The Chechen Ombudsman awarded Kadyrov with the medal “Honored Human Rights Activist of the Chechen Republic”

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, was awarded the medal “Honored Human Rights Activist of the Chechen Republic.” The awards of the regional commissioner for human rights were also awarded to the first president of Chechnya, Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov (posthumously) and the president of the regional public fund named after. Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov – Aimani Kadyrova.

The medal was awarded to the head of Chechnya for “outstanding merits in protecting the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens, courage and integrity in matters of ensuring the national interests of the Chechen people, adherence to traditional values ​​and fidelity to duty.”

“When the Chechen people had no rights, Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov protected us. He is the main and first human rights activist of the Chechen people. The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, who built the entire system for protecting the rights of citizens, is working on his way,” said Chechen Ombudsman Mansur Soltaev. “RIA News”.

USA in 2020 made Mr. Kadyrov to the sanctions list on charges of violating human rights. The State Department accused the head of Chechnya of involvement in “torture and extrajudicial killings.” Mr. Kadyrov called the sanctions are “vile” given that they were also imposed on members of his family. ECtHR in 2019 communicated the complaint of the relatives of five people who disappeared in Chechnya after being detained by security forces. According to the applicants, the investigation refused to open criminal cases because the disappeared allegedly joined illegal military formations and left for Syria.