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'''''Musayev, Labazanova and Magomadov v. Russia''''' was the July 26, 2007, ruling by the [[European Court of Human Rights]] (ECHR) in the case of the February 2000 [[Novye Aldi massacre]] in [[Chechnya]], which unanimously held [[Russia]] responsible for violations of Articles 2 (right to life) and 13 (right to effective remedy) of the [[European Convention of Human Rights]]. The three applications, which the Court joined into one case, concerned the [[murder]]s of 11 [[civilian]] persons committed during a rampage in the Chechen capital [[Grozny]] by the Russian [[OMON]] special police unit.
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'''''Musayev, Labazanova and Magomadov v. Russia''''' was the July 26, 2007, ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of the February 2000 [[Novye Aldi massacre]] in Chechnya, which unanimously held [[Russia]] responsible for violations of Articles 2 (right to life) and 13 (right to effective remedy) of the [[European Convention of Human Rights]]. The three applications, which the Court joined into one case, concerned the murders of 11 civilian persons committed during a rampage in the Chechen capital Grozny by the Russian [[OMON]] special police unit.
   
 
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*[http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=821526&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 CASE OF MUSAYEV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (Applications nos. 57941/00, 58699/00 and 60403/00) JUDGMENT]
 
*[http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=821526&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649 CASE OF MUSAYEV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (Applications nos. 57941/00, 58699/00 and 60403/00) JUDGMENT]
 
*[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/07/C2A7C7E5-81D8-47A9-B59E-BE1E4A2D79F7.html European Court Rules Against Russia In Chechen Deaths], [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]], July 26, 2007
 
*[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/07/C2A7C7E5-81D8-47A9-B59E-BE1E4A2D79F7.html European Court Rules Against Russia In Chechen Deaths], [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]], July 26, 2007
*[http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/0de7333c7bab5b5fdb849ced3b749381.htm Russia: European Court Rules on Chechnya Massacre], [[Reuters AlertNet]], 27 Jul 2007
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*[http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/0de7333c7bab5b5fdb849ced3b749381.htm Russia: European Court Rules on Chechnya Massacre], Reuters AlertNet, 27 Jul 2007
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/27/world/europe/27chechnya.html Russia Ordered to Pay Relatives of 11 Chechens Killed by Troops], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 27, 2007
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*[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/27/world/europe/27chechnya.html Russia Ordered to Pay Relatives of 11 Chechens Killed by Troops], ''The New York Times'', July 27, 2007
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2146912.ece Kremlin is condemned for Chechen massacre], ''[[The Times]]'', July 27, 2007
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*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2146912.ece Kremlin is condemned for Chechen massacre], ''The Times'', July 27, 2007
 
*[http://www.iwpr.net/?p=crs&s=f&o=337763&apc_state=henh Chechen Massacre Survivors See Justice], [[Institute for War and Peace Reporting]], 09-Aug-07
 
*[http://www.iwpr.net/?p=crs&s=f&o=337763&apc_state=henh Chechen Massacre Survivors See Justice], [[Institute for War and Peace Reporting]], 09-Aug-07
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Revision as of 03:03, 31 May 2021

Musayev, Labazanova and Magomadov v. Russia was the July 26, 2007, ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of the February 2000 Novye Aldi massacre in Chechnya, which unanimously held Russia responsible for violations of Articles 2 (right to life) and 13 (right to effective remedy) of the European Convention of Human Rights. The three applications, which the Court joined into one case, concerned the murders of 11 civilian persons committed during a rampage in the Chechen capital Grozny by the Russian OMON special police unit.

In its ruling, the Court said:

The killings had been committed in broad daylight and a large number of witnesses, including some of the applicants, had seen the perpetrators face to face. Their detailed accounts of the events had been made public by various sources. The relatives of the victims had demonstrated their willingness to cooperate with the authorities by allowing the exhumation and forensic analysis of the bodies and by forming an action group to coordinate their efforts. The injuries and the circumstances of the victims' deaths had been established with a sufficient degree of certainty. Numerous bullets and cartridges had been collected, some of them being suitable for identifying individual guns and even bearing serial numbers that allowed the origin of their production to be traced. Information about the alleged involvement of particular military units had been available to the prosecuting authorities no later than one month after the incident. Despite all that, and notwithstanding the domestic and international public outcry caused by the cold-blooded execution of more than 50 civilians, almost six years after the tragic events in Novye Aldy no meaningful result whatsoever had been achieved in the task of identifying and prosecuting the individuals who had committed the crimes. In the Court's view, the astonishing ineffectiveness of the prosecuting authorities in this case could only be qualified as acquiescence in the events.

See also

  • Estamirov and Others v. Russia

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