![]() Caucasian Knot summarizes the events of the case as follows: 'The 40-year-old Zarema Gaisanova, who worked for the humanitarian organization "Danish Refugee Council", was abducted in the afternoon on October 31, 2009, in the Leninsky District of Grozny by several armed persons. On that day, power agents conducted a special operation in the vicinity of her residence. During the operation, the Gaisanovs' house was burned down; and Zarema Gaisanova was taken away to some unknown place; and her further fate is unknown. On March 2, 2010, Ramzan Kadyrov, had a meeting with Igor Kalyapin, the Chairman of the Committee against Torture (CAT), during which he said that the special operation on the day, when Zarema Gaisanova was abducted, was conducted under his command. Kalyapin then stated that there were reasons to believe that law enforcers were involved in Gaisanova's abduction.' Following the announcement of the judgment by the European Court of Human Rights, Oleg Orlov, a board member of the Memorial Human Rights Centre, said that in addition to paying the compensation ordered by the Court, the Russian authorities should resume the investigation into the case: According to Caucasian Knot, Oleg Orlov said: 'Russia shall do two things. Firstly, it is to pay the compensation awarded to family members of the kidnapped woman. And secondly, Russia should resume the investigation into the case, investigate it, find the persons responsible for the crime, and punish them.' Source: 'Gaysanova v Russia,' European Court of Human Rights, 12 May 2016 'ECtHR holds Russia responsible for abduction of Chechen woman,' Caucasian Knot, 12 May 2016 'Oleg Orlov: investigation into Zarema Gaisanova's kidnapping should be resumed,' Caucasian Knot, 13 May 2016 |