Damelya Aitkhozhina
Damelya Aitkhozhina is a researcher in Human Rights Watch’s Europe and Central Asia Division.
A lawyer by training, prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Aitkhozhina worked on a number of projects aimed at promoting human rights in the Russian Federation and Central Asian region, including the European Human Rights Advocacy Center and the Russian Justice Initiative, and as a Russia Researcher with Amnesty International. She also has considerable experience working in the United Nations in Central Asia.
She holds an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, an LLM in international human rights law from the University of Essex (UK), and her law degree from Adliet Higher Law School (Kazakhstan). She speaks English and Russian.
Articles Authored
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February 18, 2021
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February 11, 2021
Russia Cracks Down on Planned Valentine's Day Protest
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February 8, 2021
Another Grim First in “Undesirable” Cases in Russia
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February 3, 2021
Russia Authorities Target Journalists in Protest Crackdown
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February 2, 2021
Russian Court Rules to Jail Navalny
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February 1, 2021
Russian Authorities’ Treatment of Navalny is Escalating the Protests
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January 30, 2021
Detained and Prosecuted for Defending Protesters in Russia
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January 22, 2021
Russian Activist Spends Two Years Under House Arrest
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January 18, 2021
Another Political Activist Jailed in Russia
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January 14, 2021
Environmental Work Can Be Undesirable in Russia