Natalia Estemirova- killed for her human rights work
Human rights activist Natalia Estemirova was abducted from outside her home in Chechyna by armed men on 15 July 2009. Her body was found a few hours later in the neighbouring Republic of Ingushetia. She had been shot. Since 2000, Natalia had worked for the Memorial Human Rights Centre in the North Caucasus. She had been gathering eyewitness accounts of crimes against humanity committed in the second Chechen conflict which began in 1999. In the aftermath of the conflict, grave human rights abuses – including extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances – are still being committed. Natalia courageously documented these too. Despite statements from senior officials that Natalia’s murder would be solved, there is still no reliable sign that those responsible will be brought to justice.
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James Purefoy on Natalia Estemirova from Amnesty International on Vimeo.
