Shakhid Raduyevich Baysayev (russian: Шахид Радуевич Байсаев; 1939–2000) was a
Chechen civilian who was
forcibly disappeared
An enforced disappearance (or forced disappearance) is the secret abduction or imprisonment of a person by a state or political organization, or by a third party with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of a state or political organiza ...
(and presumably
summarily executed) after being detained by
Russian special police forces on the outskirts of
Grozny,
Chechnya
Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...
on 2 March 2000. His body was never found.
Biography
Shakhid Baysayev was born in 1939 in Podgornoye, a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
of Grozny in the
Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. In 2000 he worked as an
auto mechanic
An auto mechanic (automotive technician in most of North America, light vehicle technician in British English, and motor mechanic in Australian English) is a mechanic who services and repairs automobiles, sometimes specializing in one or more ...
at a local company; he was married with five children.
Disappearance
On the morning of March 2, 2002, the Russian
OMON paramilitary police forces, who had just suffered significant casualties from a
notorious friendly fire incident in this neighbourhood of Grozny, conducted a search operation for suspected rebel fighters who were blamed for the incident. Baysayev was
detained on his way to work; a witness described him as being in pain ,and his appearance suggested that he had been beaten. Russian troops filmed the detention themselves and later sold the videotape to his wife, Asmart Baysayeva, for $1,000; the video shows Baysayev lying on the ground and being kicked by a soldier before being taken away. She was also given a sketched map purportedly showing where her husband was buried; at the site, she found a fragment of cloth that looked like it came from his coat.
Investigation
After the detention of her husband, Baysayeva immediately complained to the authorities. Despite her continued efforts and the existence of the
footage of the detention, however, the Russian authorities failed to carry out an effective investigation, prompting Baysayeva to turn to the
European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). On April 5, 2007, in the ruling in the case
Baysayeva v. Russia
''Baysayeva v. Russia'' was an April 5, 2007, European Court of Human Rights ruling in the case of forced disappearance of a Chechen man Shakhid Baysayev, which unanimously held Russia responsible for serious violations of the European Convent ...
, the European Court ruled that Baysayev's detention was unlawful and that he must be presumed dead.
European Court of Human Rights condemns Russia on Chechen disappearance case
/ref> The Court also found it "astonishing" that the servicemen depicted in the video, who were unmasked, have still not been identified by the official investigation.
See also
* List of people who disappeared
Lists of people who disappeared include those whose current whereabouts are unknown, or whose deaths are unsubstantiated. Many people who disappear are eventually declared dead ''in absentia''. Some of these people were possibly subjected to enfo ...
References
External links
European rights court rules against Russia in case of missing Chechen
''International Herald Tribune
The ''International Herald Tribune'' (''IHT'') was a daily English-language newspaper published in Paris, France for international English-speaking readers. It had the aim of becoming "the world's first global newspaper" and could fairly be said ...
'', April 5, 2007
Rights court blames Russia for Chechen's abduction
Reuters/AlertNet
Thomson Reuters Foundation News, formerly Alertnet, is a global news service, available free to smaller media outlets and non-government organisations around the world. It is run by the Thomson Reuters Foundation
Thomson Reuters Foundation is ...
, April 5, 2007
Wife Of Missing Chechen Wins Lawsuit Against Russia
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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, April 5, 2007
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1939 births
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Missing person cases in Russia
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