Daghestan
North Caucasus rights groups under threat due to Russian Justice Ministry lawsuit
Four rights groups operating in different republics of the North Caucasus may face closure due to a lawsuit filed by Russia’s Ministry of Justice in the Russian Supreme Court. The ministry is seeking to close down Russian rights movement Za Prava Cheloveka (‘for human rights’), of which the groups are members. Za Prava Cheloveka unites rights groups across Russia, including in Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, and Daghestan. The lawsuit, filed on 15 October, is based on an un
