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Annex 1: EHRAC Database of North Caucasus Region European Court of Human Rights Judgments a B C D E F G H App Annex 1: EHRAC Database of North Caucasus Region European Court of Human Rights Judgments A B C D E F G H App. Date of Date of Location of Aricles violated + Criminal Case name Unit identified 1 number judgment incident incident reason investign failings Art 2: EJE, Unconfirmed, believed to be federal military. Indiscriminate heavy shelling Isayeva 57950/00 24/02/2005 04/02/2000 Chechnya ALR,SHL, NECI; Art PI of Katyr-Yurt in special military operation. 2 13: RR 57497/00, Isayeva, Yusupova Art 2: SHL, ALR, FQA, DICP, FIVW, Fighter planes of the Russian military air force. Attacked refugee convoy on 57948/00, 24/02/2005 29/10/1999 Chechnya and Bazayeva NECI; Art 13: RR DDIE, FICP "Kavkaz" road between Shaami-Yurt and Achkhoy-Martan. 3 57950/00 Khashiyev and 57942/00, 12/1999- Art 2: EJE, NECI; DICP, FIVW, FCA, 24/02/2005 Chechnya "205th Brigade from Budenovsk" in investigation file. Akayeva 57945/00 01/2000 Art 13: RR FDM, PI 4 Art 2: DIS & NECI, A had videotape showing interrogation of her son by a Colonel-General. Bazorkina 69481/01 06/01/2006 02/02/2000 Chechnya Art 3: ADA, Art 5: DICP, DQA, DQW Invest established he had been detained and handed over to servicement UD, Art: 13: RR from GUIN for transportation to pre-trial detention centre 5 Estamirov and Art 2: EJE, NECI; DQW, FCA, FIVW, 60272/00 12/10/2006 05/02/2000 Chechnya Russian military, OMON 6 others Art 13: RR FICP 17/12/2000 Art 2: DIS, NECI; (2nd victim), Art 3: ADA; Art 5: Unconfirmed. "Russian military" in case of first second victim. "20 Imakayeva 7615/02 09/11/2006 Chechnya PI, FICP 02/06/2002 UD; Art 8: RH; Art servicemen in military camouflage uniforms..some of them wearing masks. (1st victim) 13: RR 7 Art 2: DIS, EJE, NECI; Art 3: ADA; PI, DDIE, FIVW, Unconfirmed, described as "a group of servicemen, wearing camouflage Luluyev and others 69480/01 09/11/2006 03/06/2000 Chechnya Art 5: UD; Art 13: DICP uniforms and masks and armed with machine guns". 8 RR Sheydayev 65859/01 07/12/2006 21/12/1999 Dagestan Art 3: AIT n/a n/a 9 Art 3: AIT, NECI; Art Chitayev and 5: UD, NJR, ADR, 59334/00 18/01/2007 12/04/2000 Chechnya FIVW Achkhoy-Martan VOVD Chitayev NRPT, NC; Art 13: 10 RR Art 2: DIS, NECI; A had videotape showing apprehension of husband by military servicemen. Baysayeva 74237/01 05/04/2007 02/03/2000 Chechnya Art 3: AIT; Art 5: DQA, DQW, FIVW G did not contest that husband arrested by armed men in camouflage UD; Art 13: RR uniform nor did they suggest they belonged to illegal paramilitaries. 11 1 © EHRAC 2012. Database key on page 19 Annex 1: EHRAC Database of North Caucasus Region European Court of Human Rights Judgments A B C D E F G H App. Date of Date of Location of Aricles violated + Criminal Case name Unit identified 1 number judgment incident incident reason investign failings Art 2: DIS, EJE, Unconfirmed, "a group of armed people" wearing "milk grey uniforms" in Akhmadova and NECI; Art 3: ADA; PI, DQW, DQA 40464/02 10/05/2007 Mar-01 Chechnya applicant's account. Placed victim in APC. Two other APCs and one UAV Sadulayeva Art 5: UD, Art 13: FICP, FCA, FICP also seen at scene. 12 RR Art 2: DIS, NECI; 57953/00, Unconfirmed, "about 20 men in military uniforms, some wearing balaclava Bitiyeva and X 21/06/2007 25/01/200 Chechnya Art 3: AIT; Art 5: FICP, FCA 37392/03 masks" in applicant's account. 13 UD; Art 13: RR Unconfirmed, "armed men wearing camouflage uniforms of the Russian Art 2: DIS, NECI; PI, DQA, DQW, armed forces and masks using two APCs, UAZ vehicles and helicopters" in Alikhadzhiyeva 68007/01 05/07/2007 May-00 Chechnya Art 3: ADA; Art 5: FICP applicant's account. Took victim and five others either to meat-packing UD, Art 13: RR 14 factory or a grain elevator. Art 2: DIS, NECI; Magomadov and PI, FQW, FIVW, 68004/01 12/07/2007 02/10/2000 Chechnya Art 3: ADA; Art 5: Federal Security Service ("FSB"). Magomadov DICP 15 UD 57941/00, Art 2: EJE, NECI; Musayev and DQW, DICP, FDM, 58699/00, 26/07/2007 05/02/2000 Chechnya Art 3: AIT; Art 13: OMON (from St. Petersburg and Ryazan region) others PI 16 60403/00 RR Unconfirmed,believed to be Russian military. APC in which victims taken Art 2: EJE, NECI; Musayeva and FICP, PI, FCA, away bore number 108, belonged to Main Intelligence Department of the 74239/01 26/07/2007 08/08/2000 Chechnya Art 3: VIT; Art 5: others FIVW, FQW Ministry of Defence of Russia. Events unfolded in course of "sweeping" UD; Art 13:RR 17 operation in the vicinity of Gekhi. Art 2: ALR, NECI; PI, FQW, FIVW, Unconfirmed, "federal forces" in applicant's account. Identified as " '205th Goncharuk 58643/00 04/10/2007 19/01/2000 Chechnya 18 Art 13: RR FDM Brigade' " in investigation documentation. Art 2: EJE, NECI; DQW, FIVW, FCA, Goygova 74240/01 04/10/2007 Jan-00 Chechnya 205th Brigade, OMON 19 Art 13: RR FICP, FBR Art 2: ALR, SHL, PI, FIVW, DICP, 205th Brigade (stationed in Budenovsk), OMON (from North Western Makhauri 58701/00 04/10/2007 21/01/2000 Chechnya 20 NECI; Art 13: RR FDM, DDIE region) identified as "suspect units". Art 3: NECI; Art 13: Medov 1573/02 08/11/2007 23/01/2000 Chechnya OMON (from Rostov-on-Don region) 21 RR Art 6: DAC, PNEJ, Khamidov 72118/01 15/11/2007 13/10/1999 Chechnya F/ACC; Arts 8 and Tambov consolidated police units of the Ministry of the Interior. 22 A1P1: TOAE, DIAE Art 2: DIS, NECI; Khamila Isayeva 6846/02 15/11/2007 29/04/2001 Chechnya Art 3: ADA; Art 5: FQW, FIVW, FICP Unconfirmed, about 20 soldiers who arrived in two APCs. 23 UD; Art 13: RR Art 2: DIS, NECI; FQW, FIVW, Kukayev 29361/02 15/11/2007 26/11/2000 Chechnya Art 3: ADA, NECI, Federal servicemen carrying out a "sweeping up" operation. DICP 24 Art 13: RR Art 2: EJE, NECI; PI, FIVW, FQW, Tangiyeva 57935/00 29/11/2007 Jan-00 Chechnya OMON, Russian military- soldiers of the "205th Brigade". 25 Art 13: RR FCA, FICP 2 © EHRAC 2012. Database key on page 19 Annex 1: EHRAC Database of North Caucasus Region European Court of Human Rights Judgments A B C D E F G H App. Date of Date of Location of Aricles violated + Criminal Case name Unit identified 1 number judgment incident incident reason investign failings PI, FIVW, DQW, Art 2: NECI; Art 13: Zubayrayev 67797/01 10/01/2008 17/09/2000 Chechnya FCA, FBR, DDIE, Spetsnaz. RR 26 FICP Ingushetia Khatsiyeva and Art 2: SHL & NECI, FBR, FCA, FIVW, 5108/02 17/01/2008 06/08/2000 (border with Russian military others Art 13: RR FICP, PI Chechnya) 27 Art 2: DIS, NECI; Unconfirmed, "a gorup of eight armed men wearing camouflage uniforms PI, DQW, FIVW, Aziyevy 77626/01 20/03/2008 24/09/2000 Chechnya Art 3: ADA, AIT; Art and masks and carrying torches" in applicant's account. Believed to be FICP 5: UD, Art 13: RR Russian military (spoke Russian, moved around freely during curfew). 28 Art 2: DIS, NECI; Approximately 20 federal servicement in six APCs, armed, all save two Kaplanova 7653/02 29/04/2008 12/05/2001 Chechnya Art 5: UD, Art 13: PI, FIVW, DICP masked, spoke Russian without accent. Allegedly demanded gold and 29 RR money. Unconfirmed, "about twenty armed men in camouflage uniforms…All but Art 2: DIS, NECI; three of them were wearing camouflage masks" in applicant's account. Betayev and Art 3: ADA; Art 5: 37315/03 29/05/2008 25/04/2003 Chechnya PI, DQW, FICP Convoy in which victims believed to have disappeared reportedly passed Betayeva UD, Art 8: RH; Art through military checkpoint without stopping. "Unidentified persons armed 13: RR with machine guns " in Government's account. 30 Art 2: DIS, NECI; Gekhayeva and Unconfirmed, "twenty men wearing blue uniforms and balaclava masks" in 1755/04 29/05/2008 15/05/2003 Chechnya Art 3: ADA; Art 5: DQW, FICP others applicant's account. Spoke Russian, believed to be Russian military. 31 UD, Art 13: RR Unconfirmed, "a group of five men wearing camouflage uniforms…[t]hree of [whom] were wearing balaclava masks" in applicant's account. Believed to Art 2: DIS, NECI; Ibragimov and be federal military/security servicement (spoke Russian without accent, 34561/03 29/05/2008 28/01/2002 Chechnya Art 3: ADA; Art 5: DQA, DQW, FICP others Slavic facial features, moved freely during curfew). "Unidentified persons UD, Art 13: RR armed with machine guns and wearing camouflage uniforms and masks" in Government's account. 32 Art 2: DIS, NECI; PI, FIVW, FQW, Unconfirmed, believed to be Russian military. Urus-Martan District Sangariyeva 1839/04 29/05/2008 23/01/2003 Chechnya Art 3: ADA; Art 5: FICP Department of Federal Security Service ("FSB") implicated. 33 UD; Art 13: RR Unconfirmed, believed to be Russian military. APCs bearing hull numbers Art 2: DIS, NECI; Utsayeva and PI, FIVW, FQW, 569, 889 and 1252 seen at scene of disappearance. Hull number of UAZ 29133/03 29/05/2008 02/06/2002 Chechnya Art 3: ADA, VIT; Art others FICP vehicle at scene of disappearance also partially seen- 344.
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