Lyoma Khasuyev new Chechen human rights commissionerRuslan Isayev, North Caucasus – Chechen lawyer Lyoma Khasuyev became the new human rights ombudsman of the Chechen Republic until that time when a new parliament of the republic is elected. He was designated at a human rights protection conference that started in Grozny on September 24.
Among the participants were Alvaro Gil-Robles, Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe; Ella Pamfilova, chairperson of the Russian Presidential Human Rights Commission; and Moscow-backed Chechen President Alu Alkhanov. Representatives of Russian and Chechen human rights organizations also took part in the event.
Chechen human rights defender Ruslan Badalov told our PW correspondent that he believes a man like Khasuyev being elected Chechen ombudsman will not improve the human rights situation in Chechnya.
“Lyoma Khasuyev, when working as deputy to the special commissioner of the Russian President for protection of human rights in Chechnya, was totally loyal to authorities who violate those rights. This man is exactly the one they need to cover up violations that they themselves commit. Unfortunately, Commissioner Alvaro Gil-Robles keeps taking part in these games,“ Badalov said.
(H/E,T)
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