Human rights activists reported the disappearance of Seda Suleimanova to the UN.
Project "SK SOS" sent a report about the abduction of Seda Suleimanova was submitted to the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances.
The Working Group is a UN structure that analyses such abductions and makes recommendations to the authorities based on its findings.
The publication notes that Russia has withdrawn from the Human Rights Council and no longer implements, for example, ECHR decisions.
"However, Russia remains a party to the Convention against Enforced Disappearances. This still doesn't obligate the country to implement its recommendations, but it does elevate the discussion of Seda's case to the international level."- claim activists.
If Seda is alive and still being held captive, this could lead to new information about her whereabouts. If she was murdered, this could help identify her burial site and those responsible.
Residents of the regions already sent The Russian Investigative Committee has received over 3,000 online petitions demanding Seda Suleimanova's whereabouts. Signature collection is underway today. ended In Novosibirsk. In Moscow and St. Petersburg, the collection will last until May 11.
Seda, a native of Chechnya, fled from her relatives in St. Petersburg. She was subsequently abducted by security forces and sent home. Her fate is unknown. In March 2024, the Chechen Investigative Committee opened a criminal investigation into her disappearance, but no progress has been made.
Seda's friend Lena Patyaeva For a year and a half he has been trying to find out the fate of the missing Suleimanova.
Watch NeMoskva's exclusive conversation with Lena Patyaeva. here.
