The Sakharov Program on Human Rights is pleased to welcome Sakharov
Fellow Eliza Musaeva, who will be in residence at the Davis Center this
semester.
Eliza Musaeva (Ph.D., Psychology, Moscow Pedagogical University), a
native of Grozny, has written about the psychological trauma experienced
by survivors and witnesses to atrocities in Chechnya. A well-known human
rights researcher, she led the headquarters of Memorial in Ingushetia
and in Chechnya. She worked for the International Helsinki Federation
for Human Rights in Vienna for nearly four years, until the recent
suspension of the Federation’s activities. Her work there involved
frequent travel to Ingushetia and Chechnya, as well as to Uzbekistan.
Eliza works to inform Russian and international institutions about
severe human rights violations and the general human rights situation in
the region. Her efforts include monitoring the situation, publishing
reports on current problems, and issuing statements and open letters on
urgent cases.
At Harvard, Eliza will study the mechanisms that ensure a state’s
respect for human rights and its adherence to domestic and international
standards. She intends to conduct a comparative analysis of the “War on
Terror” in the Russian Federation and other countries, and to study the
use of preventive counterterrorism measures in countries outside the
Russian Federation.
Please join me in extending to Eliza Musaeva a very warm welcome and
best wishes for a productive and enjoyable semester.
Tatiana Yankelevich
Sakharov Program on Human Rights
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Harvard University
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Phone: 617.495.4037
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