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Case over police torture of 9 years ago opened in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod

16:40 27/11/2019 A criminal case has been opened in Nizhny Novgorod over alleged putting a man to tortures in the regional anti-extremism police office in 2010, Igor Kalyapin, a member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights and chair of the Committee Against Torture NGO, has told RAPSI.

Five Russian policemen sentenced for teen’s death during questioning

17:18 14/11/2019 The Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Buryatia ordered five police officers for terms ranging from 3 to 8 years as part of a case over tortures and death of a 17-year-old teenager.

Russian Interior Ministry ordered to pay $23.5k to mother of police torture victim

18:00 21/10/2019 A court in Russia’s Republic of Ingushetia collected 1.5 million rubles ($23,500) from the Interior Ministry in favor of Lemka Dolieva, whose son had died after being beaten by police officers.

About 300 complaints of tortures in penitentiary facilities filed with Moskalkova in 2019

10:56 08/10/2019 Russia’s federal human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has received 291 complaints related to the use of force and special tools in penitentiary facilities since the beginning of 2019.

Three ex-police officers get prison terms for tortures

15:18 18/09/2019 A court in Russia’s city of Nizhny Tagil has sentenced three former police officers to prison terms ranging from 4.5 to 5 years in prison for abuse of power with the use of violence.

Prosecutor demands imprisonment for policemen accused of torturing arrested man

16:54 09/09/2019 A prosecutor has demanded prison terms ranging from 6 to 7 years for three police officers charged with abuse of office by using force against an arrested individual.

Parents of prison torture victim demand $225k compensation from Finance Ministry

10:34 03/09/2019 Parents of Sultan Israilov, who had died from tortures in a penal colony where he had been serving sentence, filed a lawsuit seeking to collect 15 million rubles (nearly $225,000) in compensation for moral injury from the Russian Finance Ministry.

Russian human rights advocates check reports on torture of Jehovah’s Witnesses

11:47 15/08/2019 Chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov has met in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area with the Jehovah's Witnesses adepts, who had earlier complained of tortures.

St. Petersburg detention center to be checked after detainees beating reports

18:00 09/08/2019 Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office would check the reports of alleged beating of detainees in the St. Petersburg detention center, known as Kresty-2.

Police torture victims awarded $3,000 compensation by court

13:48 25/07/2019 A court in the Zabaikalsky Krai ordered the Interior Ministry to pay 200,000 rubles ($3,000) to Victoria Barlybayeva and Anatoly Sokolov, who had suffered from tortures by police.

Russian Finance Ministry to pay detention torture victim $5,000

12:13 17/07/2019 A court in Chita, a city in Russia’s Trans-Baikal Territory, has ordered the Finance Ministry to pay 300,000 rubles (about $5,000) to ex-inmate Denis Katrin for tortures in detention.

Ex-penitentiary officer’s sentence in prisoner torture case mitigated

14:57 28/06/2019 The Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Khakassia has reduced a 5-year prison sentence of ex-penal colony officer Dmitry Zolotukhin convicted of torturing an inmate by 2 months.

Official malfeasance victims to be able to turn to charity fund

17:09 21/06/2019 The Committee Against Torture NGO has established a charity fund to help people suffered from crimes of officials.

Russian police officers to stand trial on torture allegations

13:26 27/05/2019 A court in Russia’s Kaliningrad Region will hear a criminal case against police mayor Vadim Baltrushaitis and his former colleague, mayor Mikhail Samoylov, who are accused of torturing arrested persons. Baltrushaitis and Samoylov plead not guilty.

Prison torture victim to receive $800 compensation - Russian court

14:10 22/05/2019 The Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Kalmykia has upheld a lower court’s ruling ordering the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) to pay 50,000 rubles (nearly $800) in compensation to ex-inmate Akhmed Saliyev, a victim of the colony officers’ tortures.

Police torture victim's mother demands over $230,000 from Russian Interior Ministry

18:00 16/05/2019 Lemka Doliyeva, the mother of a police torture victim, has filed a 15-million-ruble (over $230,000) compensation claim against the Interior Ministry with a court in Russia’s Republic of Ingushetia.

Convict in notorious Tatarstan police torture case seeks parole

14:29 12/04/2019 Ex-police officer Ramil Akhmetzyanov convicted of torturing a detainee to death at a Dalny police station in Tatarstan in 2012 has filed a petition for parole.

Prosecutors seek prison terms for ex-penitentiary officers charged with torturing inmate

17:27 10/04/2019 Prosecutors have demanded prison terms ranging from 11 to 12 years for three former employees of a penal colony, who stand charged with torturing a prisoner.

Russian penitentiary officials ordered to pay $800 to tortured inmate

17:44 25/03/2019 A court in Elista, the capital city of Russia’s Republic of Kalmykia, has recovered 50,000 rubles ($800) in compensation from the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) in favor of inmate Akhmed Saliyev, a victim of the colony officers’ tortures.

Human Rights Council urges Ukraine to ensure rights of Russian prisoners

12:33 05/02/2019 The Presidential Council for Human Rights has appealed to Ukraine’s ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova asking to do her best in a bid to ensure the rights of Russians held in Ukrainian detention centers and prisons in accordance with international law principles and requirements.

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