the press and imprisonment o journal-
ists, please send a polite letter to President Nkurunziza.
Sample Letter Président de la République Pierre Nkurunziza
Présidence de la République Boulevard de l’Uprona Rohero
I BP 1870 Bujumbura BURUNDI
Dear President Nkurunziza,
I am writing as a member o Amnesty International concern-
ing the memo issued by Communication Minister ConcilieNibigira to media outlets stating, "It is orbidden to all broad-
cast and print press to publish, comment or analyze the ongo-
ing investigations in relation with the Gatumba carnage."
Tis contravenes journalists’ rights, rights you have sub-
scribed to as party to the Arican Charter on Human and
People’s Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights which guarantee the press reedom o expres-
sion. Especially now Burundi needs all the attributes o a
democratic society, which reedom o the press provides in
part.
I urge you to have Minister Nibigira reconsider her order and
rescind it immediately.
Tank you,
CHINA: Urgent Action - Risk of torture, Legal concern, Health concernWang Lihong (f)
Wang Lihong’s trial was held on 12 August. At the trial, the
charge against her was changed rom “assembling a crowd
to block trac or disturb trac order” to “provoking quar-
rels and making trouble.” Tis stemmed rom Wang Lihong’sparticipation in a peaceul protest in April 2010 in support
o three Fujian internet activists charged with deamation or
posting questions online about an alleged police cover-up
related to the death o a young woman.
On 21 March 2011, police had taken Wang Lihong, 56, rom
her home as part o a wave o detentions sparked by the
Jasmine protests in the Middle East and North Arica. Police
searched her home and conscated her personal computer.
On 21 April, Beijing Chaoyang District Police told her amily
she had been ormally arrested and was detained at Beijing
Chaoyang District Police Center. According to Wang Lihong’s
lawyer, police limited the number o times lawyers could visit
her and the Procuratorate did not allow lawyers to access all
case documents, violating China’s legal provisions guarantee-
ing lawyers the right to access their clients and documents
related to their cases.
Wang Lihong suers rom chronic back pain and her health
has deteriorated since she has been in detention.
Human rights activist Wang Lihong has been sentenced to
nine months’ imprisonment. She is at risk o torture and otherill-treatment.
Te presiding judge at Beijing Chaoyang District People’s
Court announced Wang Lihong’s sentence in the morning o
9 September. Wang Lihong immediately announced that she
was innocent o the charge o “provoking quarrels and mak-
ing trouble,” and would appeal. Her son, Qi Jinxiang, told the
media and his mother’s supporters that Wang Lihong should
not have been sentenced to even one day, and should be
released immediately.
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Please write immediately in English, Chinese or your own
language, urging the authorities to:
◌ R elease Wang Lihong immediately and unconditionally;
◌ Ensure that Wang Lihong has access to her amily, legal
representation o her choosing and any medical attention she
may require;
◌ Guarantee that Wang Lihong will not be tortured or other-
wise ill-treated;
◌ Take eective measures to guarantee reedom o expression,
association and assembly, in line with China’s constitution
and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
which China has signed and declared an intention to ratiy.
Additional Information
Wang Lihong is a widely-known human rights activist who
oen visits petitioners and provides ood and clothes or
those living on the street waiting to seek justice. She also
requently moves in with activists under police surveillance
in order to provide them with emotional support. She has
visited the wives o detained activists to help them with cook-
ing and child care,and has oen helped them nd nancial
support and secure legal aid or their spouses. “Her support is
always timely and practical, and she is always on the rontline
o human rights!” said activists launching a campaign or her
release. For example, she went straight to Chen Guangcheng’s
village aer he was released and placed under illegal house
arrest and allegedly beaten. She wrote 23 letters to the Fujian
government to lobby or the release o three internet activists
when they were being held or posting questions online about
an alleged police cover-up related to the death o a young
woman.
Amnesty International issued a web action on Wang Lihongon 5 May 2011 (see: http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-up-
dates/china%E2%80%99s-jasmine-activists-2011-05-05( http://
www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/china%E2%80%99s-
jasmine-activists-2011-05-05). Many activists in China are
campaigning or Wang Lihong’s release. WangLihong has
been quoted as saying, “I I remain silent in the ace o suer-
ing and evil, then the next evil that should be struck down is
mysel.”
Appeals To
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 24 OCOBER 2011 O:
Director of the Beijing Public Security
Bureau
Fu Zhenghua Juzhang
Beijingshi Gong’anju
9 Dongdajie, Qianmen
Dongchengqu
Beijingshi 100740
People’s Republic o China
Fax: 011 86 10 65242927
Salutation: Dear Director
President of the Beijing Municipal Higher People’s Court
CHI Qiang Yuanzhang
Beijingshi Gaoji Renmin Fayuan
10 Jianguomennan Dajie
Chaoyangqu
Beijingshi 100022
People’s Republic o China
Fax: 011 86 10 65290390
Email: [email protected]
Salutation: Dear President
Premier
WEN Jiabao Guojia Zongli
Te State Council General Oce
2 Fuyoujie, Xichengqu,
Beijingshi 100017,
People’s Republic o China
Fax: 011 86 10 65961109 (c/o Ministry o Foreign Aairs)
Copies To
Ambassador Zhang Yesui
Embassy o the People’s Republic o China
3505 International Place NW
Washington DC 20008
el: 202 495-2266
Fax: 1 202 495-2138
Email: [email protected]
Please check with the AIUSA Urgent Action Oce i sending
appeals aer the above date.
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Demand a Fair Trial for Victoire Ingabire, Rwandan Opposition Politician
and Prosecutor-General Martin Ngoga, publically proclaim-
ing victory in the case beore the deense had even mounted
its argument in court.
Ingabire, or members o the UDF, ace charges o being linked
to rebel activity in eastern Congo and that Ingabire has ut-
tered hate speech and denies the genocide. Ingabire has called
or government recognition that ethnic Hutu are also survi-
vors o the genocide. Since the 2008 Constitutional revision, it
has become illegal to reer to the genocide as anything other
than the genocide o utsi.
Amnesty International and other international human rights
organizations have advocated or the Rwandan government to
allow or greater reedom o expression. Opposition politi-
cians, like Ingabire, journalists and human rights advocates
cannot criticize the policies or activities o the government
without ear o swi and severe repercussion. Te case o
Victoire Ingabire is emblematic o broader trends o repres-
sion and oppression in Rwanda, as noted in Amnesty Interna-
tional’s on-going “Allow Criticism to be Voiced” campaign.
ActionPlease write a letter to President Paul Kagame, requesting
a air trial or Victoire Ingabire. Please also send a postcard
prepared by Amnesty International USA calling on Rwanda
to allow criticism o the government to be voiced by opposi-
he trial o detained opposition leader Victoire Ingabire
is set to resume on uesday, October 4, 2011. Ingabire, o
the United Democratic Front (UDF), is on trial in Kigali or
omenting insecurity, denying the 1994 genocide and promot-
ing ethnic divisionism. Rwandan security orces detained her
in January 2010, in advance o the August 2010 Presidential
elections in which the incumbent, Paul Kagame, was re-elect-
ed with 93% o the popular vote. Ingabire’s detention meant
that her UDF did not stand in the August elections. She will
spend 30 years in prison i ound guilty.
Background
Te Prosecution claim to have evidence o Ingabire’s ‘terror-
ist’ activities with Hutu rebel groups based in neighboring
Democratic Republic o the Congo. Ingabire’s deense team,
a British national and a Rwandan, had been unable to assess
the veracity and validity o the prosecution’s claims because
the 2500-page indictment was issued in Kinyarwanda, a
dialect o the Rwandan language. Tis was contrary to thedeendant’s right to an interpreter, which was required or
deense lawyer Iain Edwards to do his job. Te indictment
was nally translated, but only a ew weeks beore her trial
began in September 2011, leaving her deense team little time
to prepare its counter-arguments.
At the same time, it appears that the rule o law and the right
to presumption o innocence are under threat, with senior
members o the Rwandan government, including President
Paul Kagame, Foreign Aairs Minister Louise Muskikwabo,
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tion politicians ound here: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/
info/AFR47/003/2011/en
Sample Letter
His Excellency President Paul Kagame
Oce o the President
Kigali
Rwanda
[Date, and your location o residence]
Your Excellency,
I am writing to express my concern or judicial irregularities
and lack o respect or the rights o Mrs. Victoire Ingabire o
the United Democratic Front. Te indictment against Mrs.
Ingabire is vague and sweeping. Her legal team has been un-
able to adequately prepare its deense arguments. In addition,
Mr. President, members o your government have publicly
spoken out about Mrs. Ingabire’s guilt, which is direct govern-
ment intererence in the judicial process. Such actions raise
serious questions about the independence o the Rwandan
judiciary, and the ability o Mrs. Ingabire to receive a air trial
that respects her human rights.
I urge you to allow Mrs. Ingabire a air trial, which means let-
ting her deense team to work unencumbered without ear o
government intererence in the proceedings.
Tank you,
Human Rights Defenders in Russia Under Threat"Unless and until such critical voices receive the recognition
and protection they need – and are entitled to – Russia will
not get the civil society it needs," said Dalhuisen. "In its place,
corruption, the abuse o power and human rights violations
will continue to fourish."
While there has been some progress with the investigation
into Anna Politkovskaya’s murder on October 7, 2006, there is
still no guarantee that all those involved, including those whoordered this crime, will be brought to justice.
Human rights deenders, journalists and civil society activists
continue to ace threats and harassment or courageous work
uncovering human rights abuses and corruption across the
Russian Federation.
Since 2006 a number o human rights deenders, journalists
and human rights lawyers had been attacked and severely
beaten or murdered. Only the murders o lawyer Stanislav
Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova have been suc-
cessully investigated and the perpetrators convicted. Other
cases, including the abduction and murder o human rights
deender Natalia Estemirova, the brutal beatings o Kom-
mersant Daily journalist Oleg Kashin, or editor-in-chie o
the newspaper Khimkinskaia Pravda Mikhail Beketov, remain
unsolved.
"Strong international support or and solidarity with civil soci-
ety in Russia will be vital i we are to help change the climate
o impunity and encourage positive changes," said Dalhuisen.
(Washington, DC) -- Five years aer the murder o Anna
Politkovskaya, the investigative journalist, little progress has
been made to increase the saety o journalists or human
rights deenders who dare to expose abuses or challenge au-
thority in Russia, Amnesty International said today.
"In Russia, journalists, human rights deenders and civil soci-
ety activists are targeted and oen murdered because o their
work. Tis cannot be tolerated," said John Dalhuisen, Europe
and Central Asia deputy program director. "Attacks are not
being ully and impartially investigated and perpetrators are
not being brought to justice."
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