Russia: Chechen Human Rights Lawyer Threatened

On: August 2, 2011

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Threats by the police against a lawyer in Chechnya highlight the need for Russian authorities to end the harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders in the republic.

(Moscow, August 3, 2011) – Threats by the police against a lawyer in Chechnya highlight the need for Russian authorities to end the harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders in the republic, Human Rights Watch said today.

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