Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Activists Urge Moscow Mayor to Allow Gay Parade

The Moscow authorities should give the go-ahead to gay pride parades, Alison Gil the head the Moscow office of the Human Rights Watch group, was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying on Tuesday.

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March 21, 2007

HRW Releases Report on Torture in Chechnya

Human Rights Watch has maid a report where accused Chechnya authorities of the “widespread” and “systematic” use of torture in Chechen prisons.

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November 15, 2006

Human Rights Watch Resumes Operations in Russia

The Moscow chapter of the leading international rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch, said Tuesday it had resumed operations in the Russian capital after a break of several weeks, brought about by the group’s alleged failure to re-register its Moscow office in accordance with a newly adopted controversial law on NGOs, the Interfax news agency reported citing deputy chairman of HRW Moscow, Alexander Petrov.

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November 7, 2006