Memorial Human Rights Center
Russian human-rights organisation founded by dissidents in the late Gorbachev period. Documented Soviet repression and post-Soviet conflict. Memorial's March 1992 field investigation at Khojaly, conducted with access to bodies and survivors, produced the most-cited civilian-toll documentation of the First Karabakh War (≥161 confirmed dead). Liquidated by Russian court order in December 2021–January 2022 amid the Putin-era closing of independent Russian civil society; archives largely preserved abroad.
Russian human-rights organisation founded by dissidents in the late Gorbachev period. Documented Soviet repression and post-Soviet conflict. Memorial's March 1992 field investigation at Khojaly, conducted with access to bodies and survivors, produced the most-cited civilian-toll documentation of the First Karabakh War (≥161 confirmed dead). Liquidated by Russian court order in December 2021–January 2022 amid the Putin-era closing of independent Russian civil society; archives largely preserved abroad.
Events
| Year | Event | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Khojaly massacre | primary documenter (March 1992 field investigation) |