VI Europe and Central Asia Summary of Amnesty International’s Concerns in the Region, January – June 2007 Fair Trial concerns .............................................................................................................. 97 The case of Mikhail Khodorkovskii and Platon Lebedev (update to AI Indexes: EUR 01/002/2005, EUR 01/012/2005, EUR 01/017/2006) .............................................................................. 97 Harassment of legal team of Mikhail Khodorkovskii and Platon Lebedev................................. 98 Igor Sutiagin (update to AI Indexes: EUR 01/002/2002, EUR 01/005/2004) .......................... 98 Mikhail Trepashkin (update to AI Indexes: EUR 01/007/2006, EUR 01/017/2006) .................. 98 Fair trial concerns expressed at the Council of Europe ......................................................... 98 Changes to the structure of the Office of the Prosecutor .......................................................... 98 Concerns relating to refoulement to Uzbekistan ...................................................................... 99 Thirteen Uzbeks in Ivanovo (update to AI Indexes: EUR 001/007/2006, EUR 01/001/2006) .... 99 Rustam Muminov (update to AI Indexes: EUR 004/001/2007, EUR 001/001/2007)................. 99 Feared refoulements to Uzbekistan arising during period under review ...................................... 99 Dilshod Kurbanov ........................................................................................................... 99 Mukhamadsolikh Abutov .................................................................................................. 99 Abdulaziz Boimatov....................................................................................................... 100 North Caucasus ................................................................................................................ 100 The Chechen Republic ................................................................................................... 100 Ongoing violations in Chechnya ...................................................................................... 101 Further reprisals ........................................................................................................... 101 Investigations of abuses ................................................................................................ 102 Four convicted of killing six civilians (update to AI Indexes: EUR 01/005/2004, EUR 46/027/2004, EUR 01/002/2005, EUR 01/012/2005, EUR 01/007/2006 and EUR 01/001/2007) .................................................................................................................................. 102 European Court rulings on applications concerning Zura Bitieva and others (update to AI Index: EUR 01/016/2003) ....................................................................................................... 102 Supreme Court rules that the case against Sergei Lapin should be re-tried (update to AI Indexes: EUR 46/027/2002, EUR 01/005/2004, EUR 01/002/2005, EUR 01/012/2005, EUR 01/007/2006 and EUR 01/017/2006) ................................................................................................. 103 Dagestan ......................................................................................................................... 103 Young men go missing in Dagestan ................................................................................ 103 Kabardino-Balkaria ........................................................................................................... 103 Cremation of bodies of those killed during armed raid on Nalchik, October 2005 (update to AI Index: EUR 01/017/2006) ............................................................................................. 103 Rasul Kudaev (update to AI Indexes: 01/007/2006, EUR 01/017/2006 and EUR 01/001/2007) .................................................................................................................................. 104 SERBIA (INCLUDING KOSOVO) ......................................................................................... 104 General and political developments ..................................................................................... 104 Final status of Kosovo ....................................................................................................... 105 Impunity for war crimes: proceedings at the Tribunal (Update to AI Index: EUR 01/001/2007). . 105 Serbia ............................................................................................................................. 106 Domestic war crimes trials (Update to AI Index: EUR 01/001/2007). .................................. 106 Enforced disappearances ............................................................................................... 106 Political killings (Update to AI Index: EUR 01/007/2005) ................................................... 107 Discrimination against minorities .................................................................................... 107 Detentions in counter-terrorism operations (Update to AI Index EUR 01/001/2007).............. 107 Human Rights Defenders (Update to AI Index: EUR 70/016/2005). .................................... 108 Violence against women ................................................................................................ 108 Kosovo ............................................................................................................................ 108 International scrutiny .................................................................................................... 108 Impunity for the International community ....................................................................... 108 Unlawful killings by UNMIK Civilian Police ........................................................................ 109 Fair trial standards: detention rights ............................................................................... 109 Inter-ethnic and return-related violence .......................................................................... 109 Enforced disappearances and abductions ......................................................................... 110 Violence against women ................................................................................................ 110 SLOVAK REPUBLIC ............................................................................................................ 110 Amnesty International AI Index: EUR 01/010/2007