Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies | Sept. 13, 2013

Anastasia Kushleyko is legal director for the Stichting Russian Justice Initiative (SRJI), which seeks redress for human rights violations in the North Caucasus republics of Russia such as Chechnya, where violent conflict has persisted since the second Chechen war began in 1999.

Based in Moscow, Anastasia supervises several attorneys in the North Caucasus who litigate on behalf of victims or family members affected by disappearances, torture, or other human rights violations carried out by Russian government agents. The organization brings cases to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.  

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