Russian Federation -- Summary of concerns on the human rights of women and girls.

M2 Presswire, January, 2002

M2 PRESSWIRE-24 January 2002-AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Russian Federation -- Summary of concerns on the human rights of women and girls (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24012002 The following summary has been prepared based on a briefing submitted by Amnesty International to the 26th Session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.

It highlights Amnesty International's concerns about abuses of the rights of women throughout the Russian Federation, including in the context of the armed conflict in the Chechen Republic. Amnesty ...