• "Human Rights in Russia: A Darker Side of Reform", Jonathan Weiler, Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004. 165 pp.
  On the basis of the observation that political change in Russia has coincided with worsening physical security for many citizens, Weiler asks why Western observers have generally spoken of human rights abuses there only in relation to atrocities committed by soldiers in Chechnya and very occasional persecution of environmentalists and scientists for allegedly sharing classified information. He looks specifically at the conditions of prisoners, both those in overcrowded pre-trial detention and those already in labor camps, at attitudes toward domestic violence, and at treatment of draftees and others at the mercy of faltering state institutions.
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• "The EU, human rights, and the Russo-Chechen conflict", Tuomas Forsberg & Graeme P. Herd. Political Science Quarterly 120.3 (Fa
  The role of the Russo-Chechen conflict in shaping the European Union's relations with Russia is of interest to analysts and policy makers. An analysis of the EU's rhetorical and substantive responses to human rights abuses in Chechnya will reveal the limitations of human rights as a central organizing principle within the CFSP when it is applied to its external relations. Article argues that over the last decade, the EU has sacrificed a coherent and systematic advancement of its normative agenda in favor of strengthening its relations with the Russian Federation, a key strategic partner
  with publication weurope workinggroups
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, February 28, 2005, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
  The reports describe general political situation in Russia with emphasis on human rights abuses. It makes an overview of the legislative processes in the country together with in-house power-balances. In addition, it talks about law-enforcement system in Russia, as well as its economic development
  2004 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Russia
  civil country democracy freedom human political practices religious report reports rights russia society
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• Foreign Assistance, International Norms, and NGO Development: Lessons from the Russian Campaign, Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom
  Why have Western donors' efforts to encourage development of Russian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) varied dramatically in two different NGO sectors, despite similar levels of assistance? Where foreign assistance is employed to promote norms that are universally embraced, it is highly likely to lead to a successful NGO movement. In contrast, when foreign assistance pursues norms that are specific to other societal contexts, it will fail to develop an NGO movement, regardless of the amount of funding foreign donors devote.
  with publication weurope workinggroups

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