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having regard to its previous resolutions on the Russian Federation and, particularly, on Chechnya,

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having regard to Rules 144(5) and 132(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.

whereas the human rights situation remains catastrophic owing to the abuses perpetrated by the Russian-installed Kadyrov regime against human rights defenders and vulnerable groups;

B.

whereas in January 2022, under the pretext of requiring her testimony in a criminal case, Zarema Musaeva was unlawfully abducted from elsewhere in Russia and placed in pre-trial detention in Chechnya;

C.

whereas after having been denied proper legal defence, she was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of fraud and assaulting the authorities; whereas her health has deteriorated since her detention;

D.

whereas Ms Musaeva is the wife of former Chechen Supreme Court judge Saidi Yangulbaev and mother of human rights defender Abubakar and opposition bloggers Ibrahim and Baysangur Yangulbaev;

E.

whereas her three sons are vocal critics of the Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his autocratic rule; whereas Kadyrov has publicly threatened to ‘eliminate’ the Yangulbaev family members; whereas the EU and the United States have placed Kadyrov and his closest associates on the sanctions list for serious human rights violations;

F.

whereas on the day of Ms Musaeva’s verdict, Novaya Gazeta journalist Elena Milashina and human rights lawyer Aleksandr Nemov were attacked and brutally beaten on their way to court;