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Russian Federation – Burning of the office of human rights organisation, Mothers of Dagestanposted on: 2009/08/20

The office of the human rights organisation, Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights (MDHR), burned down on the night of 19 August 2009, resulting in the destruction of all office equipment. The chairperson of MDHR, Ms. Svetlana Isaeva, has told Front Line that she believes that the office was “intentionally set on fire.”

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Russia: Defamation campaign against human rights organisation, Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rightsposted on: 2009/02/10

Front Line is concerned following reports of the defamation campaign against Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights (MDHR) by the Russian media. MDHR is a human rights organisation created in 2007 by parents of persons who have disappeared in Dagestan. MDHR documents the numerous cases of enforced disappearances in this Republic of the Russian Federation.