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In 2006 the practice of ‘fitting up’ people as terrorists has A B O U T A n n A P Ol i TkOv s k AyA supplanted any genuine anti-terrorist struggle… Recently, Anna Politkovskaya, special correspondent with Novaya at Russia’s request, Ukraine handed over a certain Beslan G a z e t a , Moscow, was shot dead on 7 October 2006, in the Gadaev to Moscow. He is a Chechen and was arrested at the lift of her apartment building. She was known for her brave start of August in Crimea during a document check… reporting of human rights abuses in Chechnya. ‘ After she began writing about the armed conflict in Chechnya Around lunchtime, a policeman in civilian clothing came up and the North Caucasus in 1999, she was detained and to me and told me some journalists had come to see me and threatened with serious reprisals, including death, on several that I had to confess to three murders and a robbery. occasions. She interviewed Russians, Chechens and members of other ethnic groups who reported being tortured He said that if I didn’t agree they would repeat everything or otherwise ill-treated, or who felt they had been denied (the torture) and would break me by sexually assaulting me in justice by the authorities of the Russian Federation. some way. I agreed to comply and gave an interview to the She was the author of several books about the Chechen wars journalists and they (the police) forced me to testify that the and Russia under Putin. The book she was working on at injuries I had received from them had been sustained the time of her death, A Russian Diary , is published by Harvill Secker (2007). Her work won many awards, including the in the course of an escape attempt... 2001 Amnesty Global Award for Human Rights Journalism. Amnesty International believes that the handling of the An extract from Anna Politkovskaya’s last piece. criminal investigation into her death showed that there was little political will to bring to justice those who ordered the ’ k i l l i n g .

T h e Independent , 13 October 2006 Photo: Xenia Bondareva, courtesy of PEN

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Responsible management of resources is linked to peace ABOUT W An g Ar i M AAT hAi and security. .. many conflicts are caused by competition Known as ‘Tree Woman’, Wangari Maathai founded over national resources. the Green Belt Movement, a grassroots movement encouraging the planting of trees to protect the If the link was appreciated, many conflicts would be pre- environment. Founded in 1977, it inspired women to plant ‘empted. The environment would be a priority in national more than 30 million trees across the country. budgets and development plans. But the link is poorly Under the regime of President Daniel Arap Moi, Wangari understood and many people are unwilling to consider it. The Maathai was attacked violently and imprisoned on several environment is still treated as a luxury, drawing attention only occasions for demanding multi-party elections and an end when it is to be exploited to provide timber or land. to political corruption. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. Peace cannot be found where the voice of the minorities, the During the political violence that followed the Kenyan poor and the powerless are ignored and marginalised. These elections at the end of 2007, Wangari Maathai and two ills are not accidents. They are allowed and tolerated by people working for her received death threats. She leaders who refuse to be fair and just. They refuse to manage believes these were a response to her call for increased pressure on both President Kibaki and the opposition national resources sustainably Orange Democratic Union leader Raila Odinga to reach and distribute them equitably. an agreement to deal with the political crisis, and for her criticisms of politicians allied to the ruling Party of National ’ U n i t y .

F r o m East African Standard , 23 May 2007. Photo courtesy of Martin Rowe.

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