Natalya Estemirova | |
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Наталья Эстемирова | |
Born | |
Died | 15 July 2009 | (aged 51)
Cause of death | Assassination |
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | Grozny University |
Occupation(s) | Human rights activist, journalist, teacher |
Board member of | Memorial (society) |
Awards |
Natalya Khusainovna Estemirova (Russian: Наталья Хусаиновна Эстемирова; 28 February 1958 – 15 July 2009) was a Russian human rights activist and board member of the Russian human rights organization Memorial. Estemirova was abducted by unknown persons on 15 July 2009 around 8:30 a.m. from her home in Grozny, Chechnya, as she was working on "extremely sensitive" cases of human rights abuses in Chechnya.[1] Two witnesses reported they saw Estemirova being pushed into a car shouting that she was being abducted. Her remains were found with bullet wounds in the head and chest area at 4:30 p.m. in woodland 100 metres (330 ft) away from the federal road "Kavkaz" near the village of Gazi-Yurt, Ingushetia.[2]