European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights FINAL NARRATIVE REPORT This report should be a composite of all

previous interim reports, plus the information & analysis of the last phase. 1. Name of beneficiary of grant agreement and of legal representative: London Metropolitan University; Chris Topley

. Name and title of the person responsible for the pro!ect: Philip Leach, irector, E!ropean "!#an Ri$hts Advocacy Centre %E"RAC&' (enior Lect!rer in La) *ill *o)rin$, Acade#ic Co+ordinator o, E"RAC' Pro,essor o, "!#an Ri$hts and International La) ". #itle of the pro!ect: (tren$thenin$ Capacity ,or (!pport ,or -o#en and Men #a.in$ Co#plaints a$ainst the R!ssian Federation to the E!ropean Co!rt o, "!#an Ri$hts

$. Reference number of the pro!ect: */+/0123003211/4

%. &tart date of the agreement: 5 ece#6er 3003

'. End date of the pro!ect: 71 March 3004 %e8tended ,ro# 4 ece#6er 3005 on 19 (epte#6er 3005 : Addend!# 3&

(. #arget country)ies* or region: R!ssian Federation +. #arget beneficiaries ,-or target groups1 )if different* )including numbers of .omen and men*: #he beneficiaries of this pro!ect have comprised: )a* .omen and men in Russia )notably /hechnya* .ho see0 redress from the European /ourt of Human Rights for human rights violations committed against them or members of their family; )b* human rights organisations and human rights la.yers in Russia .ho provide advice and assistance to the victims of human rights abuses.
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#he target groups are the people .ho .ill ultimately benefit from the pro!ect activities. #he beneficiaries are the people .ho .ill participate directly in the pro!ect. 1any times these .ill be the same people2 but not al.ays. 3or e4ample2 in a programme to raise the a.areness of !udges and politicians about the rights of indigenous peoples2 the beneficiaries of the activities .ill be the !udges and politicians2 but the target groups .ill be the indigenous peoples about .hose rights the beneficiaries are being made more a.are.

5s of "1 1arch 66'2 the pro!ect .as .or0ing on +% European /ourt cases. #he target beneficiaries numbered %"7 individuals2 of .hom .ere applicants themselves )11( .omen and 16% men*2 as .ell as "1( of their immediate family members )1+ men2 11$ .omen and 1 un0no.n* .ho have also been directly affected by the violations. #he primary target group has been the large number of persons .ho complain of egregious human rights violations committed by Russian 3ederal forces in /hechnya. Human rights violations in the region disproportionately affect men2 especially 8disappearances9 and e4tra!udicial 0illings )7( victims in EHR5/9s current /hechen cases are men and %% are .omen*. Ho.ever2 !ust over half the applicants in the /hechen cases are .omen2 .ho in many cases have lost their husbands2 sons or other family members or had their homes destroyed as a result of actions ta0en by Russian armed forces against civilians. 5 secondary target group has comprised individuals and organisations throughout the Russian 3ederation .ho claim to have suffered human rights abuses. #hese are .ell: documented by 1emorial2 5mnesty International2 Human Rights ;atch and others respected human rights monitoring bodies. #hey include victims of discrimination )particularly on grounds of ethnic identity*; those .ho suffer from environmental pollution; people .ho are the sub!ect of unfairness .ithin the criminal and civil !ustice systems; those .ho have been sub!ect to appalling conditions in prison; conscripts complaining of bullying .ithin the armed forces; and those .ho .ere victims of deportation and other abuses during the former &oviet era. Russian human rights N<=s2 notably Memorial2 have been a further target group. Memorial is .ell 0no.n in Russia for its highly:principled activity2 and is ideally placed to deal .ith applications from all over the country2 as its Human Rights /entre has %+ regional offices throughout Russia2 including several offices in /hechnya and Ingushetia. =ther human rights N<=s .or0ing in Russia have also been able to benefit from this resource2 by )i* obtaining e4pert advice and assistance from pro!ect staff; )ii* attending pro!ect training sessions in Russia )&eptember 66"2 &eptember 66$2 December 66$2 >une 66% and &eptember 66%*; and )iii* receiving the bi:annual ?ulletin2 the training manual and by consulting the pro!ect9s .ebsites. In these .ays it has been possible to provide a uni@ue service to Russian human rights la.yers. 7. /ountry )ies* in .hich the activities ta0e place: The R!ssian Federation and the United ;in$do#

A< Co#pliance )ith the =rant A$ree#ent 1. Has the pro!ect been carried out as foreseen in the terms of reference of the agreementA If not2 please e4plain ho. and .hy the original proposal .as modified2 including the dates that any addenda .ere re@uested and received. #he pro!ect has been carried out in accordance .ith the grant application.

Ho.ever2 over the course of the pro!ect2 there .ere some )relatively minor* delays in the implementation of various activities. #hese are described belo.. In the first year2 the &teering /ommittee meetings .ere scheduled for month t.o )3ebruary 66"* and month si4 )>une 66"*. Ho.ever2 as the pro!ect developed in the first fe. months2 it .as felt that it .ould be more useful for the pro!ect if the &teering /ommittee meetings .ere to be held slightly later in the year. 5ccordingly2 &teering /ommittee meetings .ere held in >une and &eptember 66" )months si4 and nine*. Due to the changes to the schedule of &teering /ommittee meetings in year one2 the third &teering /ommittee meeting )originally scheduled for December 66"* too0 place in 5pril 66$. #he first training seminar .as originally scheduled for month seven2 .hich fell in >uly 66". Ho.ever2 in order to avoid the summer brea02 .hen many staff .ere ta0ing annual leave2 this .as held over until &eptember 66". &imilarly the BC internship .as due to commence in 5ugust 66"2 but .as held over until &eptember 66". #his had a 0noc0:on effect on the Russian interns travelling to Dondon2 .hich too0 place in December rather than &eptember 66". Each of these activities therefore too0 place .ithin the first 1 months2 as originally envisaged. During the second year of the pro!ect2 the mini:internship for Russian la.yers in the EHR5/ Dondon office )to include attendance at a European /ourt hearing in &trasbourg* .hich .as due to ta0e place in November 66$2 had to be postponed to 3ebruary 66% because the E/tHR did not schedule any hearings in November 66$. Ho.ever2 it .as considered to be more productive2 and cost effective2 to bring for.ard the mini:internship for Eear "2 .hich therefore also too0 place in 3ebruary 66%2 ahead of the scheduled timing2 in order to combine the mini:internship for both years and ". Fermission .as sought and obtained for these changes from2 1s. #atiana ?o0areva2 the E/9s Fro!ect =fficer in 1osco. )by email of + >anuary 66%*. In the second year2 the first and second editions of the EHR5/ ?ulletin .ere published in >une and December 66$2 rather than in 1ay and >uly 66$2 as originally envisaged. #he slips in the timescale .ere caused by delays at various stages2 including the commissioning of articles2 the translation and editing stage and the publication stage. Nevertheless2 t.o editions of the ?ulletin .ere published in the second year2 as originally planned. #he development of the Russian .ebsite too0 longer than had been anticipated. Freparations of materials for the site continued throughout the first half of 66$ and because of technical capacity issues2 it .as decided to commission e4ternal I# support. 5ccordingly2 an e4ternal .ebsite designer .as appointed early in 66$ to develop and advise on the 1osco.:based .ebsite. 3ollo.ing his departure2 a second2 replacement adviser .as appointed in the 5utumn of 66$. 5t that time the 1emorial .eb operators .ere in the process of re:designing the entire 1emorial site and .ere not able to meet and consult .ith the ne.ly appointed .eb designer to discuss the incorporation of the pro!ect .eb pages. November sa. the finalisation of the .eb pages and approval by the 1emorial directors and the site .as launched in early December 66$.

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During the third year of the pro!ect the receipt of several !udgments2 including those in the first si4 /hechen cases in 3ebruary 66%2 entailing intensive press.or0 and fundraising activities2 particularly during the summer of 66%2 and considerable further legal .or02 meant that certain pro!ect activities fell behind schedule. #he third and fourth bulletins .ere published in >une and December 66% instead of 1ay and =ctober 66%. #he training manual .as scheduled to be printed and circulated in 5ugust 66%. Ho.ever2 the manual .as actually printed in >anuary 66' and circulation too0 place during >anuary:1arch 66'. In addition to the abovementioned staff time constraints2 this publication is considerably larger )% + pages* than .as originally anticipated ).hich is undoubtedly a benefit for the recipients of the manual*. #he increased te4t volume meant that translation2 editing2 chec0ing2 proofreading and typesetting all too0 longer than .as initially planned and it .as felt that @uality should not be compromised by unduly rushing the process. #he period spent by the legal consultant in 1osco. had to be altered as it proved impossible to recruit a suitably e4perienced candidate .ho .as also available for a continuous three month period. #he legal consultant .as accordingly recruited for t.o periods of one month )&eptember and November 66%*. #he second internal evaluation report .as completed in 5ugust 66% rather than >une 66% as .as originally anticipated. #his .as due to the illness and other .or0 commitments of Dr. Robert Dunbar2 .ho .as commissioned to complete the report. 5 re@uest .as made for an e4tension to the pro!ect of appro4imately four months on "1 5ugust 66%. 5n e4tension to "1 1arch 66' .as confirmed by email by #atiana ?o0areva on ' &eptember 66%. #he grant contract .as amended accordingly by 5ddendum and signed on 1$ &eptember 66%.

. ;as the provisional budget of the pro!ect respectedA If not2 please e4plain any changes that occurred. In 66" several changes to the budget .ere re@uired: a* =ne of the three posts for la.yers in the 1osco. office .as split into t.o 6.% posts initially to allo. for a senior 1emorial Director to oversee the management of the 1osco. office and the Russia side of the pro!ect activities on a part:time basis. Due to the difficulties recruiting for the remaining 6.% post2 the post .as offered as full:time for a fi4ed 1 year period2 using funds unspent for the 6.% post over the first pro!ect year. b* ;e .ere unable to recruit for the 5dministrator post in the 1osco. office until the salary offered .as increased from G 7 per month to G$"%. c* #he salary levels of human rights activists from 1emorial ).or0ing 6.%* had to be decreased from G"(%.'' to G"66 to reflect actual salaries paid. d* #he unit rate of the 5cademic /o:ordinator .as increased by G'% via transfer from finance staff costs to reflect actual salaries paid. e* #he fee paid to the Degal /onsultant commissioned to train la.yers in the 1osco. office for " months .as reduced to the level commensurate .ith the e4perience of the la.yer. f* Fer diems for BC staff in Russia .ere decreased from + units to % and transferred to 8Hisits by 1osco. staff to regions9 to better reflect the needs of the pro!ect. g* #he per diem level of G $7 .as reduced to G17% as it .as sufficient to cover the living costs of the Degal /onsultant. &ome of the unspent funds .ere transferred to 81osco. staff to BC for training9 to allo. for a longer training period and a third Russian la.yer to participate in the internship. h* #he level of per diems of the regional staff to go to 1osco. for training .as reduced from G $7 to G 16 as it .as sufficient for subsistence costs. i* International travel bet.een BC and 1osco. .as amended to include &trasbourg to reflect the aims and activities of the pro!ect as indicated in the narrative of the grant application. #he budget here .as also increased by a transfer of G12666 from 8Regional staff to 1osco. for training9 and G12666 from 8=ffice furniture in Dondon92 the costs of .hich .ere lo.er than originally anticipated. !* #he cost of consumables had been underestimated and a transfer of G%66 from $." )=ther services including tel-fa4* .as re@uired. 0* E4pert .itness costs .ere reduced by G"2666 in the first year as the fe. e4pert .itnesses re@uired in the first year .or0ed on a voluntary basis2 G12666 .as transferred to 8#ranslation9 as costs .ere inadvertently left out of the budget in this category .hich is crucial to the case.or02 and G12666 .as transferred to 8/osts of conferences and seminars9 .hich .as underestimated in the original budget2 and a further G12666 .as transferred to 8#raining materials9. l* Evaluation costs .ere overestimated and accordingly reduced by G12666 .ith G%66 transferred to 83inancial &ervices9 to cover ban0 transfer costs .hich had been inadvertently left out of the original budget and G%66 to 8#ranslations9. 5pproval for each of these amendments )a:l* .as received from the European /ommission by e:mail dated $.1 .6".

In 66$2 a formal budget amendment .as re@uested2 as .ell as the release of G"62666 of the contingency reserve. #he operation of the pro!ect revealed limitations in the original budget2 and a budget amendment became necessary to better facilitate the conduct of the pro!ect. 3or e4ample2 per diem rates of G $7 .ere reduced to G 16 and the e4cess salary costs for BC staff .as moved to budget areas that .ere underestimated2 such as international travel costs to accommodate the flight e4penses of Russian la.yers attending the mini:internship in Dondon and &trasbourg2 and for BC and Russian la.yers to attend case hearings. It is also transpired that the original budget had omitted certain necessary costs altogether. 3or e4ample2 the cost of training-conference centre facilities2 ban0 transfer fees and translation costs2 amongst others2 all of .hich are essential to the pro!ect2 .ere omitted. #he BC net.or0 of la.yers2 assisting voluntarily on the cases do not have 0no.ledge of Russian and the translation of Russian case documents .ere crucial to enable them to .or0 on the cases. #he pro!ect .as reliant on the help of volunteer translators2 .hich .as ade@uate2 but not .holly satisfactory2 as the .or0 .as slo. and not al.ays of the re@uisite @uality. 5 professional standard of translation .as re@uired for the nd and "rd year of the pro!ect. 3or these reasons2 the release of the contingency reserve .as necessary. 5pproval for the budget amendment and the release of the contingency reserve .as obtained from the E/ on 1+ >une 66$. 5 second budget amendment .as approved by the E/ on $ =ctober 66%. #he amendments made .ere a logical result of the e4tension to the grant period )approved in &eptember 66%* and also addressed the underestimation )primarily translation* and overestimation )including office running costs2 support costs and .ebsite hosting* of costs in the initial budget. #he follo.ing changes .ere approved by the E/ and reflected in the grant contract in 5ddendum ": a* &alary costs .ere increased by a total of G% 2(77 to accommodate salary costs up to the end of the e4tended pro!ect period. b* #he cost of specialist case.or0 la.yers .as reduced by G 2666 as a considerable amount of the litigation .or0 is carried out by the EHR5/ la.yers in:house. c* #he cost of the litigation consultant .as reduced by G(2166 as the final year consultancy .as reduced from a period of " months to months and the commission fee had remained lo. over the " years. d* G1 2$66 .as reallocated from per diems for the litigation consultant in 1osco.. #his surplus .as due to the reduced consultancy period in the third year and the reduced rate of per diems. e* 5n e4tra G7%6 .as allocated to international travel to allo. further pro!ect-case meetings during the e4tended period. f* #he cost of travel to the regions .as overestimated2 therefore G 2666 .as redistributed from this category. g* =ffice rent in 1osco. .as overestimated by G 21$7 based on current rent costs. #herefore the remainder .as available for reallocation. h* #he cost of office supplies .as overestimated by G 2%66. #herefore the remainder .as available for reallocation. i* #he cost of office support costs .as overestimated by G+2666. #herefore the remainder .as available for reallocation.

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!* #he cost of .ebsite design and maintenance .ere originally overestimated. #he Russian .eb pages have been hosted on 1emorial9s main site and conse@uently did not incur the anticipated start:up costs of designing and launching a ne. .ebsite. 5 total of G1+2666 is available for reallocation from this category. 0* E4pert .itness costs .ere overestimated2 as some e4perts offered their services on a voluntary basis due to the nature of the case.or0. /onse@uently G$2+66 is unspent on this budget item. l* G12+66 is reallocated from insurance for legal .or0 as this cost .as initially overestimated. m* =n the basis of the previous audit fee2 G$2666 .ill be unspent in the auditing costs category2 and therefore can be reallocated. n* Evaluation costs .ere originally overestimated2 accordingly G$2%66 .ill be left remaining for redistribution. o* 5n additional G1%2666 .as transferred to translation costs. #he volume of translation re@uired for case documents is fairly high. #ranslation is also re@uired for bulletin materials2 pro!ect management related documents2 training materials2 etc. ?et.een 3ebruary and 5ugust 66%2 over G '2666 .as spent on translations. 5ccordingly e4tra monies .ere re@uired in this category to cover the e4tended pro!ect period. p* G12666 .as reallocated from financial services to reflect the current usage level. @* 5n additional G12%66 .as allocated to training materials to cover the costs of legal te4ts and resource materials for the use of Russian la.yers. 5 number of the most useful legal te4ts are in English and2 unfortunately2 very e4pensive2 but they form a crucial resource for litigating la.yers.

*< Pro>ect O6>ectives 1. Flease list all pro!ect ob!ectives2 and indicate if they .ere modified. #he overall ob!ective of the pro!ect has been to strengthen the capacity of the Russian human rights N<=2 1emorial2 to provide assistance for .omen and men in the Russian 3ederation .ho complain of violations of their human rights as guaranteed by the European /onvention on Human Rights2 .hich Russia ratified in 177+. #he pro!ect also see0s to build a sustainable resource for individuals2 la.yers and N<=s .ho .ish to ma0e use of international human rights protection mechanisms. #he specific ob!ectives have been as follo.s #o strengthen the capacity of the I1emorialJ Human Rights /entre in 1osco.2 by the provision of premises2 administrative staff and additional legally trained advisers; #o strengthen the capacity of a number of its $6 )no. %+* branches2 especially in /hechnya and Ingushetia2 .here most of the IDFs from /hechnya are to be found; #o establish an administrative and advice structure in Dondon2 based at and organised from Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity2 .ith the support of the ?ar Human Rights /ommittee of England and ;ales;

 #o create a system for dra.ing on the e4perience of the barristers of the ?ar Human Rights /ommittee2 many of .hom have &trasbourg e4perience2 as .ell as e4perienced solicitors2 and N<=s such as 5mnesty International2 Interights2 and others; #o facilitate the giving of assistance by e4perienced human rights la.yers and N<=s in advising complainants2 drafting pleadings2 and providing representation at &trasbourg and at in:country fact:finding hearings of the European /ourt of Human Rights in Russia; #o provide intensive and on:going training to advisers from 1osco. and the Russian regions in the practice and procedure of the European /ourt of Human Rights; this training .ill focus on Itraining the trainersJ and on cascading )passing on the 0no.ledge* : throughout the 3ederation; In particular2 to give practical training in English legal drafting2 English being one of the t.o official languages of the European /ourt; #o provide BC interns )young @ualified la.yers .ith some &trasbourg e4perience* for periods of three months in Russia; #o bring Russian la.yers to the BC to ac@uaint themselves .ith the e4perience and present practice of leading BC la.yers and N<=s in human rights litigation at the European /ourt of Human Rights at &trasbourg2 BN Human Rights /ommittee2 and other international mechanisms; If possible2 to enable one or more Russian la.yers to .itness appropriate case hearings in &trasbourg; #o create resource Icentres of e4cellenceJ in 1osco. and the Russian regions on .hich all concerned .ith complaints under the E/HR and other international instruments2 for e4ample complaints under the 3irst =ptional Frotocol to the BN International /ovenant on /ivil and Folitical Rights2 to .hich Russia is a party2 may dra.; #o create and disseminate @uality training materials based on the activities referred to above; #o create2 as part of the e4isting K1emorialK .ebsite )....memo.ru*2 a set of pages for the .idest public use; #o provide the basis for support for human rights complaints to all international mechanisms by persons from the .hole 3&EE )3ormer &oviet Bnion and Eastern Europe* area; #hese ob!ectives2 as originally set out in the grant application2 .ere not modified and remained valid throughout.

In the follo.ing .ays2 these ob!ectives have in fact been enhanced or developed over the course of the pro!ect: )i* #he pro!ect has been able to recruit a la.yer to be placed .ith the 1osco. office )for three months in the first t.o years and t.o months in the final year* .ho has significantly more e4perience and e4pertise than originally envisaged. #herefore2 the position .as re:named IDitigation /onsultantJ2 rather than IBC internJ; English:language versions of the bi:annual ?ulletin have also been produced )in addition to the Russian:language version*. #he first three of .hich .ere produced only in electronic version2 the fourth in both print and electronic format; 5n English:language .ebsite has been established )as part of the Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity .ebsite* .hich details the progress and achievements of the pro!ect2 in order to raise a.areness amongst the international community2 potential funders2 volunteers2 interns and the general public.

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5ccordingly2 the pro!ect has sought to achieve each of these additional ob!ectives.

C< Pro>ect Activities 1. Flease list all the activities since the beginning of the pro!ect. Eg: 5ctivity 1: Conference at town W with X participants for Y days on Z dates Title of the activity: #opics covered: Reason for modification for the planned activity )if applicable*: Eour assessment of the results of this activity: %1& (teerin$ Co##ittee 5n international &teering /ommittee .as established comprising representatives from 1emorial2 Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity and the ?ar Human Rights /ommittee of England , ;ales. Its membership is as follo.s )as at "1 1arch 66'*: Frofessor ?ill ?o.ring )Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity* Feter /arter L/ )?ar Human Rights /ommittee* 5le0sandr /her0asov )1emorial* Rupert D9/ruM )?ar Human Rights /ommittee* &vetlana <annush0ina )1emorial* #atyana Casat0ina )1emorial* Fhilip Deach )Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity* #anya Do0shina )Demos* =leg =rlov )1emorial* 5idan Rose )Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity* &teering /ommittee meetings .ere held as follo.s:

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in >une 66" )1osco.*; in &eptember 66" )1osco.*; in 5pril 66$ )Dondon*; in &eptember 66$ )1osco.*; in &eptember 66% )1osco.*.

#he &teering /ommittee 5gendas can be found at 5nne4 5. 5t each meeting2 the &teering /ommittee .as presented2 inter alia2 .ith narrative and financial reports relating to the pro!ect. #he &teering /ommittee approved its o.n terms of reference )5nne4 ?* and a Fartnership 5greement )5nne4 /*. #he &teering /ommittee has discussed matters relating to all aspects of the pro!ect9s activities2 including staffing and recruitment2 premises2 litigation strategy2 media relations2 publications and financial matters )see the meeting minutes at 5nne4 D*. %3& (ta,,in$ In Mosco)2 #atyana Casat0ina2 the E4ecutive Director of the 1emorial Human Rights /entre2 has been over:seeing the pro!ect in Russia since its inception. #his pro!ect funds half of her time. Cirill Coroteev and Dina Hederni0ova .ere appointed as full:time la.yers under the auspices of this pro!ect on 1 1ay 66". =n 1 >anuary 66$ Ruslan Eandarov ).ho is /hechen2 a former !udge2 and a practising advocate* .as appointed as the third la.yer in the 1osco. office. 1r Eandarov left the pro!ect in 5pril 66$ on see0ing asylum in the Bnited &tates. Natalia Cravchu0 .as appointed as the third la.yer in the 1osco. office as from >anuary 66%< Cirill Coroteev left the position of full:time la.yer on "6 &eptember 66% to study for an DD1 at the &orbonne2 Faris. 5s of 1 =ctober 66% he too0 on the position of /ase /onsultant and continued to .or0 on his e4isting cases for EHR5/. He has been in regular contact .ith both the 1osco. and Dondon offices from Faris by email and telephone. 5fter steps .ere ta0en to recruit a suitable replacement for the position of 1osco. Da.yer2 previously held by Cirill Coroteev2 Eleonora Davidyan .as appointed to start on 1 November 66%2 .or0ing $ days a .ee0. In 5ugust 66" E0aterina Co0orina .as appointed as 5dministrator in 1osco.. &he .as replaced on 1 November 66" by E0aterina Ne.man2 .ho .as replaced by Elena RyMhova in November 66$<

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3ive field .or0ers in the regions of Russia .ere originally appointed2 as follo.s: Region Ferm RyaMan Fyatigors0 Crasnodar NaMran Name Roman 1aranov Irina 5nanyeva Elena &amburova Hladimir <aydash 1edna 5bdul0adyrova Date appointed 1% 1ay 66" 1% 1ay 66" 1% 1ay 66" 1% 1ay 66" 1% 1ay 66"

1edna 5bdul0adyrova subse@uently resigned due to the pressures of .or0ing in the /hechen region2 and her successor2 Isa <andarov2 .as appointed on 1 &eptember 66". Roman 1aranov resigned on "6 &eptember 66". #he position held by Elena &amburova .as terminated as from "1 December 66". In 66$2 t.o additional field.or0ers .ere actively sought2 leading to the follo.ing ne. appointments: Region Brus 1artan &t. Fetersburg Name Do00a Itslaev =lga #seytlina Date appointed 1 >une 66$ 1 November 66$

In vie. of the e4tensive case.or0 emanating from /hechnya2 it .as agreed in 66$ that other 1emorial employees based in /hechnya )including <roMny and Brus: 1artan* .ould assist .ith the /hechen:related case.or0 on an ad hoc basis2 in support of the .or0 carried out by Isa <andarov from NaMran and Do00a Itslaev from Brus 1artan. Hladimir <aydash left the pro!ect on "1 >uly 66% and .as replaced by 1arina Dubrovina )also .or0ing in the Crasnodar region2 but from Novorossiys02 rather than Crasnodar* on 1 &eptember 66%. 3ive .or0ing meetings .ere held in 1ay and >une 66" involving the 1emorial 1osco. office and the regional field .or0ers2 in order to discuss the pro!ect in general2 the field .or0ersN !ob descriptions and their terms of contract. 5dditional e4tensive pro!ect meetings .ere held in >uly and &eptember 66$2 &eptember 66% and 1arch 66'. 5 number of interns have been .or0ing in the 1osco. office2 carrying out various tas0s such as research2 including /hris Fool2 #atiana Curnosova2 3rance Hauchon2 5rmel Rolland2 =0sana Hasilieva and #anya Ri0. In London both ?ill ?o.ring )5cademic /o:ordinator* and Fhilip Deach )Director* have been over:seeing the BC part of the pro!ect since its inception. #he Fro!ect 1anager and Fro!ect 5dministrator posts .ere advertised in the <uardian ne.spaper and on the Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity .ebsite in December 66 . &hortlisted candidates .ere intervie.ed in >anuary 66" .ith the assistance of Dr. &vetlana &tephenson2 senior lecturer in social policy at Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity. 5s a result of this process2 #ina Devadasan .as appointed as Fro!ect

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1anager )full:time* in 1arch 66"2 and Elena Hol0ova .as appointed as Fro!ect 5dministrator )half:time* in 5pril 66". EHR5/ has been able to utilise the services of various interns in the Dondon office2 including #om 5rro.smith )an undergraduate la. student at the Bniversity*2 <eorgina &helley )a barrister* and various Human Rights DD1 students from Dondon Bniversities. 5n intern arrangement .as also established .ith 1asters students at the Bniversity of &urrey2 and several postgraduate students from the Institute of /ommon.ealth &tudies have interned in the Dondon office )see the full list at 5nne4 E*. Interest in underta0ing an internship at EHR5/ has gro.n over the course of the pro!ect. EHR5/ no. receives around 16 applications a .ee0 not only from the BC and Russia2 but also from Europe2 the B& and /anada and is therefore able to select interns .ith s0ills that closely match the needs of the organisation2 particularly a legal bac0ground2 Russian language and specific I# s0ills. 3urthermore2 from =ctober 66% to >anuary 66'2 EHR5/ benefited from the .or0 of three post:graduate la. students from the Department of Da.2 <overnance and International Relations at Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity ).here EHR5/ is based*. 5s part of the Human Rights DD12 these students undertoo0 a ne. clinical legal module .ithin EHR5/ entitled 8Ditigation at the European /ourt of Human Rights9. EHR5/9s Director2 Fhilip Deach is the convenor of this module. During the course of this module students carried out various tas0s related to EHR5/9s E/tHR cases2 including research2 drafting letters and submissions to the /ourt and other case:related .ritten .or0. &ee Fro!ect &tructure )5nne4 3*. %7& Pre#ises In 1osco.2 ne. premises separate from the main 1emorial office .ere identified2 and a lease .as signed in 1ay 66". =ffice e@uipment .as obtained for the ne. premises2 .hich .ere in use as from 1 5ugust 66". 5t the end of >uly 66$2 the landlord-administrators of the 1osco. office building gave four .ee0s9 notice to vacate2 as the building re@uired renovation. Ne. premises .ere found and the 1osco. office .as relocated at the end of 5ugust 66$. In Dondon2 an office .as obtained .ithin Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity )the Dadbro0e House building in Highbury2 north Dondon*2 .hich houses both the Fro!ect 1anager and 5dministrator2 and also des0s for translators and interns. #he office has its o.n fa4 machine. ?oth ?ill ?o.ring and Fhilip Deach have offices in the same building. #ina Devadasan2 assisted by Elena Hol0ova2 carried out e4tensive .or0 in establishing the EHR5/ office .ithin the Bniversity )liaising .ith the finance department2 human resources2 information technology advisers etc*. #he EHR5/ Dondon office no. has .or0places for si4 people )staff and interns* e@uipped .ith F/s connected to the Bniversity9s net.or0 and the Internet and telephone lines.

%9& For#al La!nch o, E"RAC #he EHR5/ office in Dondon .as formally launched .ith a lecture by Dord 3ran0 >udd2 on 1" 1ay 66" at the Bniversity. Dord >udd2 the former /ouncil of Europe Rapporteur for /hechnya2 spo0e to an audience of representatives from government2 the media2 human rights organisations2 the Da. &ociety and the ?ar Human Rights /ommittee of the continuing cycle of human rights violations being committed during the current conflict in /hechnya. #he event .as co:sponsored by 5mnesty International and ?indman , Fartners2 a leading firm of solicitors in Dondon dealing .ith human rights and civil liberties cases. Bniversity Deputy Hice:/hancellor for Research2 /hris #opley2 introduced the event2 lin0ing the .or0 of the ne. unit .ith the social !ustice aspects of the BniversityNs mission statement. #he other spea0ers at the launch .ere ?ill ?o.ring2 Fhilip Deach and ?ec0y Hess of 5mnesty International2 .hich ran a campaign in 66" focusing on human rights in Russia. %5& EC"R Case)or. %a& Ad#inistrative arran$e#ents EHR5/ has .or0ed on a total of 7% cases over the duration of the pro!ect2 and +% are currently in progress. #his has re@uired e4tensive administrative preparations and support2 in order for the offices in 1osco.2 Dondon and the regional offices to .or0 efficiently together. 5 database of all cases has been established in the 1osco. office2 .hich records 0ey details on each case2 including the current status )see 5nne4 <*. #his database is being used by the 1osco. and Dondon offices to maintain an accurate and up to date record of the cases. Duplicate copies of all files are no. held in the Dondon office )and the relevant regional office* and the copying of case documents in ne. cases is on:going. 3urthermore2 e4tensive case documentation in Dondon has to be translated from Russian into English2 prior to its being revie.ed by the la.yers. %6& -or.in$ #ethods #he .ay in .hich the pro!ect staff .or0 together on these cases is as follo.s. /laimants usually initially ma0e contact .ith our regional field.or0ers .ho ta0e detailed statements and obtain relevant documentation. #hey .ill also try to locate and contact additional .itnesses2 if relevant. #hese materials are then passed to the 1osco. office2 .here the pro!ect la.yers provide advice and start to draft the pleadings )in English* for submission to the European /ourt. In some instances2 regional field.or0ers are also drafting pleadings. Da.yers in the Dondon office2 and members of the ?ar Human Rights /ommittee2 have been providing ongoing advice on general @uestions of strategy and prioritisation. #hey also provide specific advice and guidance on individual cases2 by giving detailed and comprehensive comments on draft letters and pleadings2 and by advising on matters of evidence2 procedure and substantive la.. #his is being done by email2 telephone and by fa4. 5 number of cases have been referred to EHR5/ by the European /ourt itself2 and others have been referred directly to the office in 1osco.. 1eetings bet.een the 1osco. office and-or the Dondon and regional offices are regularly held2 in order to discuss both general @uestions of strategic direction and the progress of individual cases. In 1ay and >une 66" case.or0 meetings .ere held

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involving the 1emorial 1osco. office and the regional field .or0ers. In 1ay 66"2 Roman 1aranov )Ferm* and =leg 1ironov )the 1osco. la.yer* met .ith 1emorial 1osco. to discuss cases concerning alternative service. In >une 66" 1emorial 1osco. met .ith Hladimir <aydash )Crasnodar* and Irina 5nanyeva )RyaMan* to discuss potential E/HR cases. /ase.or0 meetings )to discuss the range of cases* involving representatives from the 1osco. and Dondon offices .ere held in &eptember )1osco.* and December )Dondon* 66". In >uly 66$2 case meetings bet.een ?ill ?o.ring2 Fhilip Deach and the la.yers in the 1osco. office2 Dina Hederni0ova and Cirill Coroteev .ere held in the 1osco. office. 1eetings .ere also scheduled .ith Isa <andarov and Do00a Itslaev in NaMran but2 unfortunately2 had to be re:located to 1osco. due to unrest in the region. ?ill ?o.ring2 Fhilip Deach and Cirill Coroteev travelled to RyaMan to meet .ith Irina 5nanyeva about her cases2 .hilst Dina Hederni0ova travelled to Crasnodar .ith ?ill ?o.ring and Fhilip Deach to meet .ith Hladimir <aidash .ith regards to his cases. In =ctober 66$2 Irina 5nanyeva met .ith Ditigation /onsultant 1a4im 3erschtman to discuss a litigation strategy in respect of military conscripts. 3urther case meetings involving all the Russian and BC staff .ere held in 1osco. in &eptember 66$. In >une 66% Fhilip Deach met =lga #seytlina in &aint Fetersburg to discuss case.or0. /ase meetings .ere held in 1osco. in >une and &eptember 66% involving all members of the BC2 1osco. and regional legal teams and the legal consultant2 Dre. Holiner. In November 66%2 Dre. Holiner travelled to both RyaMan and &aint Fetersburg to meet .ith regional la.yers2 Irina 5nanyeva and =lga #seytlina respectively to discuss their cases. During November 66%2 Dre. Holiner also held case meetings .ith Isa <andarov )Ingushetia regional la.yer* and Do00a Itslayev )/hechnya regional la.yer* in the EHR5/ 1osco. office. In December 66%2 &aint Fetersburg regional la.yer2 =lga #seytlina2 met .ith ?ill ?o.ring in Dondon to discuss her current cases. In 1arch 66' Fhilip Deach held a case meeting in 1osco. .ith all the 1osco. la.yers and he travelled together .ith 1osco. la.yer2 Eleonora Davidyan2 to Novorossiys0 to meet .ith regional la.yer 1arina Dubrovina concerning ethnic discrimination cases. #here they also held a meeting .ith members of the EeMidi community2 to discuss potential E/HR cases. %c& (!6>ect #atter o, the cases 5s to the nature of the cases2 !ust over half )%"O* concern alleged gross human rights violations in /hechnya: torture2 e4tra:!udicial 0illings2 attac0s on villages by 3ederal troops2 destruction of property and 8disappearances9. #he remainder of the cases concern a .ide variety of issues arising across the Russian 3ederation2 including ethnic discrimination )the 1es0hetian #ur0s and EeMidi in Crasnodar Crai*2 environmental pollution2 unfairness .ithin the criminal and civil !ustice systems and poor prison conditions. %d& "earin$s In 66$ the European /ourt decided to hold hearings in &trasbourg on the merits in seven of EHR5/9s cases. #his in itself is an indication of the significance of these cases2 because hearings have become increasingly uncommon2 as the European /ourt of Human Rights strives to tac0le the continuing bac0log of cases )as of 1 5pril 66'2

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a total of + 2'66 cases .ere pending before the /ourt*. #he /ourt9s practice no. is only rarely to hold admissibility or merits hearings P most cases are decided 8on paper9 .ithout a hearing ever having been held. #he European /ourt has not yet invo0ed its fact:finding hearing procedure ).hich involves sending a delegation of !udges to the region to hear .itnesses* in respect of the /hechen cases2 although EHR5/ and 1emorial have submitted2 and continue to submit2 that such hearings are necessary in some of the cases from /hechnya. %e& Chechen cases 5 primary focus of the pro!ect has been the .or0 carried out in relation to the first si4 cases concerning /hechnya to be declared admissible by the European /ourt of Human Rights )in December 66 * )Kthe first si4 casesK*. #he 1osco. and Dondon offices have been liaising as to @uestions of strategy2 procedure and substantive la. in relation to the first si4 cases since the inception of the pro!ect : a meeting .as held in 1osco. in >anuary 66" to discuss the first si4 cases. Frofessor /hristopher 1ilroy2 a Home =ffice forensic pathologist2 based at &heffield Bniversity2 prepared a report for the first si4 cases2 on instructions from EHR5/. E4pert ballistics advice has been sought in another case concerning the bombing of a village in /hechnya. 3inal .ritten pleadings in the first si4 cases .ere drafted by Cirill Coroteev in 1emorial9s 1osco. office2 assisted from Dondon by ?ill ?o.ring and Fhilip Deach2 and .ere submitted to the European /ourt in 5pril 66". =n + &eptember 66"2 further observations .ere submitted to the court on behalf of the applicants2 in response to e4tensive disclosure of documentation by the Russian government. #hese .ere drafted by Cirill Coroteev2 again .ith the assistance of ?ill ?o.ring and Fhilip Deach. In =ctober 66$ the European /ourt held an oral hearing on the merits of the first si4 cases2 at .hich the applicants .ere represented by Cirill Coroteev2 Do00a Itslaev2 ?ill ?o.ring and Fhilip Deach. =n $ 3ebruary 66% the /ourt handed do.n three !udgments in regard to these si4 cases. In each case2 the /ourt found Russia responsible for 0illing the applicants9 relatives2 in violation of 5rticle )right to life* of the European /onvention on Human Rights )E/HR*2 and that the authorities failed to carry out an ade@uate investigation into the deaths )also violating 5rticle *. #he /ourt found that 5rticle 1" had been violated because of the failure to provide any effective remedy before the Russian courts. #he Russian <overnment re@uested the referral of the three !udgments to the <rand /hamber of the /ourt. Ho.ever2 on 1$ >uly 66%2 the European /ourt re!ected the <overnment9s re@uest to refer the !udgments to the <rand /hamber of the /ourt. 5s a result of this decision the !udgments became final on ' >uly 66% and the Russian <overnment .as formally obliged to implement them by ' =ctober 66%. EHR5/9s la.yers drafted and submitted )on ' =ctober 66%* a detailed re@uest to the /ommittee of 1inisters of the /ouncil of Europe on behalf of the applicants in the first si4 /hechen cases )5nne4 H*. #he communication urged the /ommittee of 1inisters to adopt a rigorous and comprehensive approach .hen considering the implementation of the !udgments at a meeting scheduled to be held on 11:1 =ctober to revie. government compliance. #he re@uest also detailed a number of measures in addition to the payment of compensation2 including ensuring that thorough investigations be carried out into the 0illings of the applicants9 relatives2 the prosecution of named senior
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military officials .ho .ere found to be responsible for Imassive use of indiscriminate .eaponsJ and a revie. of the military field manuals. /opies of these submissions .ere also lodged .ith the European /ourt of Human Rights2 the =ffice of the /ommissioner for Human Rights of the /ouncil of Europe and the /ommittee on Degal 5ffairs and Human Rights of the Farliamentary 5ssembly of the /ouncil of Europe )F5/E*. 3urthermore2 on 7 December 66% EHR5/ hosted an N<= meeting to discuss the supervision of the enforcement of European /ourt of Human Rights !udgments in cases arising from the /hechen conflict. #he participants )from EHR5/2 the International Helsin0i 3ederation for Human Rights2 Human Rights ;atch2 Demos2 Russia >ustice Initiative and 5mnesty International*2 revie.ed the e4isting mechanisms for implementing E/HR rulings2 the strategy ta0en by the applicants in the first si4 cases and considered ho. best to influence the Russian authorities2 other /ouncil of Europe states2 and the /ommittee of 1inisters )and other /ouncil of Europe organs* to ensure that the broadest range of measures are ta0en .hen implementing the !udgments and ho. to monitor such measures. #he monitoring .or0 on the enforcement of these first !udgments is still ongoing. In the summer of 66$2 the European /ourt began to 8communicate9 a number of the pro!ect9s other /hechen cases )that is2 to refer them to the Russian <overnment for reply* and it .as decided that the cases .ould be given priority2 under Rule $1 of the Rules of /ourt. In 66%2 a further eight of EHR5/9s cases arising from the conflict in /hechnya .ere declared admissible )see belo. for more details*. 1any more are being progressed at various stages including a case concerning alleged 0illings and the destruction of a Nogai village in /hechnya in 1777. %,& Other cases =ther substantive issues raised by EHR5/9s cases include environmental pollution )see the Fadeyeva !udgment and admissibility decisions in Dobrokhotova, Romashina, Ledyaeva and Zolotaryeva belo.*2 ethnic discrimination )notably of 1es0hetian #ur0s and EeMidi in Crasnodar Crai*2 civil procedure and criminal !ustice. %$& Case stat!s ?!d$#ents total of ei!ht "ud!ments have been handed do#n in relation to eleven of $%R &'s cases. Khashiyev v R ssia ()*+,-.//0 and !"ayeva v R ssia ()*+,).//0 (-, February -//)0: concern the alleged torture and murder of the applicants9 relatives by members of the Russian army in <roMny in December 666. 5 criminal investigation .as opened2 suspended and reopened several times but the culprits .ere never identified. #he /ourt found that there had been violations of 5rticle in relation to the applicants9 right to life2 the procedural re@uirements of 5rticle " in relation to the prohibition on torture and 5rticle 1" in relation to their right to an effective remedy. #he applicants .ere a.arded a total of G"%2666 in respect of non:pecuniary damage and G1627 ( in respect of cost and e4penses. #sayeva v R ssia ()*+,*.//0, Y s pova v R ssia ()*+,1.//0, $a%ayeva v R ssia ()*+,+.//0 (-, February -//)0: concern the right to life and protection from inhuman and degrading treatment arising from the bombing in =ctober 1777 by Russian military

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planes of civilians leaving <roMny2 resulting in the .ounding of one applicant2 the death of the applicants9 relatives and the destruction of property. #he /ourt doubted that the government had established any legitimate basis for the attac0 and found that in any event the attac0 had not been carried out .ith the re@uisite care given the ris0 to civilian life. #he /ourt found that there had been violations of 5rticle in relation to the applicant9s right to life and violations of 5rticle 1 of the Frotocol 1 in relation to the destruction of the applicants9 property. #he applicants .ere bet.een them a.arded a total of G1 2666 in respect of pecuniary losses2 G$%2666 in respect of non:pecuniary losses and G1627 ' in respect of costs and e4penses. #sayeva v R ssia ()*+)/.//0 (-, February -//)0: concerns the 0illing of the applicant9s son and three nieces as a result of the indiscriminate bombing by the Russian military of the village of Catyr:Eurt in 3ebruary 666. 5 criminal investigation .as opened in &eptember 6662 but later closed. #he /ourt found that although the operation in Catyr:Eurt may have been in pursuance of a legitimate aim2 it .as not planned and e4ecuted .ith the appropriate care for civilian lives. #he /ourt found the Russian government to have violated the applicant9s right to life under 5rticle and2 in failing to carry out any ade@uate investigation2 her right to an effective remedy under 5rticle 1". #he applicant .as a.arded G %2666 in respect of non:pecuniary losses2 G1+2(16 in respect of pecuniary losses and G1627 ' in respect of costs and e4penses. Klya"hin v R ssia (,2/1-.++0 (3/ 4ovember -//,05 concerns the arrest of the applicant on suspicion of robbery. 5fter a sustained period of detention on remand2 he .as convicted2 but subse@uently the conviction .as @uashed. In spite of this2 the applicant .as further detained until he .as released as a result of an amnesty. #he /ourt found that there had been violations of 5rticle %)"*2 %)$* and ')1* of the convention in relation to his right to an effective remedy. #he applicant .as a.arded G%2666 in respect of non:pecuniary damage and G%66 in respect of costs and e4penses. &ol"ova v R ssia (,1*)1.++0 () pril -//)05 concerns the applicants right to be rehoused in IcomfortableJ accommodation pursuant to a final !udgment of the &ovets0iy District /ourt on >une 1777. #he !udgment .as @uashed by subse@uent supervisory revie. proceedings at the instigation of the local administration. #he court considered that the right to a fair hearing before a tribunal as guaranteed by 5rticle ')1* re@uired that .here the courts have finally determined an issue their ruling should not be called into @uestion and conse@uently had been violated in this case. #he applicant .as a.arded damages of G"2666 in respect of non:pecuniary losses and costs of G12"66. Zdano"a v 'atvia ()1-*1.//0 (6* 7une -//, and 62 March -//20 concerns the right to free elections guaranteed by 5rticle " of Frotocol No. 1 and the right to freedom of assembly and association guaranteed by 5rticle 11 of the convention. Qdano0a had been ruled ineligible to be a member of Riga9s /ity /ouncil or to stand as a candidate for the 66 parliamentary elections based on her former membership of the /ommunist Farty of Datvia. #he court found that the lac0 of a set duration for the applicant9s ineligibility .as not appropriate for the temporary nature of punitive measures. #he Datvian government appealed this case and it .as referred to the <rand /hamber. =n 1' 1arch 66' the <rand /hamber found that there had been no violation of 5rticle " of Frotocol No.1. It felt that there .as sufficient fle4ibility for the courts to reassess the situation as time passes2 and also placed significance upon the fact that2 as a leading member of the /ommunist Farty of Datvia at the material

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time2 although the applicant did not appear to engage in criminal or undemocratic activities2 she did not spea0 out to distance herself from such activities. #he <rand /hamber also found that there .as no !ustification for a separate e4amination of either 5rticle 16 or 5rticle 11. #herefore2 despite several dissenting !udgements2 none of the applicant9s complaints .ere upheld. Novoselov v R ssia (22,2/./60 (- 7une -//)0 concerns 5rticle " of the /onvention in respect of the conditions in .hich the applicant .as imprisoned in facility no. 1+-" of Novorossiys0 for si4 months during 177+ and 1777. #he court found that there had been a violation of 5rticle " and a.arded the applicant G"2666 in respect of non: pecuniary damage plus any ta4 chargeable on that amount. #he court also a.arded the sum of RBR1 2666 in respect of costs. (adeyeva v R ssia ())*-3.//0 (+ 7une -//)0 concerns the location of the applicant9s home .hich is situated .ithin the 8sanitary security Mone9 around the &everstal steel: plant in the city of /herepovets. #he applicant complained under 5rticle + of the /onvention about the failure to re:settle her and that the operation of the &everstal steel:plant endangers her health. #he /ourt found that there had been a violation of 5rticle + and a.arded 1rs. 3adeyeva G'2666 in respect of non:pecuniary damage and G'2%66 and R%2%$6 in respect of costs and e4penses. Ad#issi6ility ecisions further si8teen cases have been declared admissible (please note 9 althou!h admissibility decisions in the first three of these cases listed belo# #ere received after the !rant period they relate to #ork carried out under the !rant05 )onchar " v R ssia ()12,3.//0 (61 May -//20 concerns a shell attac0 on <roMny by Russian forces. It is further alleged that tear gas .as used by Russian soldiers against civilians .ho .ere sheltering in a cellar2 follo.ed by the indiscriminate shooting of those .ho .ere inside. #he applicant claims violations of both 5rticles and " of the /onvention. &he also alleges a breach of 5rticle 1" due to the fact that she had no effective remedy2 and claims that she has been threatened over her application to the court2 in breach of 5rticle "$. #he court has decided to tie the issue of .hether the domestic remedies .ere e4hausted to the merits of the case2 and .ill rule on this at a later date. #he application has been declared admissible. Tangieva v R ssia ()*+3).//0 (61 May -//20 concerns the 0illing of several members of the applicant9s family in <roMny2 allegedly by Russian forces. #he applicant claims that there has been a violation of 5rticle .ith regard to the 0illings2 as .ell as a breach of 5rticle " as a result of the loss of her family members2 the ordeal she has suffered and the need for her to move a.ay from .here she lives. &he also claims she had no available effective remedy2 contrary to 5rticle 1"2 and that the government has failed to disclose certain relevant documents contrary to 5rticles "$ and "+)1*)a* of the /onvention. #he court has decided to tie the issue of .hether the domestic remedies .ere e4hausted to the merits of the case2 and .ill rule on this at a later date. 3urthermore2 the application has been declared admissible. *a"ha ri v R ssia ()1*/6.//0 (61 May -//20 concerns looting soldiers in <roMny. =n noticing that they had been spotted by the applicant and t.o others2 it is alleged that the soldiers marched them to a courtyard and shot the three .omen. ?y pretending to be dead2 the applicant survived the attac0. #he other t.o .omen died.

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* sayev v R ssia ()*+,6.//0, *agomadov v R ssia ()12++.//0 and 'a+a%anova v R ssia (2/,/3.//0 (63 December -//)0 #his case concerns the indiscriminate shootings of the applicants9 relatives2 allegedly by Russian forces2 in the Novye 5ldy area of <roMny2 /hechnya on % 3ebruary 666. #he applicants argued that 5rticles 2 " and 1" of the /onvention had been breached. #he /ourt held the applications admissible. Zolot "hin v R ssia (6,+3+./30 (1 :eptember -//)0 #he applicant2 a Russian national2 claimed that his rights under 5rticles "2 %2 ' 1" and 5rticle $ of protocol ( of the /onvention had been violated follo.ing the manner of his arrest by the Russian authorities2 his subse@uent detention and repeated detention for the same offence. #he /ourt held that the claim .as admissible under 5rticle $ of Frotocol ( )the applicant9s repeated detention*. !li"had%hiyeva v R ssia (21//*./60 (1 December -//)0 #he applicant2 a Russian national living in /hechnya2 argues that her and her son9s /onvention rights have been breached follo.ing his disappearance after arrest by Russian forces. &he argues violations of 5rticles 2 "2 % and 1". #he /ourt held the application admissible. *agomadov , *agomadov v R ssia (21//,./60 (-, 4ovember -//)0 ?oth applicants2 residents of the /hechen Republic2 allege that their o.n and their brother9s /onvention rights have been violated follo.ing his arrest and disappearance2 and the subse@uent disappearance of the first applicant2 by Russian forces. #he /ourt held that investigation of breach of their 5rticle 2 "2 %2 1" and "$ rights .arranted investigation and declared the application admissible. $itiyeva , #d yeva-$isiyeva v R ssia ()*+)3.// & 3*3+-./30 (-/ ;ctober -//)0 #he first applicant )an active political figure and anti:.ar campaigner* argues that her 5rticle "2 % and "$ rights have been breached2 follo.ing her detention by Russian forces. 3ollo.ing the first applicant9s murder in 1ay 66"2 the second applicant )her daughter* claims breaches of rights under 5rticles and ". #he /ourt held the applications admissible. 'opata v R ssia (*--)/./60 (3 May -//)0 concerns the destruction of the applicant9s house during a roc0et attac0 on <roMny on 16 >anuary 666 and the subse@uent in!ury of the applicant during a roc0et attac0 on a refugee convoy on " >anuary 666. #he applicant complains of violations of articles 2 "2 + and 1" of the /onvention and 5rticle 1 of Frotocol 1 of the /onvention. Do+ro"hotova v R ssia ()3-,*.++0 and Romashina v R ssia ()21)/.//0 (62 :eptember -//,0 concern the applicants9 residence .ithin the Isanitary security MoneJ )&&Q*2 the area of e4cessive pollution2 around the steel factories in the city of /heropovets. #he /herepovets /ity /ourt had upheld the applicants9 applications to be re:housed but the decision has not yet been enforced. #he applicant9s claim before the court under 5rticle + of the /onvention has been declared admissible. Zolotaryeva v R ssia ()32+).//0 (62 :eptember -//,0 also concerns the &&Q in /herepovets. #he applicant is a pensioner2 labour veteran and an invalid2

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not.ithstanding .hich the &upreme /ourt of the Russian 3ederation has refused to consider any appeals by the applicant. 'edyaeva v R ssia ()36)*.++0 (62 :eptember -//,0 also concerns the applicant9s residence .ithin the &&Q. #he applicant9s situation is aggravated by the fact that her e4isting house .as in a state of disrepair. #he applicant refused to be relocated )temporarily* during 1777 .hilst her house .as being renovated because the alternative accommodation .as still .ithin the &&Q and .as not of an appropriate standard. Her refusal led to the council disclaiming earlier decisions of the /herepovets /ity /ourt ordering that she be re:housed. :i8 cases have been declared inadmissible5 $elen"y v R ssia (2-,3+.//05 =n 11 1ay 66' the European /ourt of Human Rights re!ected the applicantNs complaints under 5rticles '2+ and 1" and declared the application inadmissible. #%atov v R ssia (6)3/./,05 =n 1 5pril 66' the European /ourt of Human Rights2 .ith three !udges sitting2 declared that the application did not satisfy the re@uirements of 5rticles "$ and "% of the /onvention. #he case .as accordingly declared inadmissible. !"medov v R ssia ()*+)6.//05 =n 7 >uly 66$ the European /ourt of Human Rights2 sitting as a committee of three !udges2 decided that the application failed to meet the re@uirements of 5rticles "$ and "% of the /onvention in that it did not indicate a violation of the rights and freedoms set forth in the /onvention. $a%aev v R ssia ()1,6,.//0 on 1% November 66$ the European /ourt of Human Rights2 .ith three !udges sitting2 declared the applicant9s case inadmissible. #he complaints did not satisfy the re@uirements of 5rticles "$ and "% of the /onvention2 and therefore did not indicate a violation of the rights of the /onvention and Frotocols. .lsanova v R ssia ()*+)-.//0: on 1% November 66% the European /ourt of Human Rights declared that the applicant failed to demonstrate the re@uirements of 5rticles 2 "2 +2 1"2 "$ and 5rticle 1 of Frotocol 12 .hich she claimed Russia had breached. #herefore2 her application to the /ourt .as declared inadmissible. * radovy v R ssia (3*1)./,0: on Rights2 .ith three !udges sitting2 inadmissible. #he complaints did not the /onvention2 and therefore did /onvention and Frotocols. 1" 1ay 66% the European /ourt of Human declared the applicant9s case against Russia satisfy the re@uirements of 5rticles "$ and "% of not indicate a violation of the rights of the

5 number of EHR5/9s other cases have reached the stage of 8communication9 to the Russian <overnment2 and the remaining are being progressed at various stages.

%4& Provision o, advice internationally EHR5/9s e4pert advice is also sought by other N<=s2 including the Russia >ustice Initiative )formerly /hechnya >ustice Initiative*2 the movement I3or Human Rights

/ooperation in International Human Rights Frotection )&odeistviye*2 Human Rights ;atch2 Institute of Religion and Da.2 Demos-/ommittee 5gainst #orture )NiMhny Novgorod*2 &ut!aMhni0 and others. In addition2 Frofessor ?ill ?o.ring is providing legal advice and representation in various pending E/HR cases from Hungary2 Estonia and Datvia2 for e4ample in the Qdano0a case )see &ection /)%g* above*. #his case2 and the other cases being conducted against Hungary2 Estonia and Datvia2 in all of .hich the applicants are ethnic Russians or Russian spea0ers2 are important in demonstrating that EHR5/ .ill ta0e up human rights issues arising across the region2 that EHR5/ adopts an even: handed approach2 and that it is not solely focused on cases against Russia. EHR5/ has provided legal advice and-or assistance to the follo.ing organisations and individuals: 3009 3ront Dine : relating to an anti:impunity case of the Russian:/hechen 3riendship &ociety )R/3&*. Dr. ?elyav2 /ounsellor on International and European Da. and &enior Decturer2 Institute of &tate 5dministration )3ran0furt am 1ain* : on bringing cases before the E/tHR. Institute of Religion and Da. )1osco.* : regarding a claim of !ust satisfaction and re claiming damages in a case concerning religious freedom. 1osco. ?ureau for Human Rights : on a pending E/HR case. #he ?ec0et 3und for Religious Diberty2 ;ashington D/ : in respect of a pending E/HR case concerning the closure of a mos@ue in ?a0u2 5Merbai!an. 5rticle $ of the /onstitution )<eorgia* : on problems associated .ith the establishment of bar associations in <eorgia. Demos )Russia* : re the application of 5rticle ' to criminal proceedings. 3005 5rt &ans 3rontieres : regarding cases of forcible dislocations in the &oviet era. #he son of an applicant to the E/tHR regarding a pending E/HR case. DE1=& : on a pending E/HR case. 5n individual on helping a /hechen family apply to &trasbourg. Human Rights and &ocial >ustice Research Institute and ;H= /ollaborating /entre2 Institute of Fsychiatry 5dvice : concerning using the E/HR in relation to psychiatric patients. 3ilms ?y >ove : in relation to a pending E/HR case.

1ost 1ira : regarding a family made homeless and then accidentally left off the list of victims and regarding the e4haustion of domestic remedies and the time constraints in bringing a case before the E/tHR. &erm Rating 5gency : regarding a case concerning corruption of government and economic management in 1osco.. Institute for Religion and Da. )1osco.* : concerning a pending E/HR case relating to a police raid on an Evangelical /hurch in IMhevs0. 5mnesty International : on the situation regarding an attempt to e4tradite a /hechen .oman from <ermany to Russia. 5 1osco. advocate on the situation regarding the case of a former Iboevi0J. 5rticle $ of the /onstitution )<eorgia* : regarding the appeal procedure in the <rand /hamber and regarding time constraints on bringing a case to the E/tHR. <eorgian Eoung Da.yers 5ssociation )<ED5* + on the application of the E/HR to 5b0haMia and other issues related to a pending E/HR case. &trategic Ditigation Frogram at the Helsin0i 3oundation for Human Rights : on .hether the media .ould be permitted to be involved in a pending E/HR case regarding the banning of an IE@uality FaradeJ in Foland. &tichting Russian >ustice Initiative : on a pending E/HR case. 5n BMbe0 refugee in the Netherlands : on .hat course of action she should ta0e to discover and enforce her rights as a refugee. 3004 5rticle $ of the /onstitution )<eorgia* : on the enforceability at a European level of the right to appeal in <eorgia and regarding the structure in the BC )in order to compare .ith <eorgia* of la.yers9 associations. 5dvice and help for a /hechen and his la.yer ma0ing an application to the /ourt. &tichting Russia >ustice Initiative )&R>I* : on the admissibility of a pending E/HR case. Human Rights ;atch : on the attitude of the E/HR to officers9 roles in cases of haMing. &ut!aMhni0 : on .hether it is possible to argue that domestic remedies have been e4hausted due to financial restraints upon the applicant. 5n individual : on possible remedies to help him gain rights to .hich he is entitled as a former /hernobyl resident.

%/& U; Le$al tea# 1embers of the ?ar Human Rights /ommittee of England and ;ales have been NrecruitedN to !oin EHR5/Ns legal team2 and to assist .ith E/HR case.or0 and-or human rights training. /ases have been referred for advice to2 inter alia2 1iriam /arrion )"' ?edford Ro. , ?ar Human Rights /ommittee*2 1atthe. Happold )Reader in Da.2 Bniversity of Hull*2 &amantha Cnights )1atri4 /hambers and ?ar Human Rights /ommittee*2 Frofessor Dou.e Corff )Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity*2 >oe 1iddleton )barrister2 Doughty &treet /hambers*2 #im =tty )barrister2 6 Esse4 &treet /hambers , ?ar Human Rights /ommittee*2 >emima &tratford )barrister2 ?ric0 /ourt /hambers , ?ar Human Rights /ommittee*2 Faul #roop )barrister2 #oo0s /ourt /hambers , ?ar Human Rights /ommittee*. In addition /aroline ?uchan )barrister* conducted research into the =gden actuarial tables for use in the pro!ect9s cases )in respect of calculating victims9 compensation claims*. %@& Le$al Cons!ltant in Mosco) 5n advertisement for a legal consultant to .or0 .ith the 1emorial la.yers in 1osco. for three months from &eptember 66" .as .idely circulated in the BC and internationally in 1ay 66". In >uly 66" an e4perienced human rights barrister and fluent Russian spea0er2 1iriam /arrion2 .as appointed as Degal /onsultant to the pro!ect in 1osco.. 3rom + &eptember until % December 66" 1iriam /arrion .or0ed in the pro!ect9s 1osco. office2 providing advice and support to the 1osco. la.yers and to the regional field.or0ers on a .ide range of issues2 including advice on evidence2 E/HR !urisprudence2 drafting pleadings2 and case and file administration and management. &he has subse@uently continued to advise on individual cases. In 1ay 66$2 the recruitment process for 66$ commenced and a practising la.yer based in the Netherlands2 1a4im 3erschtman .as appointed in >uly as Degal /onsultant for Eear . 1r. 3erschtman2 a fluent Russian spea0er2 has previously .or0ed as a registry la.yer at the E/tHR responsible for applications brought against the Netherlands and the Russian 3ederation. During the course of his consultancy2 he continued to .or0 on updating the litigation plan for the future and providing advice and assistance on individual cases2 and by advising on .ritten submissions drafted by the la.yers in the 1osco. office. In December 66$2 1r. 3erschtman conducted a t.o day training seminar for 1emorial:EHR5/ and &tichting Russia >ustice Initiative la.yers and field.or0ers on E/HR litigation practice2 including: collection of evidence; the e4haustion of domestic remedies2 and filing memoranda in reply to the <overnment.

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5fter a recruitment campaign over the summer of 66%2 Dre. Holiner .as appointed as the legal consultant for 66%. 1r Holiner is a practising advocate and a member of the &t. Fetersburg ?ar. He is fluent in Russian and has trained and assisted la.yers applying /onvention la. in domestic litigation and handling complaints to the European /ourt from a .ide range of !urisdictions2 including 5rmenia2 3inland2 3rance2 <eorgia2 Russia2 &erbia , 1ontenegro2 #ur0ey and the Bnited Cingdom. 1r Holiner assisted .ith the organisation and delivery of the annual training seminar and the recruitment of a ne. la.yer2 as .ell as providing guidance .ith ongoing case.or0 in the 1osco. office. He also travelled to the regions to .or0 intensively .ith EHR5/9s regional la.yers. 5dditionally2 1r Holiner gave training to &tichting Russia >ustice Initiative prior to a merits hearing in one of their cases at the European /ourt. Instead of three month period as in previous years2 1r Holiner spent t.o periods of one month in Russia )see &ection 5 1 above*.

%A& Le$al Trainin$ 5n essential goal of this pro!ect has been to provide co:ordinated and sustained human rights training and capacity:building in the form of ongoing advice and assistance on human rights cases )through meetings and contact by .ay of email2 fa4 and telephone*. #his .or0 has been supplemented through a series of more formal training seminars and .or0shops. 5t each such seminar or .or0shop2 EHR5/ has emphasised that ongoing support and assistance .ould be available2 via the 1osco. and-or Dondon offices. #he seminars have been preceded by needs assessment .or0 and .e have striven to provide interactive sessions .hich are highly relevant and focused. E4tensive feedbac0 has been sought2 .hich has then been used in the planning and design of subse@uent sessions. 3rom 1'th:1+th &eptember 66" an intensive three:day training seminar .as held in 1osco. for 17 1emorial staff and ( delegates from other 1osco.:based N<=s .hich bring E/HR cases )see the delegate list at 5nne4 I*. #he training sought to provide practical advice in bringing cases before the European /ourt of Human Rights )see the agenda at 5nne4 I*. #he seminar covered the follo.ing aspects of human rights litigation: recent developments in E/HR la. and procedure; matters of evidence; research and drafting pleadings; conducting hearings; 5rticle $1 claims; !udgments and their aftermath. Delegates .ere re@uired to draft pleadings and ta0e part in a moc0 /ourt hearing. #he seminar .as follo.ed by an N<= roundtable2 .hich .as attended by representatives of the 0ey 1osco.:based human rights N<=s2 including 1emorial2 Helsin0i /ommittee for Human Rights2 /hechnya >ustice Initiative2 5mnesty International and Human Rights ;atch )see the full list at 5nne4 >*. #his roundtable discussed developing an E/HR litigation strategy and effective collaboration and cooperation )see 5genda at 5nne4 >*. ;ith financial support from the 3oundation for /ivil Diberties2 Fhilip Deach2 ?ill ?o.ring2 Dou.e Corff2 and Eric 1etcalfe from >ustice )?ritish &ection of the International /ourt of >ustice* too0 part in a Round #able meeting on 5lternative Reporting to BN #reaty ?odies in 1osco.2 December 66"2 organised by the Human

Rights and &ocial >ustice Research Institute )HR&>* of Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity2 to .hich EHR5/ is affiliated. ?et.een 1st and $th &eptember 66$2 EHR5/ held its second annual training seminar2 at the <olitsino /entre in 1osco. :8#a0ing cases to the European /ourt of Human Rights92 attended by "$ delegates )see 5nne4 C for the participants list*. #his training programme follo.ed the ground.or0 laid do.n in the first training session on the European /onvention on Human Rights held in 66" )see 5nne4 I for the agenda*. #he programme concentrated on the practice and procedure of the E/tHR2 and the development of s0ills in legal drafting and advocacy. #raining sessions included practical case studies in .or0 groups for the delegates in respect of both procedure and substantive matters. #he case study .as devised to reflect local conditions and problems in Russia as accurately as possible )see 5nne4 C for the case study*. 5 moot court hearing .as held on the final day. 3or the first time2 several 8legal clinic9 sessions .ere held2 to enable delegates to discuss their current cases and the common problems they face2 on a one to one basis .ith the trainers. #he trainers comprised highly respected academics and practising la.yers2 included a Russian la.yer from the Registry of the E/tHR. #he e4perts led sessions on various themes2 including litigation from the European /ourt9s perspective2 the admissibility of Russian cases2 drafting of pleadings and recent developments in the substantive la.. 3eedbac0 forms completed at the end of the training programme by the delegates .ere universally positive2 indicating a high level of satisfaction at the @uality of the training materials2 sub!ect matter covered2 the trainers and the delivery method )see 5nne4 D for report on feedbac0 @uestionnaire*. In &eptember 66$, HR&> hosted a three:day study programme in Dondon for Russian >udges and Farliamentarians as part of the EB #5/I& pro!ect IDevelopment of a &ystem of 5dministrative >ustice in the Russian 3ederationJ. #he BC visit provided a range of e4pert opinions on ho. the reforms .ith similar ob!ectives have been and are being implemented in the BC2 illustrating the characteristics of different types of systems of administrative !ustice2 and signalling reasons for the different approaches to this issue. #he BC study consisted of visits to the 5dministrative /ourt )Royal /ourts of >ustice2 Dondon*2 the Da. /ommission2 the Da. &ociety2 the Employment 5ppeals #ribunal2 the D/52 EHR5/ and public la. barristers at Doughty &treet /hambers2 as .ell as a roundtable at Dadbro0e House .ith academics from Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity and the Bniversity of =4ford. 3rom 1$th P 1%th December 66$2 in con!unction .ith the &tichting Russia >ustice Initiative )&R>I*2 EHR5/ held a further training session on the practicalities of conducting cases before the European /ourt of Human Rights both at domestic level )the gathering of evidence and the e4haustion of domestic remedies* and in ma0ing submissions to the court. #he programme started .ith practical sessions on planning the evidence:gathering process2 conducting intervie.s and summing up and analysing the results of those intervie.s )see agenda and participants9 list at 5nne4 1*. #he course continued .ith sessions on identifying issues under the /onvention and ho. best to go about gathering evidence in relation to them. #he second day continued .ith

the study of government observations and the process of replying to them. 3inally2 the course concluded .ith a presentation on ma0ing oral submissions to the court. #he t.o:day course .as conducted by EHR5/9s legal consultant 1a4im 3erschtman )see previous section* and .as attended by thirteen la.yers from EHR5/2 including our regional legal case.or0ers and 1osco. la.yers and the director of EHR5/9s 1osco. office2 #atiana Casat0ina and la.yers from &R>I. #he training session too0 place at the office of &R>I. In >une 66% EHR5/ held a one:day legal clinic in &t. Fetersburg: IBtilising the European /ourt of Human Rights P strategies and developmentsJ2 led by Fhilip Deach. #he .or0shop .as attended by delegates from the Russian /ommittee of Da.yers for Human Rights Frotection2 Memorial2 &t. Fetersburg Bniversity2 the 5dvice /entre for Refugees2 <ordeev , Fartners2 Euri &chmidt , Fartners2 ?ellona and /itiMen9s ;atch. &ee 5nne4 N for the training agenda and list of participants. #he follo.ing month2 in >uly 66%2 several EHR5/:Memorial pro!ect la.yers presented tal0s and participated in panel discussions at a conference entitled I#he Human Rights 5cademyJ sponsored by the 3ord 3oundation2 5?5-/EEDI and the <eneral /onsulate of <reat ?ritain at the &t. Fetersburg Institute of Da.. 1osco. pro!ect la.yers2 Cirill Coroteev and Dina Hederni0ova .ere panel participants in t.o different discussions concerning litigation relating to the European /onvention on Human Rights at the European /ourt. Natasha Cravchu0 )1osco. pro!ect la.yer* presented a lecture on the international protection of children9s rights and =lga #seytlina )Regional la.yer*2 spo0e on refugee and migrant rights. &ee 5nne4 = for the programme of the event. In &eptember 66%2 the pro!ect conducted its third annual three:day training seminar. #his .as again held in the <olitsino /entre2 1osco. and .as entitled IHuman Rights in Russia P Implementing &trategic DitigationJ. #he seminar .as attended by a total of $6 delegates representing 6 organisations including N<=s2 universities and la. firms )see 5nne4 F for a list of participants*. #he focus for the third year .as strategic litigation2 something .hich .as felt to be lac0ing among N<=s .or0ing on the ground in Russia. #he shift a.ay from training directly on E/tHR practice and procedure .as due to the general increase in prior 0no.ledge in this area among participants and the provision of training on this sub!ect by other organisations. #he seminar included the follo.ing sessions: IDiscrimination in Russia P a strategic responseJ2 IEnforcement of E/HR !udgmentsJ and I/hechnya P .here do .e go from hereAJ. &everal legal clinics sessions .ere held to enable the delegates to discuss actual cases they are dealing .ith and common problems they face on a one:to:one basis .ith the trainers. &ee 5nne4 F for the full training agenda. ?esides EHR5/9s legal team2 the trainers included such e4perts as &amantha Cnights of 1atri4 /hambers2 #anya Do0shina2 chairperson of DE1=&2 1aria Hos0obitova of the International Frotection /entre and 5nna Demeneva of &utyaMhni0. &ee 5nne4 F for the biographies of the trainers. 3eedbac0 forms completed at the end of the training programme .ere very positive. #he participants found the content useful and thought the spea0ers .ere

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0no.ledgeable. #hey found the seminar Ivery usefulJ2 IinterestingJ2 I.ell:organisedJ and of a Ihigh professional levelJ. 5 summary of feedbac0 can be found at 5nne4 D . #he 1osco. la.yers and several of the Regional la.yers have also been invited to attend or act as trainers at an increasing number of events. #hus the cascade effect of passing on 0no.ledge to other organisations and la.yers has really begun to happen from 66%. ?elo. is a summary of these seminars and conferences. Events at .hich Russian pro!ect la.yers have been spea0ers or trainers: Date
Mar 03

Event
Seminar on Developments in the Russian Law for lawyers from the Chechen Republic (nternational !uman Ri)hts Liti)ation ,rotection of chil$ren-s ri)hts. national an$ international mechanisms Stren)thenin) the role of law enforcement bo$ies in the stru))le a)ainst $isappearances in the Chechen Republic Summer School 3 Aca$emy of !uman Ri)hts Conference on the Commissioner-s Report on the Russian 2e$eration (nternational !uman Ri)hts Mechanisms. $evelopin) strate)ic cases Seminar on Developments in Mi)ration an$ Law ,ractice (nternational conference on (nclusive %$ucation Application of Articles 4, 53 an$ 56 *rainin) on articles 7, 3 an$ ' of the %C!R U System of human ri)hts protection ,ractical school for youn) lawyers on international protection of human ri)hts

Organiser(s)
Memorial, Civic Assistance Committee, U !CR *he etherlan$s !elsin#i Committee +ol)o)ra$ Re)ion /mbu$sman for Chil$ren-s Ri)hts Council of %urope, /ffice of the Commissioner for !uman Ri)hts of the Russian 2e$eration Centre of le)al clinic e$ucation of St ,etersbur), (nstitute of ,rice /l$enur)s#y Memorial, /ffice of the Commissioner for !uman Ri)hts of the Council of %urope ,erspe#tiva Re)ional /r)anisation of Disable$ ,ersons Memorial, Civic Assistance Committee, %CR% ,erspe#tiva Re)ional /r)anisation of Disable$ ,ersons Russia 1ustice (nitiative Memorial, 8ro9ny, for lawyers wor#in) in Chechnya Liberty !ouse /r)anisation Sutya9hni#, :e#ateribur)

Who
"irill "oroteev spo#e on the a$missibility of Chechen %C!R applications& Dina +e$erni#ova atasha "ravchu# 0 Dina +e$erni#ova "irill "oroteev spo#e on. -ineffectiveness of investi)ations of human ri)hts violations in the Chechen Republicatasha "ravchu#, Dina +e$erni#ova, /l)a *seytlina 0 "irill "oroteev "irill "oroteev spo#e on. -ineffectiveness of investi)ations of human ri)hts violations in the Chechen Republicatasha "ravchu# 0 Dina +e$erni#ova "irill "oroteev spo#e on hearin)s before the %Ct!R in the Chechen cases atasha "ravchu# Do##a (tslaev Do##a (tslaev atasha "ravchu# Dina +e$erni#ova provi$e$ trainin) on Article 56

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1un 03

Event
Conference on the Coalition-s strate)y after the a$option of the 2e$eral Law on Alternative Civil Service Le)al ,rotection of (n$ivi$ual Ri)hts Seminar on $evelopments in mi)ration law Application of Articles 4, 53 an$ 56 50th Anniversary of the Russian 2amily Co$e Conference Consultation meetin) with 8/s an$ national human ri)hts institutions on their input into the monitorin) of the 2ramewor# Convention for the ,rotection of ational Minorities 2ollow3up Liti)ation Survey to the ,ractical *rainin) in (nternational !uman Ri)hts Liti)ation, with an emphasis on non3$iscrimination, minority ri)hts an$ the %C!R *rainin) course on international human ri)hts an$ humanitarian law, international proce$ures an$ $iplomacy

Organiser(s)
Coalition for Democratic Alternative Civil Service (nternational !elsin#i 2e$eration Memorial, Civic Assistance Committee Russia 1ustice (nitiative Russian Aca$emy of 1ustice of the Ministry of 1ustice Council of %urope

Who
"irill "oroteev

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"irill "oroteev "irill "oroteev %leonora Davi$yan atasha "ravchu# Dina +e$erni#ova

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*he etherlan$s !elsin#i Committee, Soesterber), etherlan$s 8eneva for !uman Ri)hts, 8lobal *rainin) ,ro)ramme

Dina +e$erni#ova 0 atasha "ravchu#

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Dina +e$erni#ova 0 atasha "ravchu#

=n a large number of occasions Frof ?o.ring has been able to ta0e the opportunity to e4plain the role and purpose of EHR5/ to Russian audiences2 and to see0 assistance for the pro!ect. ?elo. is a non:e4haustive list of events he has attended over the course of the pro!ect. Date
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Location
,yati)ors#, Russia a9ran, (n)ushetia ,yati)ors#, Russia Moscow Anapa, "rasno$ar "rai Ust "ach#a, ,erm /blast Moscow, St ,etersbur), Samara an$ ,yati)ors# Strasbour)

Description
(n March 7003 he provi$e$ human ri)hts trainin) un$er the *AC(S pro<ect =Le)al ,rotection of (n$ivi$ual Ri)hts in the Russian 2e$eration> in a seminar entitle$ Chechnya: The Protection of Individual Rights and Armed Conflict. *rainer for the Council of %urope orth Caucasus ,ro<ect, )ivin) lectures on %uropean human ri)hts protection for stu$ents of Chechen State University from 8ro9ny& ,articipate$ as a trainer an$ =<u$)e> for the Russian 8/ =So$eistviye> at a trainin) on the %C!R& Spo#e at a conference or)anise$ by the Moscow3base$ (nstitute for Law an$ ,ublic ,olicy on reform of criminal <ustice in Russia& ,articipate$ as a trainer in a Council of %urope seminar on national minorities& ,articipate$ as a trainer in a Council of %urope seminar on national minorities& "ey spea#er in a spea#in) tour on racial $iscrimination an$ the police, or)anise$ by Amnesty (nternational?s Resource Centre& *oo# part in a Conference for the fifth Anniversary of the 2ramewor#

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EC"R Liti$ation Man!al In 3ebruary 66' EHR5/ published a Russian:language training manual on litigating cases at the European /ourt of Human Rights )STUVWXYZX [ \[U]^X_`aZ_ bcd ^] ^UV[Ve fXg][XaV2 1osco.2 66'2 I&?N %:76 7' :6 :1*. #he manual is a substantial practical reference .or0 )% + pages* about European /ourt litigation2 .ith a particular focus on Russian issues. It includes four chapters adapted and translated from Fhilip Deach9s boo0 Takin! a &ase to the $uropean &ourt of %uman Ri!hts ) nd Edition2 =BF2 66%* and specially .ritten chapters by Russia specialists on domestic litigation .ith a vie. to &trasbourg2 admissibility issues in Russian cases and !udgments on the merits in Russian cases. 5n E/HR case study and precedent E/HR pleadings also provide an invaluable training resource. 3ive thousand copies .ere printed in 1osco. and have been disseminated .idely across the Russian 3ederation to la.yers2 N<=s2 human rights ombudsmen2 universities and libraries. &ee belo. at )v* for more information concerning the dissemination of this publication. #here has been considerable interest in the manual and en@uiries have been received from all across the former &oviet Bnion. Initial and conse@uent feedbac0 from recipients suggests that people are finding the manual to be an e4ceptionally useful resource.

%10& Internships In December 66"2 EHR5/ organised the first annual mini:internships for Russian la.yers in Dondon and &trasbourg. Each of the three la.yers in the 1osco. office too0 part in the internship: Dina Hederni0ova2 Cirill Coroteev and Ruslan Eandarov. #he internship programme )see 5nne4 L* provided the la.yers .ith e4posure to a number of BC:based organisations .ith a high profile in the human rights field dra.n from government2 the legal profession and the N<= sector. #he interns .ere able to visit and discuss their respective e4periences .ith N<=s including Interights2 5mnesty International2 5IRE /entre )5dvice on Individual Rights in Europe*2 Diberty and >ustice. #hey .ere also given the opportunity to meet officers from the Russia des0 at the 3oreign and /ommon.ealth =ffice to learn about their .or0 and discuss the .or0 of 1emorial. #he International Human Rights /ommittee of the Da. &ociety and leading civil liberties solicitors firm ?indman , Fartners provided the perspective of the legal profession. #he interns also made presentations on human rights in Russia to Frof ?o.ring9s students ta0ing the 15 in International Relations and DD1 in Human Rights at Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity. #he interns observed the European /ourt of Human Rights hearing in the case of %irst v <nited =in!dom2 concerning the current prohibition under English la. on convicted prisoners voting in elections .hilst in detention. #ogether .ith Fhilip Deach2 they met /ourt Registry la.yers to discuss the .or0ing practices of the /ourt. 1eetings .ere also held .ith a /ourt &ection Registrar and .ith the /ouncil of Europe /ommissioner for Human Rights2 5lvaro <il:Robles.

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5s noted in section 5.1. above2 the internship scheduled for the 5utumn of 66$ .as held bac0 until 3ebruary 66%2 because of the lac0 of any scheduled European /ourt hearings in the 5utumn of 66$. #he combined second and third mini:internships .ere held concurrently from 3ebruary to $ 1arch 66%. &i4 pro!ect staff members participated: Natasha Cravchu0 P 1osco. office la.yer Do00a Itslaev P Regional la.yer2 /hechnya Isa <andarov P Regional la.yer2 Ingushetia Irina 5nanieva P Regional la.yer2 RyaMan =lga #seytlina P Regional la.yer2 &aint:Fetersburg Hladimir <aydash P Regional la.yer2 Crasnodar #hey .ere accompanied by Frofessor ?o.ring to &trasbourg to the European /ourt to attend the <rand /hamber hearing in the case of 4achova v >ul!aria concerning the 0illing of t.o Roma men by police officers .ho .ere attempting to arrest them. ?efore returning to the BC meetings .ere held .ith Natalia ?rady2 a registry la.yer .ith the European /ourt of Human Rights and 3rederic0 &undberg of the secretariat of the /ommittee of 1inisters of the /ouncil of Europe. 5ctivities in Dondon included three training sessions conducted by either Fhilip Deach or Frofessor ?o.ring2 several sessions on legal English run by EHR5/9s translators )during .hich participants received comprehensive Russian:English legal glossaries* and meetings .ith the Farliamentary Human Rights <roup2 Da. &ociety2 5mnesty International2 Interights and Russia:des0 officers at the 3oreign and /ommon.ealth =ffice of the ?ritish <overnment. &ee 5nne4 L for the full programme. #he feedbac0 provided by participants sho.ed that virtually all the elements of the programme .ere highly useful for every participant. &ee 5nne4 D for a collation of feedbac0 responses. EHR5/ has also hosted many ongoing interns in its Dondon and 1osco. offices as detailed under ) * &taffing. 6

%11& The Media2disse#ination o, in,or#ation In December 66 information about EHR5/Ns launch2 together .ith contact details .as circulated .idely .ithin the BC and internationally2 including the /ouncil of Europe; BNDF2 Department for International Development )BC*2 3oreign , /ommon.ealth =ffice )BC*2 the Da. &ociety and the ?ar /ouncil. Representatives from the ??/2 the <uardian and other national media attended the EHR5/ launch in 1ay2 .hich .as also covered by the Bniversity bulletin2 The Metropolitan. EHR5/ targeted various specific ne.spapers-!ournals to publicise its launch. In >anuary 66" an article about the pro!ect .as published in the Times ne.spaper2 and in 3ebruary there .as coverage in Time Ma!a?ine. 5rticles .ere .ritten for the BC national and legal press: the Da. &ociety <aMette in 5pril 66"2 Degal 5ction in 1ay 66"2 the <uardian in =ctober 66"2 the Ne. Da. >ournal in 3ebruary 66$.

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Deaflets .ere produced by the EHR5/ office2 .ith contact information and brief details about the pro!ect. 5 second version of the leaflet2 .ith photographs2 .as produced early in 66% )5nne4 R* paid for by Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity. 5 Russian leaflet .as also produced in >une 66% in 1osco. )5nne4 &*. EHR5/ launched English language .eb pages .ithin the Dondon 1etropolitan .ebsite in >anuary 66$ )....londonmet.ac.u0-ehrac* as a means to raise a.areness about the results of the pro!ect and advertise our need for volunteers. It has been proved successful2 in that there .as a sharp increase in general public en@uiries about the pro!ect2 offers from volunteers to assist2 and organisations .ishing to establish lin0s. &urprisingly2 there .as also a notable increase in en@uiries from Russia follo.ing the launch of the English .ebsite. &ince then2 the EHR5/ .ebsite has been considerably developed2 .ith sections on case.or02 training2 internships2 voluntary .or0 and media-!ournals )http:--....londonmet.ac.u0-EHR5/*. It has been noted that the EHR5/ .ebsite has been highly ran0ed by <oogle and other search engines2 reflecting the .ide interest in its contents. #he development of the English language .ebsite continued in 66% and the material on e4isting pages .as updated and supplemented. 5 ne. section .as added dedicated to EHR5/9s E/HR case.or0. #his section hosts /ourt decisions2 !udgments and hearing transcripts2 summaries of cases2 pleadings and submissions to the /ommittee of 1inisters made on behalf of applicants concerning the enforcement of !udgments. #he section containing !ournal articles has also been greatly enhanced over the last fe. months meaning that the .ebsite is no. a better resource for legal practitioners and students. #he English .ebsite no. receives bet.een "2666 and '2666 hits per month .ith the most popular sections being those containing !ournal articles and reporting on the litigation .or0. In >anuary 66$ a .ebsite-information technology consultant .as engaged by 1emorial in 1osco. to prepare and develop .eb pages concerning this pro!ect to be added to 1emorial9s e4isting .ebsite )....ehracmos.memo.ru-inde4.html*< #he content of the Russian .ebsite .as substantially enriched in 66%-6' )and moved to http:--ehracmos.memo.ru-*. It largely mirrors the English:language .ebsite2 but .ith a focus on capacity building materials for la.yers and N<=s in Russia interested in the E/tHR. #he Russian .ebsite receives around "2666 hits per month. #he pro!ect carries out substantial press.or0 in both 1osco. and Dondon. During 66$2 the Dondon office issued four press releases. E4tensive press relations .ere conducted prior to the merits hearing in the first si4 /hechen cases before the European /ourt of Human Rights in =ctober 66$. #he conse@uent .idespread publicity has contributed to increasing a.areness of the situation in /hechnya and the human rights mechanisms available to victims of violations. /overage .as given by 4e#s#eek (Russia0, the Financial Times2 the ??/ ;orld &ervice2 The @uardian, The Daily Tele!raph, Le Monde2 The %erald and The &hica!o Tribune amongst others. In 66% e4tensive press .or0 .as underta0en in relation to the !udgments in the first si4 /hechen cases and the landmar0 environmental pollution case2 Fadeyeva v Russia. 5 total of nine press releases .ere disseminated in 66%2 si4 of them in relation to the

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/hechen !udgments )delivery and implementation*. =ver 66%: 66' a total of 1+ articles referring to EHR5/9s .or0 appeared in the English:language press including pieces in: The Financial Times, The Daily Tele!raph, The @uardian, The &hica!o Tribune, The Times and The Aashin!ton Bost. E4tensive online coverage .as also received2 particularly in respect to the /hechen !udgments2 in many languages particularly Russian2 English and 3rench. 5 substantial number of articles have also been .ritten for various publications by EHR5/2 see section )iv* belo.. In addition2 Frofessor ?o.ring has been intervie.ed by the ??/ on several occasions in relation to the pro!ect and human rights issues in Russia. 3urthermore2 Frofessor ?o.ring2 Fhilip Deach and Cirill Coroteev .ere intervie.ed in 1osco. in >une 66% by the Russian television channel2 Ren:#H regarding the Fadeyeva !udgment. /opies of EHR5/ press releases and articles2 and selected media reports are attached )&ee 5nne4 #*.

%13& "!#an Ri$hts N=O liaison #he pro!ect has constantly sought to maintain strong2 effective and friendly relations .ith other national and international human rights N<=s2 notably those .or0ing on human rights in Russia2 .ith fre@uent meetings being held in 1osco.2 Dondon and else.here. #he purpose of such net.or0ing is to ma0e 0no.n the .or0 of EHR5/2 to avoid the duplication of .or02 to enhance communication bet.een N<=s2 and to ma4imise the effectiveness of civil society. 1eetings have been held in 1osco. to liaise .ith other human rights N<=s in Russia2 .hich are currently conducting E/HR litigation and-or providing human rights training. In >anuary 66" ?ill ?o.ring and Fhilip Deach met 1alcolm Ha.0es2 Heselin Fopovs0i and Hictoria ;ebb of the #5/I& pro!ect KDegal Frotection of Individual RightsK2 .hich .or0s in partnership .ith the Russian N<= K1ovement for Human RightsK )Dev Fonomaryov* and 1aria FulMetti and Eelena EeMhova of the /hechnya >ustice Initiative in 1osco.2 to discuss our respective pro!ects and the potential for collaborating2 .here appropriate2 and avoiding unnecessary duplication of .or0. =n his fre@uent visits to 1osco. ?ill ?o.ring also met and discussed the pro!ect .ith Carina 1os0alen0o of the N<= K&odeistviye2 /ooperation in International Frotection of Human RightsK .hich shared a building .ith the #5/I& pro!ect; &vetlana <annush0ina of the KDa. and 1igrationK N<=; Halentin <efter of the Institute for Human Rights )&ergei Covalyov*; #atiana Do0shina of the 1osco. Helsin0i <roup; 5nna Neistadt of Human Rights ;atch; and Natalya #aubina of the 3oundation K3or /ivil &ocietyK2 and Director of the 1osco. Research /entre for Human Rights. In 1ay 66"2 the director of 5mnesty InternationalNs Resource /entre in 1osco. visited the EHR5/ office. Information sheets about the pro!ect have been drafted in Russian for dissemination by the 5mnesty office to potential E/HR applicants. In 1osco. in >une 66"2 Fhilip Deach met .ith Heselin Fopovs0i and Hictoria ;ebb of the #5/I& pro!ect KDegal Frotection of Individual RightsK2 .ith 1aria FulMetti of the /hechnya >ustice Initiative and .ith ?orislav Fetranov of the 3ord 3oundation.

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In &eptember 66"2 EHR5/ held a N<= Roundtable in 1osco. for human rights N<=s in Russia2 in order to discuss primarily international human rights litigation. It .as attended by $6 delegates from organisations including the follo.ing: 1emorial )from various offices across the Russian 3ederation*2 /hechnya >ustice Initiative2 the International Helsin0i 3ederation2 the Degal Frotection of Individual Rights )#5/I& pro!ect*2 the 3ord 3oundation2 5mnesty International2 Human Rights ;atch2 Da. and 1igration2 the /entre for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights2 the NiMhny Novgorod Human Rights &ociety2 the Independent Degal E4pert /ouncil2 &utya!ni0 )Ee0aterinburg*2 Dobroe Delo2 the 1others9 Rights 3oundation2 the Human Rights Institute and 3aith2 Hope2 Dove. #he Round #able .as introduced by Fhilip Deach follo.ed by a series of %:16 minute presentations by the delegates to stimulate discussion and debate. #he presentations focused on Human Rights N<= litigation strategy and the interplay bet.een litigating and campaigning. #he delegates then considered the issues .hich arose from these presentations in the conte4t of the Russian 3ederation in a discussion session chaired by Frofessor ?ill ?o.ring. #he discussion covered the priority areas for European /ourt litigation and the development of a litigation strategy as .ell as collaboration bet.een N<=s and ho. to effect change after !udgments had been handed do.n. In &eptember 66$2 a second N<= Roundtable .as held at the Ismailova /onference /entre in 1osco.. It .as introduced by Frofessor ?ill ?o.ring and #atiana Casat0ina of Memorial. Introductions .ere follo.ed by a presentation by a Fhilip Deach on the sub!ect of IFragmatic Reform or the Denial of 5ccess to >usticeA P #he European /ourt and Frotocol 1$J. 3ollo.ing the presentation there .as a roundtable discussion on the sub!ect of IRussia in &trasbourg: 1anaging 1edia and Fublic ReactionsJ chaired by Halentin <efter of the Human Rights Institute. 5t this second N<= Roundtable there .as again an impressive range of organisations represented by those attending including Memorial2 1igration and Da.2 &utya!ni02 EIDHR2 Russia >ustice Initiative )formerly /hechnya >ustice Initiative*2 the Brals /entre for /onstitutional and International Human Rights Frotection2 the 1c5rthur 3oundation2 Dobroe Delo2 the Human Rights Institute2 the &t. Fetersburg ?ar 5ssociation2 the &lavic Degal /entre2 1others9 Rights and Institute for Religion and Da. )&ee 5nne4 B for participants list and agenda*. 5 third EHR5/-1emorial roundtable for human rights N<=s too0 place in &eptember 66% in 1osco.. Frofessor ?ill ?o.ring )EHR5/* and #atiana Casat0ina )Memorial* introduced the programme. ?ill ?o.ring then chaired a panel discussion entitled KEnforcing European /ourt >udgments : .hat no. for RussiaK. #he panel comprised #atiana Do0shina )Demos*2 =leg =rlov )1emorial*2 =lga &hepeleva )Demos* and Fhilip Deach )EHR5/*. 1ore than %6 participants from a variety of organiMations attended the roundtable2 including2 among others2 &utya!ni02 Memorial2 &tichting Russia >ustice Initiative2 the Institute of Religion and Da.2 1osco. &tate Bniversity2 the 1ac5rthur 3oundation2 the Russian 5cademy of >ustice2 5mnesty International2 3ord 3oundation2 and the 1osco. Helsin0i <roup )&ee 5nne4 H for the agenda and full participants list*.

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Co!ncil o, E!rope

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In order to provide information about the pro!ect2 in 3ebruary 66"2 Fhilip Deach met .ith representatives of the /ouncil of Europe Human Rights 1onitoring &ection )5ndre. DrMemcMe.s0i and >ohan 3riestedt*2 an official in the =ffice of the /ommissioner for Human Rights )>ohn Dalhuisen* and the /ouncil of Europe official responsible for human rights training in Russia )Cristina Fencheva*. EHR5/ has been actively engaged in the process surrounding the proposed reforms of the European /ourt of Human Rights. Fhilip Deach has been .or0ing .ith N<=s )including 5mnesty International2 the 5IRE /entre )5dvice on Individual Rights in Europe*2 Diberty2 >B&#I/E and Interights* in drafting responses to the various reform proposals and has attended certain meetings of the &teering /ommittee on Human Rights )/DDH*2 the committee of government e4perts .hich is tas0ed .ith putting for.ard proposals for reform of the /ourt. He attended a /DDH consultation meeting .ith N<=s in &trasburg on % 3ebruary 66$. #his .or0 has contributed to the reform of the rules relating to the /ommittee of 1inisters9 process concerning the implementation of European /ourt !udgments2 .hich .ill have the effect of increasing the involvement of civil society in the process. In 1ay and November 66% !oint submissions .ere made to the /ouncil of Europe together .ith the 5IRE /entre and 5mnesty International on the reforms of the E/HR system.

%19& Other Advocacy Initiatives In >anuary 66$ EHR5/ became a co:signatory2 together .ith other leading BC: based human rights N<=s2 to a letter to the BC 3oreign &ecretary2 >ac0 &tra.2 concerning the proposed reforms of the European /ourt of Human Rights )see further )1"* above*. In 66" and 66$ EHR5/ submitted .ritten observations to the Farliamentary 3oreign 5ffairs /ommittee9s in@uiry into the 5nnual Human Rights Report of the 3oreign and /ommon.ealth =ffice )see 5nne4 ;*. In November 66$2 on behalf of EHR5/2 Fhilip Deach attended a meeting for Dondon:based N<=s hosted by Fhilip 5lston2 BN &pecial Rapporteur on 5rbitrary E4ecutions2 and spo0e about the problems being encountered by applicants in /hechnya. #ogether .ith the &tichting /hechnya >ustice Initiative2 in 66$ EHR5/ has sent 1emoranda to the BN &pecial Rapporteur on Hiolence 5gainst ;omen and the BN &pecial Rapporteur on 5ribtrary E4ecutions in respect of the threats and attac0s being e4perienced by European /ourt applicants from /hechnya )see further at belo.*. EHR5/ has been in regular contact .ith other /ouncil of Europe bodies2 notably the =ffice of the /ommissioner for Human Rights and the /ommittee on Degal 5ffairs and Human Rights of the Farliamentary 5ssembly )F5/E*2 concerning the ongoing intimidation and harassment of litigants from /hechnya .ho have pending cases at the European /ourt.

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5 brief initial report .as submitted to the E/ in 1arch 66" )this has been posted on the EHR5/ .ebsite*. In 1arch 66" officials from the E/ delegation in the Russian 3ederation met .ith Memorial )#atiana Casat0ina and Cirill Coroteev* in 1osco. to discuss the pro!ect. In =ctober 66"2 Frof ?o.ring and ?rigitte Holand of Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity9s European 3unding Bnit met .ith >ean >ac@ues Dauture and ?ernard Dhoest in ?russels to discuss the progress of the pro!ect. In 5pril 66$2 the first interim narrative report and the first interim financial report .as submitted to 1r ?ernard Dhoest2 the #as0 1anager in ?russels. In >uly 66$2 Frof ?o.ring and Fhilip Deach met .ith 5le4ey Fan0in 2 1onitor .ith the #5/I& and ?al0ans 1onitoring Frogramme2 in 1osco.2 to report on the progress of the pro!ect2 follo.ing .hich a 8monitoring report9 .as submitted to the E/ by 1r. Fan0in. In &eptember 66$2 Frof ?o.ring2 Fhilip Deach and #ina Devadasan met .ith #atiana ?o0areva2 Fro!ects =fficer of the E/ 1osco. Delegation .ho had ta0en over the responsibility for the pro!ect from ?russels. In =ctober 66$2 #atiana Casat0ina met .ith #atiana ?o0areva to discuss the progress of the pro!ect. In November 66$2 #ina Devadasan met .ith #atiana ?o0areva to discuss the progress of the pro!ect and has 0ept in regular contact .ith the E/9s 1osco. office staff. In >anuary 66%2 #atiana ?o0areva visited the 1osco. office at its ne. location2 and discussed the pro!ect .ith the staff and la.yers. #he second interim report .as submitted to #atiana ?o0areva in 1ay 66% and .as also posted on the EHR5/ .ebsite. In >une 66%2 Frof ?o.ring2 Fhilip Deach and #ina Devadasan met .ith #atiana ?o0areva in 1osco. to discuss the progress of the pro!ect. In &eptember 66%2 #atiana ?o0areva attended the third annual N<= round table and met .ith pro!ect staff. In 1arch 66'2 Fhilip Deach and #ina Devadasan met .ith 5nna #omarovs0aya )EIDHR pro!ect officer* and Dr /lelia Rontoyanni )Folitical 5dvisor* in 1osco. to discuss the .or0 of the pro!ect. In 1arch 66'2 EHR5/ provided a comprehensive set of documents to Dudmila Caidashova2 the E/ monitor for the end of the pro!ect. &he also intervie.ed Fhilip Deach by telephone regarding the results of the pro!ect. . Flease list all materials and publications )and no. of copies* produced during the pro!ect )please enclose a copy of each item2 even if you have already done so in the past*. Flease state ho. your publications are being distributed and to .hom. #he pro!ect9s publications include training materials2 information leaflets2 bi:annual ?ulletins2 a training manual and various articles )in the national and legal press*. %i& Trainin$ Materials 5t the training seminar on 1':1+ &eptember 66"2 each of the ( delegates .as provided .ith an e4tensive ring binder file of 8core9 human rights documents in Russian2 including forms2 resolutions2 !udgments and reports produced by the European /ourt2 the /ommittee of 1inisters and other /ouncil of Europe bodies. #hese documents form a core bundle .hich are essential for litigating before the European /ourt of Human Rights. Each N<= represented at the seminar retained at least one set of these documents for future use. In addition2 each N<= .as provided

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.ith at least one set of the documents )including a /D:R=1* produced by Nottingham Bniversity under the auspices of its pro!ect: 8Human Rights 1onitoring: #raining 1aterials for Russian N<=s92 666: 66" )for .hich ?ill ?o.ring .as the 5dviser2 for the BC government9s Department for International Development*2 incorporating a range of documents relating to human rights from multifarious sources. Delegates .ere also provided .ith Russian versions of the /ouncil of Europe boo0lets on: 5rticles %2 '2 + of the European /onvention and 5rticle 1 of Frotocol 1. 3urther training materials2 including case study documents2 .ere produced for the second annual training seminar held in 1osco. in &eptember 66$ 3ifty copies .ere produced for the participants2 .ith additional copies for colleagues in their respective offices. 5t the 66% training session participants received t.o chapters from the forthcoming 8EHR5/ training manual9 )see belo.* and notes on the lectures to be given during the course of the seminar. )see 5nne4 I for contents list of 66" training materials2 5nne4 C for 66$ and 5nne4 F for 66%*. %ii& In,or#ation Lea,lets Deaflets in Russian and English .ere produced about the pro!ect2 its aims2 ob!ectives and activities for the purpose of raising a.areness and fundraising )12%66 copies*. 5 second2 colour version of the leaflet2 .ith photographs2 .as produced early in 66% )12666 copies&< &ee 5nne4es R and &. %iii& *i+ann!al *!lletin #he first EHR5/:1emorial ?ulletin .as published )Russian-English* in >une 66$. #he ?ulletin incorporates developments in international human rights la. and practice .hich are of relevance to Russian la.yers and N<=s2 including in respect of the /ouncil of Europe and BN mechanisms. /ontributors have included pro!ect staff2 as .ell as other Russian la.yers and human rights e4perts and activists. #he first Russian edition had an electronic and print copy circulation of 2%66 .ith 12666 hard copies published. 5n additional 66 copies .ere handed out to the participants at the pro!ect9s second annual training seminar2 for distribution to colleagues in their region2 and a further 166 copies .ere circulated during the N<= Roundtable in 1osco.. ;e .ere also contacted by the ombudsman of &tavropol re@uesting that (6 ombudsmen from across the Russian 3ederation be put on the mailing list. #he English version had an electronic circulation list of "%6. #he second EHR5/:1emorial ?ulletin .as published in December 66$. #he Russian version circulation .as increased to "2666. #he Russian print run .as increased to 2666 copies as EHR5/ had continued to receive re@uests for copies from individuals2 N<=s and institutions in Russia. ;e .ere also approached by organisations such as the European /ouncil for Refugees and E4iles )E/RE* for permission to publicise the ?ulletin2 and the 1osco. &ummer &chool of Human Rights re@uested "% copies for distribution amongst their students. $6 copies .ere disseminated at the .or0shops of the Dagestan ?ar 5ssociation2 16 copies .ere provided to >uri4 )Da.yers for /onstitutional Rights and 3reedoms2 1osco.* and a further 6 copies to the 1osco. Helsin0i <roup at the .or0shop for 5nti:discrimination Initiatives. &everal Russian N<=s have also placed the Russian edition on their .ebsites or as0ed to publicise it to their members including the /entre for Feacema0ing and Human Rights Initiatives2 the Degal /entre for Information and 5nalysis and the /ivil 5ssembly. #he English version again had an electronic circulation list of "%6.

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#he third issue of the bulletin .as disseminated in >une 66%. 5gain 2666 hard copies of the Russian bulletin .ere produced. #hese copies .ere sent to those on the e4isting mailing list and .ere also distributed by 1osco. office staff at meetings2 press conferences and training sessions2 including2 %6 copies disseminated at a 1igration and Da. seminar in =ctober 66% in the 1osco. Region2 %6 copies at the Human Rights &ummer &chool in &aint Fetersburg in >uly 66% and 6 copies at the /entre for Democracy and Human Rights seminar on BN 1echanisms of Human Rights Frotection in 1osco. in &eptember 66%. #he third issue of the Russian bulletin .as circulated electronically to around 2%66 contacts and the English bulletin to around $66. #he fourth issue of the bulletin .as produced in December 66%. #he print run of the Russian bulletin remained 2666 copies and the electronic circulation around 2%66 contacts. 5gain hard copies .ere disseminated at relevant events including 166 copies provided to the 1osco. Helsin0i <roup for distribution at a training session for ombudsmen in 1arch 66' in 1osco. and %6 disseminated at a 1igration and Da. training seminar in 5pril 66' also in 1osco.. 3or the first time2 the fourth issue of the bulletin .as also produced in printed format in English )12666 copies* : previous English versions had only been electronic. #he English version is being disseminated by the 1osco. office to potential funding contacts2 embassies2 etc. and the Dondon office is also using the English bulletin for fundraising and a.areness:raising purposes. #he circulation of the electronic version of the fourth issue .as around $66. #he figures given above are in fact a conservative estimate of the number of bulletin recipients. 1any of the recipients subse@uently pass the bulletin on to colleagues or local mailing lists and all issues of both the English and Russian bulletins are available for do.nload from the pro!ect .ebsites. #he Russian version has also been posted on the .ebsite of the /entre for /linical Degal Education: ....la.clinic.ru. #herefore the actual circulation of the bulletin is much higher. 3urthermore2 in early 66' pages .ere added to both the Russian and English .ebsites to allo. people to subscribe to the electronic version2 as .ell as do.nload bac0 copies. #his facility generates several ne. subscriptions a .ee0. ;e believe demand for the ?ulletin has been high because the publication is uni@ue )including2 for e4ample2 the latest developments before the E/tHR pertaining to Russia*. /opies of the ?ulletins are included at 5nne4 h and the Russian print dissemination lists can be found at 5nne4 E. %iv& Articles Harious articles .ere drafted by pro!ect staff for publication in the national and legal press. #hese included: an article in The Times )>an 66"*2 a short piece in the Da. &ociety <aMette )5pril 66"*2 Degal 5ction 1agaMine )1ay 66"*2 a letter published in The @uardian )=ct 66"*2 an article in Ne. Da. >ournal )3eb 66$*2 an article in the &ocialist Da.yer )>une 66$*2 a feature in #he ?E5RR #rust Ne.sletter )>une 66$* a letter published in The @uardian )&ept 66$*2 an article in $uropean %uman Ri!hts La# Revie# )5pril 66%*2 a piece in The Times )>uly 66%*2 an article in

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$nvironmental Liability )5ugust 66%*2 articles in The Middle Templar, &ounsel and Times %i!her $ducation :upplement )December 66%*2 a letter in The @uardian )>anuary 66'*2 a response in The @uardian )3ebruary 66'* and an article in Le!al ction )3ebruary 66%* &ee 5nne4 #. ;here articles are felt to be relevant and permission has been successfully obtained from copyright holders2 these articles are translated ).here necessary* and posted on the pro!ect .ebsites. %v& Trainin$ Man!al In 3ebruary 66' EHR5/ published a Russian:language training manual on litigating cases at the European /ourt of Human Rights )STUVWXYZX [ \[U]^X_`aZ_ bcd ^] ^UV[Ve fXg][XaV2 1osco.2 66'2 I&?N %:76 7' :6 :1*. 3ive thousand copies .ere printed in 1osco. and have been disseminated .idely. &ee 5nne4 Q for a dissemination list. 5n advance flyer advertising the publication .as t.ice circulated to all of EHR5/9s contacts in Russia inviting people to order a copy of the manual. /ontacts .ere also as0ed to pass on the information to colleagues .ho may also have been interested in receiving a copy. 5dditionally2 the flyer .as also posted on the Russian pro!ect .ebsite and on ....hro.org )a Russian Human Rights .ebsite*2 the .ebsite of &utyaMhni0: ....sutyaMhni0.ru2 an information .ebsite of the Chanti:1ansiys0y 5utonomous Region: ....ugrainform.ru and a resource .ebsite for N<=s: http:--db.ngo.ru . Feople re@uesting the manual in 1osco. .ere as0ed to collect their copies from the 1osco. office and all other re@uests .ere mailed across Russia. /opies .ere sent to all %+ branches of the 1emorial Human Rights /entre and a total of %66 copies .ere sent to /hechnya and Ingushetia for distribution by EHR5/9s regional la.yers to prosecutors2 !udges and la.yers in the region. 5 number of organisations .ere provided .ith large @uantities of manuals for dissemination at training sessions and to legal staff. #hese organisations included: &tichting Russia >ustice Initiative2 1osco. &tate Bniversity2 #he Institute of Religion and Da.2 &utyaMhni02 5?5-/EEDI Russia2 EBRIh2 /ivic 5ssistance /ommittee2 1osco. Helsin0i <roup2 DE1=&2 Independent Degal E4pertise /ouncil and the Russian: 5merican >udicial Fartnership. EHR5/ .as also contacted by the Human Rights =mbudsman for Crasnodar Crai2 .ho re@uested that manuals be sent to all the Human Rights =mbudsmen across Russia and also re@uested %% manuals for dissemination to libraries in his region and at training sessions run by the =mbudsman9s office at schools2 colleges and universities. Bniversity la. libraries and main city libraries across Russia .ere also targeted from a database of all Russian libraries #he te4t of the manual can also be do.nloaded from the pro!ect .ebsites and permission .as given to electronic libraries to include a lin0 to the te4t on the EHR5/ .ebsites in their searchable databases )/entre for >ournalism in E4treme &ituations: ....c!es.ru2 /linical Degal Education: ....la.clinic.ru2 the /linical Degal Education 3oundation: ....clef.ru and the Bniversity of 1innesota Human Rights Dibrary http:--...1.umn.edu-humanrts-*. %vi& Other P!6lications

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EHR5/ co:operated .ith the International Helsin0i 3ederation for Human Rights and &tichting /hechnya >ustice Initiative in .riting and publishing a manual on legal ethics: I/hechnya and European /ourt of Human Rights: Ethics and =bligationsJ. &ome 1666 copies .ere distributed in late 66$ to human rights N<=s and la.yers in Russia. In >uly 66% a boo0 .as published by EHR5/ in con!unction .ith 1emorial2 &tichting Russia >ustice Initiative and E/RE containing the Russian translation of the E/tHR decisions in the first si4 /hechen cases. 5 total of "2666 copies .ere published and distributed by the collaborating organisations. European /ourt !udgments are only published by the /ouncil of Europe in either English or 3rench. >udgments are not routinely translated by the Russian authorities into Russian. #his publication see0s to ensure the .ide availability of a Russian version of these important !udgments2 notably in the north /aucasus region itself.

". ;hat problems have arisen and ho. have these been addressedA

#here .ere initial delays in the recruitment of 1osco. staff2 perhaps reflecting the relatively modest salaries available. Ho.ever2 an intensive recruitment drive meant that all the posts in Russia .ere subse@uently filled. 3ollo.ing the departure of regional field.or0ers Roman 1aranov in the beginning of November 66" and Elena &amburova at the end of December 66"2 an active recruitment drive for additional field.or0ers .as carried out2 but .ithout success initially. Ho.ever2 in 1ay 66$2 Do00a Itslaev2 head of the Brus 1artan branch of 1emorial .as recruited and =lga #seytlina )&t. Fetersburg* .as recruited in =ctober 66$. 3ollo.ing threats to the family of Ruslan Eandarov2 the third la.yer in the 1osco. office2 1r Eandarov left the pro!ect to see0 asylum in the B& in 5pril 66$. =nce again2 due to the modest rate of pay2 and the nature of the .or02 .e faced some difficulty to find a replacement until >anuary 66%. #he 5dministrator of the 1osco. office2 Catya Ne.man2 also left the pro!ect for a post .ith a ?ritish commercial company in =ctober 66$. &he .as immediately replaced by Elena RyMhova2 as Fro!ect /o:ordinator the follo.ing month. Elena RyMhova formerly .or0ed at the 1osco. Helsin0i <roup and had good previous e4perience of the operation of an N<= and E/ funded pro!ects. 5t the end of >uly 66$2 the administrators-landlord of the building .here the 1osco. office .as located gave four .ee0s notice to vacate to carry out e4tensive renovation .or0s. #he timing .as very inconvenient2 as 5ugust .as a holiday period2 and there .as great difficulty locating suitable premises .ithin the pro!ect9s financial resources. 3urthermore2 it coincided .ith the preparations for the training seminar2 N<= Roundtable and &teering /ommittee meetings that .ere due to be held in early &eptember causing much disruption to the organisation. Ho.ever2 suitable premises .ere subse@uently located and the Dondon office .as able to assist .ith most of the preparations and the relocation .as carried out the .ee0 prior to the training.

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5t the end of &eptember 66%2 Cirill Coroteev left the position of full:time la.yer to study for an DD1 at the &orbonne2 Faris. 1r Coroteev .as one of the pro!ect9s original 1osco. la.yers and he had a large caseload. In order that he be able to continue .or0ing on cases that he had already started2 it .as decided that as of 1 =ctober 66% he .ould be paid a fee to act as /ase /onsultant and continue .or0ing on his e4isting cases for EHR5/ from Faris ).ith administrative support provided by the 1osco. office*. His departure from the 1osco. office ho.ever necessitated the recruitment of a third la.yer to assist .ith the office9s gro.ing .or0load. &ome difficulties .ere e4perienced in recruiting this third la.yer as the salary offered .as lo. )due to the deduction of the fee to Cirill Coroteev*. Ho.ever2 Eleonora Davidyan .as finally recruited to start on 1 November .or0ing four days a .ee0. 5s staff in Dondon began processing the first E/HR cases2 it became apparent that a budget for translating the enormous number of case documents )from Russian to English* had inadvertently been omitted )the sheer @uantity of documents could not have been anticipated*. Ho.ever2 .ith the assistance of the 5mnesty International office in Dondon )in particular the Russia /ampaign staff* it .as possible to recruit a series of volunteer translators to carry out this .or0. 3unding for translation .as subse@uently obtained from the 3oreign and /ommon.ealth =ffice. In the light of the vulnerable position of /hechen applicants2 .e sought to find a .ay of communicating confidential matters concerning the E/HR case.or0 in a secure .ay bet.een the BC and Russia. =n advice from other N<=s and information technology e4perts2 .e e4plored the possibility of using the F<F encryption system2 ho.ever2 this caused considerable technical problems. ;e have also been advised by some security e4perts that even such an encryption system is not secure. In response to increasingly serious reports of intimidation by the authorities of /hechen applicants to the European /ourt in the .inter of 66"2 EHR5/2 1emorial and the /hechnya >ustice Initiative came together to produce detailed memoranda concerning such incidents. In December 66"2 Fhilip Deach2 Dina Hederni0ova and Cirill Coroteev met .ith one of the European /ourt &ection Registrars2 1r &oren Nielsen2 and2 separately2 .ith the /ouncil of Europe /ommissioner for Human Rights2 1r 5lvaro <il:Robles2 to consider .hat action could be ta0en in relation to the reports of intimidation. In >anuary 66$2 follo.:up letters .ere sent to 1r Nielsen and 1r <il: Robles on behalf of EHR5/2 1emorial and the /hechnya >ustice Initiative. 3urthermore2 memoranda outlining the e4tent of the threats and intimidation .ere sent in 66$ to the BN &pecial Rapporteur on Hiolence 5gainst ;omen )prior to her mission to Russia and /hechnya in December 66$* and to the BN &pecial Rapporteur on 5rbitrary E4ecutions ).ho has also been see0ing permission from the Russian authorities to visit /hechnya*. =n 1% November 66%2 Frof. ?o.ring .as denied entry to Russia .hilst travelling to observe trial proceedings in NiMhny Novgorod on behalf of the ?ar Human Rights /ommittee and his Russian visa .as cancelled. His inability to travel to Russia did present a challenge for the pro!ect as Frof. ?o.ring fre@uently met .ith pro!ect staff .hilst on visits to Russia for other reasons. Ho.ever2 no pro!ect activities re@uiring his presence in Russia had been scheduled for late 66% or early 66'2 .hich therefore limited the impact on the pro!ect. #here are indications that Frof. ?o.ring may be granted a ne. Russian visa by the end of 66'.

$. Flease outline any activities and publications foreseen in the agreement that have not ta0en place and any other changes to the foreseen activities or timetable2 e4plaining the reasons for these. 5ll activities and publications foreseen in the agreement have ta0en place. 5ll changes to the pro!ect timetable are detailed under &ection 5: /ompliance .ith the grant agreement. %. Flease indicate the number of victims )primary and secondary* you had initially targeted and the number you have actually reached. #ry to determine the cost-person of the globality of the services you offer. #he application submitted to the E/ anticipated the pro!ect processing around '6 cases a year over three years P the number of victims per case being dependent on the circumstances of each individual case. #he pro!ect began .ith + cases that had been lodged .ith the /ourt by Memorial over the period 1777: 66 . 5s of "6 1arch 66' it .as .or0ing on a total of +% cases. =ver the course of the entire pro!ect the pro!ect9s la.yers have represented the applicants in a total of 7% European /ourt cases. In addition to the cases .hich pro!ect la.yers have themselves conducted2 the pro!ect has provided substantial advice to other organisations and la.yers about E/HR cases. =ver the course of the pro!ect the Dondon office provided advice on $6 additional cases. 3or the period >anuary P 1arch 66'2 the 1osco. office provided assistance on nine additional cases. Frior to 66'2 the 1osco. office advised on about 166 other cases2 bet.een 66" and 66% )although precise records .ere not retained*. ;hen assistance to other N<=s is ta0en into account2 the pro!ect has accordingly .or0ed on more than "% European /ourt cases. In addition to the direct beneficiaries of the litigation .or02 the pro!ect has provided substantial support and assistance to many other people2 in the form of training. #he seminars conducted by the pro!ect provided training to a total of '+ la.yers and-or N<= staff ).ith many individuals participating in more than one event*. 5 further "% other people attended at least one of the roundtable events. In addition2 the pro!ect9s Russian la.yers provided training at thirteen events led by other organisations during the reporting period. 5ssuming even a modest number of attendees at these events )16:1%*2 a further 1%6: 66 people have benefited from training provided by the pro!ect9s la.yers. #raining materials produced by the pro!ect have benefited )and .ill continue to benefit in the future* a .ide audience. 3ive thousand hard copies of the training manual have been produced and disseminated across the Russian 3ederation. It is e4pected that many of the copies .ill be used by more than one person per organisation2 especially those that have been provided for libraries. #he te4t of the manual is also available for do.nload from the pro!ect9s .ebsites and lin0s to this appear on several other relevant .ebsites as detailed above.

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#he various editions of the Russian and English bulletins have also been disseminated to a .ide audience totalling around %2666 recipients for the most recent issue and are circulated by other organisations and are available for do.nload from the pro!ect9s .ebsites. #he .ebsites in themselves also contain training materials that .ill be of benefit to la.yers and N<=s .or0ing on human rights cases. 5lthough statistics are available for the number of .ebsite hits per month it is impossible to 0no. ho. many of these hits are repeat visitors and ho. many people have already been included as beneficiaries in one of the categories detailed above2 ho.ever a very rough estimate might be in the region of 2%66. 5ll the pro!ect9s staff in Russia are also beneficiaries in respect to the ongoing training and support .hich they have received2 including feedbac0 and guidance on legal .or02 participation in the mini:internship programme and training seminars2 capacity:building on N<= management2 fund:raising and general administration. Interns in the 1osco. office also constitute beneficiaries of the pro!ect.

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Type o, 6ene,iciary Frimary applicants to the E/tHR and their immediate family members #raining participants )1* Round table participants ) * #raining provided by Russian pro!ect la.yers )"* Recipients of publications )training manual2 bulletin2 etc.* )$* Hisitors to the .ebsite )%* Russia staff members )'* 1osco. office interns Esti#ated total n!#6er o, 6ene,iciaries

Esti#ated n!#6er %"" '+ "% 1(% +2666 2%66 1( 11 11,77A

)1* &ome training participants have attended more than one of the events organised by the pro!ect therefore the total number of participants is less than the sum of the figures given for attendees under pro!ect activities. ) * E4cluding those .ho are already counted under training. )"* Farticipants of training sessions organised by other organisations .here la.yers .or0ing on the pro!ect have been trainers or spea0ers. )$* It is impossible to give an accurate figure for the number of people .ho have benefited from publications produced by this pro!ect. ?esides the number of hard and electronic copies circulated directly by EHR5/2 copies are for.arded on by other people and can be do.nloaded from the pro!ect .ebsite. #he figure of +2666 is li0ely to be a conservative estimate and reflects the fact that many of the recipients of the bulletin and training manual .ill overlap. )%* ;ho ma0e use of the training materials provided on the .ebsites. )'* =ver the duration of the pro!ect. Nine of these beneficiaries also participated in the mini:internship programme. #he total cost of the pro!ect .as 126%6271' euros )126(127' euros less 126$' euros unused contingency*. #hus the cost per beneficiary .as: 7 .'+ euros 5side from these more or less @uantifiable beneficiaries2 the number of people .ho .ill benefit in years to come from the cascade effect of s0ills being passed on by training participants2 the use of e4perts trained by the pro!ect by members of the public2 and from the !urisprudence created by the pro!ect9s cases and its contribution to the overall improvements to domestic la. and the respect of human rights .ill be considerable and is impossible to @uantify.

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C< Res!lts, I#pact, M!ltiplier E,,ect and Eval!ation

1. ;hat results have been achieved during the reporting period )based on the results anticipated in the terms of reference*A Flease @uantify these results2 .here possible.

#o "1 1arch 66'2 applicants2 together .ith appro4imately "1( additional victims in +% current European /ourt cases have been given advice and-or assistance in pursuing their cases against the Russian government. 5 further 16 cases have been handled by the pro!ect. )numbers of applicants and victims in the non:current cases pending*. #his has included e4tensive .or0 on the first si4 cases relating to /hechnya2 .hich .ere decided by the European /ourt )on $ 3ebruary 66%*. #he cases concern some of the most egregious human rights violations .hich have ever been before the European /ourt2 including e4tra:!udicial e4ecutions2 deaths caused by artillery and-or aerial bombardment2 torture2 disappearances and destruction of homes. EHR5/ has represented applicants at t.o hearings before the European /ourt of Human Rights )3adeyeva P >uly 66$; the 8first si49 /hechen cases P =ctober 66$*. 5 total of eight !udgments have been handed do.n in eleven of the pro!ect9s cases and a further thirteen have been declared admissible. 5 total of five 1emorial la.yers in 1osco. and eight field .or0ers in the regions of Russia have received the support and assistance of human rights e4perts in the BC2 in respect of the la.2 practice and procedure of the European /onvention. 5dvice has been given in .riting and by e:mail and telephone. 5ccess has also been given to e4perts2 such as forensic pathologists and environmental and ballistics e4perts. #he 1emorial la.yers and field:.or0ers have also had the support2 advice and assistance of an e4perienced human rights la.yer in 1osco.2 acting as a litigation consultant2 for three months in the first t.o years and t.o months in the third year. In addition2 EHR5/ has provided detailed legal advice to more than 1% human rights N<=s2 including &tichting Russia >ustice Initiative2 Human Rights ;atch2 Institute for Religion and Da.2 Demos and 5rticle $ of the /onstitution and a further 11 individuals and la.yers in regard to one or more E/HR cases. In 66"2 ( delegates from 1emorial2 1igration and Da. and the /hechnya >ustice Initiative received in:depth human rights training over three days from international e4perts in this field. Delegates included la.yers from 1osco.2 RyaMan2 NaMran2 Ferm2 Fyatigors02 <roMny2 Brus:1artan and North =ssetia. Each .as provided .ith an e4tensive collection of 0ey human rights documents )in Russian*. In 66$2 some "$ delegates from /hechnya >ustice Initiative2 &utya!ni02 Dobroe Delo2 Institute of Religion and Da.2 1osco. Helsin0i <roup regional branches of 1emorial )NaMran2 RyaMan2 1osco.2 Crasnodar2 Brus 1artan2 <roMny* and 1igration and Da. )Hladi0av0aM2 CaMan2 &aratov2 HoroneMh2 Novorossiys02 Ee0aterinburg2 /helyabins0*2 and one individual applicant attended the training seminar. 3ifteen delegates attended the >une 66% training seminar in &aint Fetersburg. #hey represented: Russian /ommittee of Da.yers for Human Rights Frotection2 1emorial2 &aint Fetersburg Bniversity of the 1inistry of Internal 5ffairs2 5dvice /entre for

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Refugees in &aint Fetersburg2 <ordeev , Fartners2 =pen Degal 5dvice ?ureau &aint Fetersburg2 ?ellona2 &aint Fetersburg Institute of Da.2 &aint Fetersburg &tate Bniversity and /itiMen9s ;atch. #he 66% &eptember training in 1osco. .as attended by $6 participants representing 1emorial )<udermes2 <roMny2 1osco.2 NaMran2 Novorossiys02 RyaMan2 &aint: Fetersburg2 #ambov and Brus:1artan offices*2 /entre for Democracy and Human Rights2 /hechen /ommittee of National &alvation2 1osco. &tate Bniversity2 &utya!ni02 1others9 Right2 5?5-/EEDI2 &t Fetersburg &tate Bniversity2 &t Fetersburg Institute of Da.2 =&I2 Ferspectiva2 North ;est /entre for the &ocial and Degal Defence of Roma2 &tichting Russia >ustice Initiative2 Eury &chmidt , Fartners2 3ord 3oundation2 D3ID2 Institute of Religion and t.o practising la.yers. In 66"2 this pro!ect brought together appro4imately "$ representatives from the leading human rights organisations in Russia to discuss appropriate strategy2 tactics and co:operation in handling European /ourt litigation. #hese N<=s included 1emorial2 /hechnya >ustice Initiative2 5mnesty International2 Human Rights ;atch2 &odeistvie P /o:operation in International Frotection of Human Rights and Institute for Religion and Da.. #his seminar has provided the basis for continuous dialogue and co:operation. In 66$2 some $' delegates .ere once again brought together for a presentation by Fhilip Deach on the sub!ect of 8Fragmatic reform or the Denial of 5ccess to >ustice9 P the European /ourt and Frotocol 1$ .hich .as follo.ed by a roundtable discussion on 8Russia in &trasbourg: 1anaging 1edia and Fublic Reactions9. 5gain there .as an impressive range of organisations represented by those attending including &utya!ni02 /hechnya >ustice Initiative2 the Brals /entre for /onstitutional and International Human Rights Frotection2 Debroe Delo2 the Human Rights Institute2 the &t. Fetersburg ?ar 5ssociation2 the &lavic Degal /entre2 1others9 Rights 3oundation2 5mnesty : Russia Resource /entre2 Independent Degal E4pert /ouncil2 Institute of Religion and Da.2 /entre for &ocial and Dabour Rights2 >ungle ;orld2 regional branches of 1emorial )NaMran2 RyaMan2 1osco.2 Crasnodar2 Brus 1artan2 <roMny* and 1igration and Da. )Hladi0av0aM2 CaMan2 &aratov2 HoroneMh2 Novorossiys02 Ee0aterinburg and /helyabins0*. #he 66% round table .as chaired by Frofessor ?ill ?o.ring. It comprised a panel discussion entitled KEnforcing European /ourt >udgments : .hat no. for RussiaK. #he panel members .ere #atiana Do0shina )Demos*2 =leg =rlov and #atiana Casat0ina )1emorial*2 =lga &hepeleva )Demos* and Fhilip Deach )EHR5/*. 1ore than %6 participants from a variety of organiMations attended the roundtable2 including2 among others2 &utya!ni02 1emorial2 &tichting Russia >ustice Initiative2 the Institute of Religion and Da.2 1osco. &tate Bniversity2 the 1ac5rthur 3oundation2 the Russian 5cademy of >ustice2 5mnesty International2 3ord 3oundation2 and the 1osco. Helsin0i <roup. #he first Russian edition of the EHR5/:1emorial ?ulletin had an electronic and print copy circulation of 2%66. 5n additional 66 copies .ere handed out to the training participants from various N<=s2 for distribution to colleagues in their region2 and a further 166 copies .ere circulated during the N<= Roundtable in 1osco.. ;e .ere also contacted by the ombudsman of &tavropol re@uesting that (6 ombudsmen from across the Russian 3ederation be put on the mailing list. #he English version had an electronic circulation list of "%6. It is also placed on the EHR5/ .eb pages .here it can be do.nloaded by anyone visiting the site.

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#he second EHR5/:1emorial ?ulletin .as published in December 66$. #he Russian version9s circulation .as increased to "2666 < EHR5/ has continued to receive re@uests for copies from individuals2 N<=s and institutions in Russia. ;e have also been approached by organisations such as the European /ouncil for Refugees and E4iles )E/RE* for permission to publicise the ?ulletin2 and the 1osco. &ummer &chool of Human Rights re@uested "% copies for distribution amongst their students. $6 copies .ere disseminated at the .or0shops of the Dagestan ?ar 5ssociation2 16 copies .ere provided to >uri4 )Da.yers for /onstitutional Rights and 3reedoms2 1osco.* and a further 6 copies to the 1osco. Helsin0i <roup at the .or0shop for 5nti:discrimination Initiatives. &everal Russian N<=s have also placed the Russian edition on their .ebsites or as0ed to publicise it to their members including the /entre for Feacema0ing and Human Rights Initiatives2 the Degal /entre for Information and 5nalysis and the /ivil 5ssembly. &everal Russian N<=s have also placed the Russian edition on their .ebsites. #he English version again had an electronic circulation list of "%6. #he third issue of the bulletin .as disseminated in >une 66% and the fourth issue in December 66%. #he print run of the Russian bulletin remained 2666 copies P these copies .ere disseminated to the e4isting mailing list and .ere also passed on by 1osco. office staff at meetings2 conferences and training sessions. #he electronic circulation of the Russian bulletin includes around 2%66 contacts and the English list around $66. 1any of the recipients subse@uently pass the bulletin on to colleagues or local mailing lists therefore the real circulation is much higher. 3or the first time2 the fourth issue of the bulletin .as produced in printed format in both English )12666 copies* and Russian )previous English versions had only been electronic*. #he English version is being disseminated by the 1osco. office to potential funding contacts2 embassies2 etc. and the Dondon office is also using the English bulletin for fundraising and a.areness raising purposes. It must be stressed that circulation numbers should not be limited to the above figures2 as all editions of the Russian and English bulletin can be do.nloaded from the English and Russian .ebsites. 3urthermore2 the bulletin is posted on the .ebsites of other Russian N<=s and is publicised by other institutions. In late 66% an automated page .as added to the Russian .ebsite allo.ing people to subscribe to the electronic circulation of the bulletin and details of ho. to subscribe to the English mailing list .ere added to the English .ebsite. &ubscription re@uests for both languages have since been received at a steady rate. 3urthermore2 strong lin0s have been created .ith the national and international media during this period )press2 #H and radio*. &ee 5nne4 # for non:e4haustive lists and copies of all print and online coverage received by the pro!ect. . ;hat is your assessment of the results of the pro!ectA Include observations on the e4tent to .hich foreseen goals .ere met and .hether the pro!ect has had any unforeseen positive or negative results. )refer to Dogframe Indicators*. #he pro!ect has achieved its stated aims2 as originally set out in the grant application2 including the follo.ing: a specialist office has been set up in 1osco.;

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 regional liaison officers operating in five locations have been appointed in Russia; a BC:based support structure has been established; there has been an increase in the number of human rights cases being ta0en to the European /ourt of Human Rights; the capacity of Memorial to bring human rights cases has been considerably enhanced; and the pro!ect has disseminated a considerable amount of information )through bulletins2 the .ebsite2 press releases2 press coverage2 training manual2 etc.* relating to human rights developments of relevance to Russian N<=s and la.yers. #he pro!ect has received .idespread publicity and has been .elcomed by human rights N<=s and international institutions .or0ing in this field. #he pro!ect has undoubtedly benefited from being established .ithin t.o effective and supportive organisations: Memorial and Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity. Hery effective .or0ing relationships have been established2 particularly bet.een the la.yers in 1osco. and in Dondon2 and .ith other national and international N<=s and inter:governmental institutions. 5 number of the /hechen applicants2 and members of their families2 have faced considerable threats and intimidation from the security forces acting in that region. &uch intimidation .as2 ho.ever2 not .holly unanticipated. 5s set out above2 the pro!ect responded by raising such issues .ith the /ouncil of Europe bodies2 including the /ourt itself2 the /ommissioner for Human Rights and the Farliamentary 5ssembly2 .hich in turn raised the problem .ith the Russian authorities. #here have been no other unforeseen negative results. ". ;hat has been the impact on both the beneficiaries ,-or target group )if different* and the situation in the target country or target region .hich the pro!ect addressedA #he beneficiaries of this pro!ect comprise: )a* .omen and men in Russia )notably /hechnya* .ho see0 redress from the European /ourt of Human Rights for human rights violations committed against them or members of their family; )b* human rights organisations and human rights la.yers in Russia .ho provide advice and assistance to the victims of human rights abuses. #he publication by the European /ourt of the admissibility decisions in the first si4 cases concerning /hechnya represented a very important development2 .hich .as the sub!ect of .idespread publicity. &imilarly2 there .as a great deal of interest in the oral hearing of these cases in &trasbourg in =ctober 66$ and again in the /ourt9s !udgment in favour of the applicants )3ebruary 66%*. 3or the victims of human rights abuses in /hechnya2 these decisions signalled that remedies may be attainable before an international human rights forum such as the European /ourt2 .here domestic authorities offered none. In the face of continuing appalling human rights violations in /hechnya and Ingushetia2 the European /ourt system offers a means of ma0ing these abuses 0no.n internationally2 as .ell as achieving redress.

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3or the Russian government2 these decisions signal that it .ill be called to account in the European /ourt for such violations. Individual officials may be named in /ourt !udgments and-or re@uired by the European /ourt to give evidence. ?esides the payment of compensation to the applicants2 the pro!ect has made formal submissions to the /ommittee of 1inisters to the effect that the !udgments in the first si4 /hechen cases also re@uire the Russian government to conduct a full investigation into the incidents2 prosecute those responsible and ma0e changes to domestic la. )including the military field manuals*. #hrough the monitoring of the enforcement of these !udgments positive developments have been achieved for the applicants in these cases. 3or e4ample on 1( 5pril 66' the investigations into the criminal cases concerning the death of the relatives of the applicants in Chashiev v Russia )%(7$ -66* and 50ayeva v Russia )%(7$%-66* )!udgment of $ 3ebruary 66%* .ere reopened follo.ing a re@uest from Memorial to the Frosecutor9s office in /hechnya in connection .ith the E/tHR9s !udgment in these cases. In some instances an application to the /ourt alone has been sufficient to ensure improvements for an applicant. 3or e4ample2 in 1ay 66' the EHR5/:1emorial 1osco. office received ne.s of a positive development in regard to the applicant in one of the pro!ect9s cases. In an application lodged .ith the /ourt2 the applicant2 a prisoner2 alleged that he .as being severely beaten by prison staff2 prohibited from praying2 forced to stay outside the prison building in .inter in inade@uate clothing2 punished after .riting to the authorities or to his relatives regarding his situation and that his life .as conse@uently in danger. 5fter the application .as submitted to the /ourt2 the authorities .ere immediately as0ed to respond to the allegations. 5s a result2 the applicant9s situation improved dramatically and the head of the administration promised the applicant9s family that he .ould support their re@uest to transfer the applicant to a prison closer to their home. #his pro!ect has provided e4pert technical support in order to develop the s0ills and e4perience of a body of la.yers and field .or0ers in Russia .ho .ill be able to continue to pursue international human rights litigation and to pass on their 0no.ledge and s0ills to their colleagues. Memorial9s capacity2 has already been significantly enhanced in particular in terms of utilising international human rights mechanisms2 but also as regards organisational capacity P fundraising2 administration2 management2 etc. <enerally2 a.areness of the European /ourt mechanism has risen over the pro!ect period in the Russian 3ederation. ;hile in 66 2 $266' cases .ere lodged against the Russian 3ederation this figure has risen annually to reach +2(+1 in 66% sho.ing that more people are a.are of and .illing to ma0e applications to the /ourt. $. Ho. has the pro!ect promoted gender e@ualityA #he pro!ect has indiscriminately represented the rights of both .omen and men at the European /ourt. #he pro!ect has assisted roughly e@ual numbers of male and female applicants and victims2 .ho are also directly affected by the violation. #o date the
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pro!ect9s cases have involved 16% male and 11( female applicants and 1+( male2 11$ female and 1 un0no.n victims. =f these victims2 around t.ice as many men as .omen are primary victims ).ho have been 0illed or disappeared*. #his is due to the fact that gross human rights violations disproportionately affect men. 1ore .omen )" * than men ) %* are secondary victims )those also directly affected by the alleged violation*. Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity operates an e@ual opportunities policy. 3urthermore2 the pro!ect9s Director in Russia is a .oman. Eleven of the other seventeen staff members employed during the course of the pro!ect have been .omen. In 66$ submissions .ere made to the BN Rapporteur on Hiolence 5gainst ;omen )see / )1$* above.
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#he pro!ect has advanced the rights of children in a number of .ays. 5 total of $" victims in the pro!ect9s cases .ere under 1+ at the time of the alleged violation and 1" minors are applicants )in con!unction .ith adults*. 3or e4ample2 in the case of and ;thers v. Russia one of the allegedly abducted men .as the father of a young child. In D and v. Russia three of the applicants are young children .hose father .as detained and subse@uently disappeared. #he applicant in @usev v. Russia .as a minor at the time of his alleged detention in a small2 cro.ded2 poorly lit cell2 .ith inade@uate health or hygiene provisions. In the environmental pollution case of Fadeyeva v. Russia children .ere also living in an apartment .ithin the &anitary &ecurity Qone around a steel.or0s. /hildren9s rights is one of the areas that this pro!ect is see0ing to address specifically by implementing a programme of strategic litigation in this field. Natasha Cravchu0 )one of the pro!ect9s 1osco. la.yers* has a special interest in the field of children9s rights and has provided training on the rights of the child at several events conducted by other organisations )see above*. /hildren9s rights .ere also one of the focuses of our training seminar in 1osco. in &eptember 66%. 5n initial hurdle .ill be the fact that many of the children in Russia suffering from human rights violations are in the care of the &tate2 .hich raises difficult @uestions as to .ho is entitled to act on their behalf. 3inally2 by assisting parents and providing them .ith the opportunity of achieving redress for human rights violations committed against them their children are also assisted by the moral and financial compensation potentially received. '. Ho. and by .hom have the activities been monitored-evaluatedA Flease summarise the results of the feedbac0 received2 including from the beneficiaries. %i& (teerin$ Co##ittee 5 &teering /ommittee has been established comprising representatives from the contributing organisations: 1emorial2 Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity and the ?ar

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Human Rights /ommittee of England , ;ales2 all of .hom have e4tensive e4perience of human rights .or0s in both domestic and international conte4ts. Its membership is as follo.s )as at "1 1arch 66'*: Frofessor ?ill ?o.ring )Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity* Feter /arter L/ )?ar Human Rights /ommittee* 5le0sandr /her0asov )1emorial* Rupert D9/ruM )?ar Human Rights /ommittee* &vetlana <annush0ina )a member of the FresidentNs /ommission on Human Rights as .ell as of 1emorial2 founder of /ivil 5ssistance* #atyana Casat0ina )1emorial* Fhilip Deach )Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity* #anya Do0shina )Demos* =leg =rlov )1emorial* 5idan Rose )Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity* &teering /ommittee meetings .ere held in 1osco. in >une 66" and &eptember 66" )see the &teering /ommittee 5gendas at 5nne4 5 and the &teering /ommittee 1inutes at 5nne4 D*. 5t the first meeting the &teering /ommittee revie.ed the 8founding documents9 for this pro!ect2 including the contract .ith the European /ommission2 the grant application and the budget. 5t both meetings2 the &teering /ommittee has been presented .ith detailed narrative and financial reports relating to the pro!ect .hich have been revie.ed and discussed in order to ensure the pro!ect9s compliance .ith its stated aims and ob!ectives. #he &teering /ommittee also approved its o.n terms of reference )5nne4 ?* and a Fartnership 5greement )5nne4 /*. #he third &teering /ommittee meeting too0 place in Dondon in 5pril 66$ .hen a thorough revie. of the progress of the pro!ect .as underta0en. #he committee considered an evaluation report on the progress of the pro!ect2 prepared by #atyana Do0shina2 Frogramme Director at the 1osco. Helsin0i <roup. #he /ommittee also discussed the volume of cases being handled and .here the violations .ere ta0ing place. #he committee noted that although the ma!ority of the cases .ere from /hechnya2 another five environmental cases from /herepovets had been lodged and declared admissible. 5lso2 in vie. of the over.helming number of victims of human rights violations .ishing to be represented in the European /ourt of Human Rights2 the /ommittee discussed .hether EHR5/ should only ta0e cases .hich .ould set important precedents and have some strategic impact. #he /ommittee also discussed the problem of intimidation of e4isting and potential applicants and ho. to deal .ith that2 including the use of /ouncil of Europe mechanisms. Discussions at the third meeting of the steering committee included the @uestion of recruiting ne. 1emorial field.or0ers after the departure of Elena &amburova and Roman 1aranov. #he fourth &teering /ommittee meeting .as held at the <olitsyno conference centre2 1osco.2 in &eptember 66$. #he /ommittee discussed the forthcoming !udgments of the European /ourt and considered ho. to manage the media attention follo.ing their publication2 e4pected the follo.ing &pring. #he /ommittee considered ho. best to

deal .ith the dissemination of information follo.ing the delivery of the !udgments and .hether an N<= roundtable should be convened. #he fifth &teering /ommittee meeting too0 place in 1osco. in &eptember 66%. #his meeting considered the activities of both the Dondon and 1osco. offices over the past year2 the interim financial and narrative reports submitted to the E/ in the &pring of 66%2 the report of the e4ternal audit carried out by Frice ;aterhouse /ooper2 fundraising efforts underta0en by both offices and the report .ritten by an e4ternal evaluator )Dr. Robert Dunbar2 Bniversity of 5berdeen* commissioned to asses the pro!ect )pending minutes to add more information*. %ii& Pro>ect Eval!ation In >anuary 66$2 #atiana Do0shina2 Frogramme Director at the 1osco. Helsin0i <roup2 .ho is a highly e4perienced and respected Russian human rights researcher and activist2 .as commissioned to provide an evaluation of the pro!ect to date. #atiana Do0shina reported to the &teering /ommittee meeting in 5pril 66$. In 5ugust 66%2 a second evaluation .as conducted by Dr. Robert Dunbar2 Reader in Da. at the Bniversity of 5berdeen. 5 third evaluation .as conducted by /atharina Harby )Degal /onsultant at the 5IRE /entre )5dvice on Individual Rights in Europe** to cover the period from &ummer 66% to the end of 1arch 66' )see 5nne4 55 for these evaluation reports*. %iii& Other ,eed6ac. #he feedbac0 received from 1emorial and other N<=s and la.yers in Russia has indicated that the support provided by this pro!ect is highly valued and highly rated. 3eedbac0 from the training seminars .as obtained by re@uesting both delegates and trainers to fill in @uestionnaires. #he feedbac0 obtained .as very positive P 166O of participants found the topics of the training interesting and .ere highly impressed by the @uality of lectures2 and a ma!ority found training materials useful. Fositive feedbac0 .as also received from the N<= roundtables in all years and for the mini:internships )see feedbac0 summaries at 5nne4 D*. Initial feedbac0 regarding the litigation manual has been immensely positive. 3or e4ample the Human Rights =mbudsman for Crasnodar Crai .rote that: I5llo. me to salute you and e4press my great than0 for the pro!ect that you are implementing jproducing the litigation manualk. It is of considerable importance to us. It .ill help us to fill the gap that currently e4ists in our public and university libraries.J =ther recipients have said that the manual is Ie4tremely useful for usJ and a I@uality and modern manualJ. Fositive feedbac0 has also been received in response to the biannual bulletin. 3or e4ample2 several Russian N<=s have contacted EHR5/ to say that the bulletin is Ivery usefulJ for them and that they disseminate it among their o.n contacts and Nicole Fiche2 the /oordinator of the 5ll:Farty Farliamentary Human Rights <roup .rote that II find these bulletins2 and the other information you send2 very informative.J (. ;hat impact has the pro!ect had on your organisation )and on your partners2 if applicable*A

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EHR5/ .as itself established in order to implement this pro!ect2 thus the pro!ect has shaped the organisation and its activities. =ffices2 structures and .or0ing practices .ere established in Dondon2 1osco. and five Russian regions as detailed in &ection /)1*2 ) *2 )"*2 )%a* and )%b*. ?y implementing this pro!ect EHR5/ has gained substantial e4perience and 0no.ledge about operating in and collaborating .ith organisations in the 3ormer &oviet Bnion. #his 0no.ledge .ill be e4tremely useful in its continuing .or0 and e4pansion into other countries. #he successes of this pro!ect and the credibility given to the organisation by E/ funding have meant that EHR5/ has been able to fundraise to ensure the continuation and development of its .or0 beyond the end of this grant. 3unding secured by EHR5/ for the continuation of the pro!ect is detailed at &ection E) *. #he impact of the pro!ect for Memorial has been beneficial in terms of capacity: building and synergy .ith other pro!ects. 5s a result of the pro!ect a number of Memorial's staff and offices have gained intensive training and much e4perience of litigation at the European /ourt of Human Rights P 0no.ledge .hich is being passed through the organisation to other employees and offices. Memorial staff involved in the pro!ect have also benefited from operational capacity training in relation to running an N<=2 including document management2 file retrieval systems2 administration s0ills2 fundraising and pro!ect and .or0load management. #hese s0ills .ill undoubtedly be of benefit to Memorial in the future. 3urthermore2 the substantive .or0 of the pro!ect complements the .or0 carried out by other Memorial Human Rights /entre pro!ects )Ethnic Discrimination2 1igration and Da. and the 8Hot &pots9 monitoring programme*. #he pro!ect has also allo.ed Memorial to build closer contacts .ith other Russian and international N<=s .or0ing in a similar field. +. Ho. is your organisation ensuring that the results obtained - the lessons learned from the pro!ect2 are being made publicA #he .or0 of this pro!ect has been regularly communicated to interested international and national institutions2 to other human rights N<=s in this field2 and2 through the media2 to the public at large. &ee for e4ample / )1* and )iv* . In December 66 information about EHR5/Ns launch2 together .ith contact details .as circulated .idely .ithin the BC and internationally2 including the /ouncil of Europe; BNDF2 Department for International Development )BC*2 3oreign , /ommon.ealth =ffice )BC*2 the Da. &ociety and the ?ar /ouncil. #he EHR5/ office in Dondon .as publicly launched .ith a lecture by the former ?ritish 1inister2 Dord 3ran0 >udd2 on 1" 1ay 66" at the Bniversity. Dord >udd2 the former /ouncil of Europe Rapporteur for /hechnya2 spo0e to an invited audience of representatives from government2 the media2 human rights organisations2 the Da. &ociety and the ?ar Human Rights /ommittee. #he event .as co:sponsored by 5mnesty International and ?indman , Fartners2 a leading firm of solicitors in Dondon dealing .ith human rights and social !ustice cases. Representatives from the ??/2 the <uardian and other national media attended the EHR5/ launch2 .hich .as also being covered by the Bniversity bulletin2 The Metropolitan.

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EHR5/ targeted various specific ne.spapers-!ournals to publicise its launch. In >anuary 66" an article about the pro!ect .as published in the Times ne.spaper2 and in 3ebruary there .as coverage in Time Ma!a?ine. 5rticles .ere .ritten for the BC legal press: the La# :ociety @a?ette in 5pril 66"2 Le!al ction in 1ay 66"2 and a letter .as published in the @uardian in =ctober 66". In 66$ the follo.ing .ere published: an article in Ne. Da. >ournal )3eb 66$*2 an article in the &ocialist Da.yer )>une 66$*2 a feature in #he ?E5RR #rust Ne.sletter )>une 66$*2 a letter published in the <uardian )&ept 66$* an article in $uropean %uman Ri!hts La# Revie# )5pril 66%* a piece in The Times )>uly 66%*2 an article in $nvironmental Liability )5ugust 66%* articles in The Middle Templar, &ounsel and Times %i!her $ducation :upplement )December 66%*2 a letter in The @uardian )>anuary 66'* and an article in Le!al ction )3ebruary 66%*. In addition to these pieces .ritten by EHR5/2 there has also been substantial press coverage !ournalists have .ritten about EHR5/9s cases or .or0 as detailed at &ection /)11* and also 5nne4 # . Fress releases are fre@uently issued about significant case developments )&ee 5nne4 5?* and pro!ect staff have developed good .or0ing relationships .ith a number of international !ournalists. #here .as significant press coverage internationally concerning the European /ourt hearing in the first si4 /hechen cases in =ctober 66$. 5 number of pro!ect staff in Russia and in the BC did intervie.s .ith national and international television2 radio and ne.spaper !ournalists. #he 1osco. office held a press conference in =ctober 66$ prior to the hearing of the first si4 /hechen cases before the E/tHR. It .as attended by over t.enty !ournalists from a variety of #H )/?&2 Ren:#H2 ??/* radio )Echo 1os0vy*2 magaMine )Ne.s.ee0 Russia* and ne.spaper )5F2 5RD2 IMvestia* media. 3ollo.ing the receipt of the !udgment in the Fadeyeva environmental case in >une 66%2 Frofessor ?o.ring2 Fhilip Deach and Cirill Coroteev .ere intervie.ed in the 1osco. office by the television channel Ren:#H. Deaflets have been produced by the EHR5/ office2 .ith contact information and brief details about the pro!ect. &ee / )11* and / )1%* )ii* above. #he bi:annual EHR5/:1emorial ?ulletin is published in Russian and English2 and is circulated e4tensively in print and electronic media. It incorporates recent developments in international human rights la. and practice .ith a focus on areas .ith special significance for Russia2 as .ell as the progress of the pro!ect case.or0. &ee / )11* and / )1%* )iii* above. 5s described above2 both the 1osco. and Dondon offices operate .ebsites providing a great deal of information about the .or0 of the pro!ect2 .hich are regularly updated. Regular meetings have been held .ith representatives from Russian and international N<=s )as set out at section / )7* above*. #he purpose of such net.or0ing has been to ma0e 0no.n the .or0 of EHR5/2 to avoid duplication of .or02 to enhance communication bet.een N<=s2 and to ma4imise the effectiveness of civil society. 3urthermore2 in order to provide information about the pro!ect2 meetings have been held .ith representatives of international organisations2 such as the /ouncil of Europe and the BN. In 3ebruary 66"2 Fhilip Deach met .ith representatives of the /ouncil of Europe Human Rights 1onitoring &ection )5ndre. DrMemcMe.s0i and >ohan 3riestedt*2 an official in the =ffice of the /ommissioner for Human Rights )>ohn Dalhuisen* and the /ouncil of Europe official responsible for human rights training in

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Russia )Cristina Fencheva*. Fro!ect staff have had a series of other meetings .ith /ouncil of Europe representatives since 66". ?ill ?o.ring and Fhilip Deach have had regular meetings .ith various /ouncil of Europe officials2 during .hich he briefs them on the .or0 of the pro!ect. In November 66$2 Fhilip Deach met .ith Fhilip 5lston2 the BN &pecial Rapporteur on 5rbitrary E4ecutions2 in order to discuss the .or0 of the pro!ect in /hechnya. Regular contact has been maintained .ith the =ffice of the /ommissioner for Human Rights and the Farliamentary 5ssembly of the /ouncil of Europe )the /ommittee on Degal 5ffairs and Human Rights*2 notably in respect of the harassment of applicants in /hechnya.
7. #he success of the pro!ect depended on various assumptions )see Dogframe*. Have these influenced the resultsA

#he pro!ect has received the active commitment and participation of la.yers and N<=s in Russia )particularly 1emorial* and in the BC. #his pro!ect has been able to recruit staff in Russia and in Dondon .ith the re@uisite s0ills and e4perience. 5s set out above2 the European /ourt applicants in /hechnya have e4perienced substantial harassment and intimidation at the hands of the security forces in that region. 3urthermore2 some difficulties have been e4perienced by the la.yers-field.or0ers in the regions of /hechnya and Ingushetia. ;e have ensured that both the /ouncil of Europe bodies2 and the international press2 have been a.are of these problems2 .hich has resulted in the cases achieving a higher profile. It is anticipated that the ne. Russian N<= la.2 .hich came into force on 1 5pril 66'2 may potentially hinder the .or0 of the pro!ect in the future2 although no direct negative conse@uences have yet arisen for EHR5/ or Memorial. In >anuary 66'2 accusations of spying .ere made by the Russian authorities against employees of the ?ritish Embassy in 1osco.2 .hich .as alleged to be lin0ed in some .ay to the Embassy9s funding of N<=s. Ho.ever2 the pro!ect did not e4perience any negative repercussions from the Russian authorities in relation to this. 16. Describe ho. the impact of this pro!ect .ill continue after the support from the European /ommission has ended. 5re there any follo. up activities envisagedA Due to the length of time during .hich cases are pending before the European /ourt2 much of the litigation .or02 .hich has been conducted during the pro!ect period2 .ill only come to fruition over the ne4t fe. years and as such .ill have an impact on the lives of the applicants2 their families and the .ider society in years to come. #his pro!ect has created many resources2 .hich .ill continue to have an impact on the human rights situation in Russia for many years. #he resources contained on the pro!ect .ebsites2 the bulletins and the training manual contain a .ealth of information of use to la.yers and N<=s ta0ing cases to the European /ourt of Human Rights. #he training provided by the pro!ect .ill not only enhance the future .or0 of participants2 but .ill no doubt be passed on to colleagues and to other organisations and individuals .here participants at EHR5/ training seminars subse@uently act as trainers at regional events. #his cascade effect has already begun .ith the pro!ect9s

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1osco.2 and certain regional2 la.yers providing training at seminars conducted by other organisations. 3urthermore2 EHR5/ has secured funding to ensure the continuation of the pro!ect in both Dondon and Russia for the coming year )see E) * belo.* and 1emorial has several funding applications pending. #he format of the pro!ect .ill remain largely the same .ith minor changes reflecting the natural development of the pro!ect.

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< Partners and other Co+operation Each partner or$anisation sho!ld )rite a one+pa$e assess#ent on its role and co+ operation in the pro>ect< This is not li#ited to the B!estions in this section and can !se its o)n ,or#at< E"RAC 1. Ho. do you assess the relationship bet.een the formal partners of this pro!ect )i.e. those partners .hich have signed a partnership statement*A <ive details about the division of responsibilities2 transfer of e4pertise2 and overall co: ordination of the partnership)s*. EHR5/ and Memorial have created a very effective .or0ing relationship2 .hich has developed and strengthened over the course of the pro!ect. ?oth organisations have .or0ed diligently to establish operating systems in order to ensure good communications bet.een 1osco. and Dondon2 and .ith the regional offices in Russia2 coordinated primarily by the Fro!ect 1anager in Dondon and the Fro!ect /oordinator in 1osco.. Identifying 0ey issues and cases to be the sub!ect of European /onvention litigation has been the primary responsibility of the 1osco. and regional la.yers. #hey have conducted these cases .ith the advice2 support and assistance of EHR5/9s legal team and other BC la.yers via the ?ar Human Rights /ommittee. Fractical human rights 0no.ledge and e4pertise has been2 and continues to be2 effectively shared bet.een Dondon and 1osco. and the other regions of Russia2 including European /ourt case la. and procedure2 case file management and broader @uestions relating to establishing a viable litigation strategy. #he capacity of Memorial to conduct European /ourt cases has already been significantly enhanced. #he 0no.ledge transferred to Memorial staff .or0ing on the !oint pro!ect is already being passed on to colleagues and other N<=s2 as pro!ect staff are acting as spea0ers and trainers at seminars across Russia. EHR5/ has been responsible for designing the programme for training events and the N<= round table2 identifying and inviting suitable trainers and collating and producing training materials. Memorial has been responsible for organising the events )renting premises2 hiring interpreters2 etc.*. #he identification of participants has been a !oint activity based on the contacts of both organisations. EHR5/ has had overall responsibility for producing the pro!ect9s publications )bulletin and training manual*. Memorial pro!ect staff have contributed articles and part of a chapter to these. Memorial has also overseen the printing and dissemination of the publications. ?oth EHR5/ and Memorial have underta0en press.or0 to highlight the pro!ect9s successes. =verall co:ordination is being monitored by an effective &teering /ommittee comprising representatives from EHR5/2 Memorial and the ?ar Human Rights /ommittee of England , ;ales. . Is the partnership to continueA If so2 ho.A If not2 .hyA

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#he partnership bet.een EHR5/ and 1emorial .ill continue in the future. EHR5/ has secured funding to ensure the continuation of the pro!ect in both Dondon and Russia for the coming year and 1emorial has several funding applications pending. #he format of the pro!ect .ill remain largely the same .ith minor changes reflecting the natural development of the pro!ect. EHR5/ has also recently formalised a partnership to carry out litigation .or0 and training .ith the <eorgian Eoung Da.yers 5ssociation )<ED5* and is investigating a partnership .ith another Russian organisation dealing .ith religious discrimination. E4perts from the ?ar Human Rights /ommittee .ill also continue to provide advice and guidance on cases to Memorial la.yers .ithin the frame.or0 of the pro!ect. ". Ho. .ould you assess the relationship bet.een your organisation and state authorities in the pro!ect countriesA Ho. has this relationship affected the pro!ectA EHR5/9s relationship .ith the ?ritish <overnment has been very positive. #he former ?ritish <overnment 1inister Dord 3ran0 >udd .as the 0eynote spea0er at the EHR5/ launch event2 .hich .as also attended by several representatives of the 3oreign , /ommon.ealth =ffice. EHR5/ staff have met .ith 3oreign , /ommon.ealth =ffice )3/=* staff on several occasions over the course of the pro!ect. In 66$ the 3/= decided to provide EHR5/ .ith a proportion of the match funding for this pro!ect from its <lobal /onflicts Frevention 3und. 5 further substantial grant .as obtained from the 3/= in 66'. EHR5/ .as invited to attend2 and facilitate2 an N<= seminar concerning Russia .hich .as organised by the 3oreign and /ommon.ealth =ffice in 1arch 66$. EHR5/9s director Fhilip Deach .as invited to attend a seminar organised by the 3/=9s Eastern Research <roup entitled I#he North /aucasus in 66': Frospects and ResponsesJ in 1arch 66'. In >anuary 66'2 accusations of spying .ere made against employees of the ?ritish Embassy in 1osco.. Ho.ever2 the pro!ect did not e4perience any negative repercussions from the Russian authorities in relation to this and a letter .as received from 5nthony ?renton2 the ?ritish 5mbassador to Russia2 confirming its continuing support of EHR5/. =ver the period of the pro!ect2 Frof ?o.ring .or0ed on several occasions .ith Russian state representatives )see above* including senior members of the !udiciary2 state service2 and parliament2 as .ell as the Russian !udge and state representative at the &trasbourg /ourt. He maintains cordial relationships .ith all of them. =n 1% November 66%2 Frof ?o.ring .as denied entry to Russia .hilst travelling to observe trial proceedings in NiMhny Novgorod on behalf the ?ar Human Rights /ommittee and his Russian visa .as cancelled. His current inability to travel to Russia does present a challenge for the pro!ect2 as he is unable to conduct training or meet .ith staff there2 ho.ever in 1arch 66' both EHR5/9s Director2 Fhilip Deach and Fro!ect 1anager2 #ina Devadasan2 travelled to 1osco. and on to Novorossiys0 to meet .ith the pro!ect9s la.yer in the region and potential clients and encountered no

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difficulties. 3urthermore2 there are indications that Frof. ?o.ring may be granted a ne. Russian visa by the end of 66'. $. If your organisation has received previous E/ grants in vie. of strengthening the same target group2 in ho. far has this pro!ect been able to build upon-complement the previous one)s*A )Dist all previous relevant E/ grants*. #his is the only grant that Dondon 1et has received from the E/ in relation to the target group in @uestion. %.Ho. do you evaluate co:operation .ith the European /ommission servicesA Information and advice has been sought and obtained from the E/ at various stages throughout the period of the pro!ect to date. #he E/ representatives have been very co:operative and helpful to the pro!ect. #he Fro!ect 1anager2 #ina Devadasan2 maintained fre@uent contact .ith 1r >ean >ac@ues Dauture2 previously Head of =perations and /oordination in Europe and 1r ?ernard Dhoest2 #as0 1anager for the pro!ect over the period 66"- 66$. Frof. ?o.ring and ?rigitte Holand2 Head of the European 3unding Bnit met .ith 1r Dauture and 1r Dhoest in ?russels in =ctober 66" to discuss the progress of the pro!ect. In >uly 66$2 1s. #atiana ?o0areva2 Fro!ect =fficer of the E/ 1osco. Delegation too0 over the responsibility for the pro!ect. 1s. ?o0areva has been very available and approachable to the pro!ect and has been contacted over several issues. &he has al.ays done her utmost to be as helpful to the pro!ect as possible. EHR5/ has particularly appreciated her @uic0 responses to @ueries and assisting .ith re@uests for budget amendments and the e4tension of the pro!ect. #hese have allo.ed the pro!ect9s .or0 to continue uninterrupted. &ean /arroll and >uana 1era of the Fress and Information &ection of the Delegation of the European /ommission to the Russian 3ederation have been most helpful in approving press releases for dissemination at very short notice .hen /ourt decisions have been received. #heir fast responses have allo.ed the pro!ect to achieve e4cellent press coverage.

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Me#orial 1. Ho. do you assess the relationship bet.een the formal partners of this pro!ect )i.e. those partners .hich have signed a partnership statement*A <ive details about the division of responsibilities2 transfer of e4pertise2 and overall co: ordination of the partnership)s*. #hroughout the pro!ect there has been a good .or0ing relationship bet.een Memorial and EHR5/. #here has been contact on a daily basis via telephone and e:mail ma0ing for strong communication bet.een the t.o partners. Flanning meetings have been held as per the 8plan of activities9 of the grant application2 as .ell as additional meetings held ad hoc .ith Frof. ?ill ?o.ring during his fre@uent visits to 1osco. and .hen pro!ect staff have been in the BC on various business. #he Director and /oordinator in the 1osco. office .or0 together .ith the Director and Fro!ect 1anager in the Dondon office to manage the pro!ect2 as .ell as the day:to: day pro!ect activities. #he Fro!ect /oordinator and Fro!ect 1anager liaise closely and regularly on administrative issues2 finance related matters )staff contracts2 salaries2 @uality of receipts-invoices2 financial accounting* and the planning and implementation of pro!ect events. #he la.yers in the 1osco. office .or0 on their respective cases .ith the help and support of Fhilip Deach and Frof. ?ill ?o.ring as .ell as la.yers from the ?ar Human Rights /ommittee2 .ho provide guidance by email and telephone. In addition2 case meetings have also been held bet.een Memorial pro!ect la.yers and EHR5/9s la.yers .henever this has been possible )during visits to 1osco. or the mini: internship in Dondon for e4ample*. =ngoing support is provided by EHR5/9s la.yers in regard to case.or0 .hich includes the preparation of applications to the European /ourt2 maintaining correspondence .ith the court registry2 preparation of cases for &trasbourg representation and drafting of further observations on admissibility2 merits and !ust satisfaction. #he training seminars organised by the pro!ect )&ept 66"2 &ept 66$2 >une 66% and &ept 66%* .ere a further opportunity for the transfer of 0no.ledge and capacity not only to Memorial pro!ect staff2 but also to other training participants2 many of .hom came from the regional branches of Memorial. In addition to preparing submissions to the /ourt and liaising .ith applicants2 the 1osco. la.yers have provided training to other organisations and see0 to obtain publicity in the Russian media for pro!ect activities. Memorial la.yers .or0ing on the pro!ect in the regions assist .ith identifying potential cases2 liaise .ith the 1osco. office la.yers and carry out duties such as finding and intervie.ing applicants and .itnesses and 0eeping applicants informed about the progress of cases. #han0s to the training provided by the pro!ect some of the regional la.yers have no. also begun drafting themselves. =verall2 the pro!ect has been carefully monitored by the senior management of the Dondon and 1osco. offices2 as .ell as by the &teering /ommittee2 in .hich all the partner organisations )Dondon 1etropolitan Bniversity2 Memorial2 ?ar Human Rights /ommittee of England and ;ales* are represented.

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. Is the partnership to continueA If so2 ho.A If not2 .hyA #he partnership is to continue in the future. 3unding has been obtained by EHR5/ to continue the pro!ect9s .or0 using a similar format to the previous three years and Memorial is currently a.aiting funding decisions in response to applications recently submitted by the 1osco. office. ". Ho. .ould you assess the relationship bet.een your organisation and state authorities in the pro!ect countriesA Ho. has this relationship affected the pro!ectA Memorial has not e4perienced significant problems .ith the state authorities over the duration of the pro!ect. Memorial .as not named as one of the organisations being funded by the ?ritish Embassy employee accused of spying activity. 3urthermore2 1emorial has not2 to date2 e4perienced any direct adverse effects of the ne. N<= la.2 .hich came into force on 1 5pril 66'. Ho.ever2 Memorial is concerned about the effects of the ne. la. on donor organisations2 not all of .hich are .illing to underta0e the ne. registration process and .ho have reduced the amount of funding provided to Memorial this year. Fro!ect staff have al.ays been successful in visa applications for travel to the BC and other EB countries on pro!ect business. Memorial has e4perienced no particular problems from the authorities arising from the establishment of this pro!ect. #here has been no formal contact .ith the authorities2 but there is no doubt that the authorities are a.are of the pro!ect. #here .ere some very negative comments made by various public officials2 including the head of the section in the Duma responsible for the international protection and the Russian Fresidential =ffice9s Representative for human rights in /hechnya2 in response to the admissibility decisions in the 8first si49 /hechen cases. ;hilst the human rights ombudsman )Flenipotentiary* of the Russian 3ederation2 1r Du0in2 has been very positive about these decisions2 neither the &tate authorities nor public officials have mentioned Memorial or any other N<= in relation to these decisions< Memorial is constantly ma0ing re@uests to the <eneral Frosecutor9s =ffice for further2 more detailed information about developments in numerous investigations. Investigators from the 1ilitary Frosecutor9s =ffice visit Memorial to get additional evidence on selected cases. 5fter the European /ourt delivered its decisions in the Ifirst si4J /hechen cases some of our applicants have been intimidated by the security services in /hechnya and have been pressed to .ithdra. their applications to the European /ourt.

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$. If your organisation has received previous E/ grants in vie. of strengthening the same target group2 in ho. far has this pro!ect been able to build upon-complement the previous one)s*A )Dist all previous relevant E/ grants*. Memorial has not previously received any grants from the E/ to .or0 specifically in this field. %.Ho. do you evaluate co:operation .ith the European /ommission servicesA

/ooperation .ith the European /ommission services has been good. &ince the transition of pro!ect monitoring from ?russels to 1osco.2 the 1osco. office Director and Fro!ect /oordinator have met .ith #atiana ?o0areva on several occasions in 1osco.. &he has al.ays been very helpful and has ans.ered @uestions @uic0ly. *ar "!#an Ri$hts Co##ittee 1. Ho. do you assess the relationship bet.een the formal partners of this pro!ect )i.e. those partners .hich have signed a partnership statement*A <ive details about the division of responsibilities2 transfer of e4pertise2 and overall co: ordination of the partnership)s*. ?ill ?o.ring is a founder and E4ecutive /ommittee member of the ?ar Human Rights /ommittee of England and ;ales )?HR/* and therefore .or0s closely .ith them on a regular basis. Feter /arter L/ .ho is a member of the &teering /ommittee is the /hairman of the ?HR/. #here is a very close co:operation and .or0ing relationship bet.een EHR5/ and the ?HR/. #he BC net.or0 of la.yers .or0ing on the pro!ect cases are primarily made up of the members of the ?HR/. #he ?HR/ contributes articles to.ards the case bulletin and .ebsite2 and members participate as trainers in the courses held in Russia. #he pro!ect has been highlighted in the 66$ and 66% 5nnual Reports of the ?HR/. . Is the partnership to continueA If so2 ho.A If not2 .hyA 1embers of the ?HR/ .ill continue to provide e4pert advice on cases ta0en by EHR5/ and its partners. ". Ho. .ould you assess the relationship bet.een your organisation and state authorities in the pro!ect countriesA Ho. has this relationship affected the pro!ectA #he ?HR/ has not e4perienced any problems .ith state authorities in regard to its contribution to this pro!ect. $. If your organisation has received previous E/ grants in vie. of strengthening the same target group2 in ho. far has this pro!ect been able to build upon-complement the previous one)s*A )Dist all previous relevant E/ grants*.

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?HR/ has not received any grants from the E/ .ith regard to strengthening the same target group. %.Ho. do you evaluate co:operation .ith the European /ommission servicesA

Due to its role .ithin this pro!ect2 ?HR/ has not had contact .ith European /ommission &ervices

E< Other 1.Ho. .as the visibility of the EB contribution ensured in the pro!ectA #he pro!ect gratefully ac0no.ledges the funding provided by the European /ommission in each of its published documents2 .hich also incorporate the E/ logo. Frof. ?o.ring and Fhilip Deach of EHR5/ and #atiana Casat0ina of Memorial and the 1osco. and Regional pro!ect la.yers fre@uently participate in a variety of fora )please refer to / )7** in the capacity of human rights trainers and activists2 and use these opportunities to raise a.areness of the .or0 carried out under the auspices of this pro!ect and al.ays refer to the generous support and financial contribution of the E/. #he Russian and English .ebsites2 press releases and publications )leaflets2 bulletin and training manual* all carry the E/ logo and te4t attributing the financial support of the pro!ect to the E/. .Did the grant help secure ne. sources of funding for your organisation or your partner2 if applicableA Flease give details. EHR5/ met .ith representatives of the 3oreign and /ommon.ealth =ffice )3/=* of the BC government in 66" to discuss possible funding opportunities. #he 3/= .as able to consider our application because the E/ grant had established a viable organisation .ith a life of )at least* several years. In 66$ the 3/= agreed to provide EHR5/ .ith match funding in respect of case translation costs2 cases e4penses2 mini: internships2 training costs2 funding and raising a.areness initiatives. 5n organisation in &.itMerland2 ction des &hretiens pour l' bolition de la Torture )5/5#* and the BC:based ;akdale Trust also provided some financial support in 66$. In 66%2 a three:year grant .as secured from the B&:based Mac rthur Foundation to begin in 1ay 66%. Fart of the first year of this grant constituted match funding for the pro!ect. #his grant also facilitated the creation of a ne. position in the EHR5/

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=ver the &ummer of 66% applications .ere made to a number of large grant ma0ing organisations for the continuation of the pro!ect after the end of E/ funding. #he credibility given to EHR5/ by E/ support and the fact that the organisation .as no. in its third year )again permitted by E/ funding* played no small role in these organisations firstly agreeing to consider an application from EHR5/ and secondly in a.arding funding. #hus2 in late 66%2 EHR5/ .as a.arded substantial grants from The ;ak Foundation )BC*2 The :i!rid Rausin! Trust )BC*2 ;pen :ociety Cnstitute )B&* and repeat funding from the Forei!n and &ommon#ealth ;ffice 2 all to commence in early 66' and supporting the pro!ect in a similar format to that as for the past three years. &mall repeat donations .ere also received from & T and the ;akdale Trust and a donation from The llan and 4esta Fer!uson &haritable Trust. ". Flease add any further information that .ould help the /ommission to ma0e a balanced assessment of the pro!ect.
$. #he /ommission .ishes to publicise the results of pro!ects. Do you have any ob!ection to this report being published on the EIDHR .ebsiteA If so2 please state your ob!ections here.

;e have no ob!ections. Ho.ever2 5nne4 < /ase Frogress Database contains near e4haustive details of our applicants and the cases2 and must therefore be 0ept strictly confidential. Name of the person responsible for the pro!ect: Philip Leach

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Date report due: 70 (ept 3004

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