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Moscow Helsinki Group Awards Announced
Among the winners of the 2010 Moscow Helsinki Group awards are writer Viktor Shenderovich, Yury Shmidt, one of Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s lawyers, and Evgeniya Chirikova, leader of the Movement to Defend Khimki Forest.
As Kasparov.ru reports, Viktor Shenderovich received the award for defending human rights through culture and art.
Evgeniya Chirikova received her award for defending social rights and the interests of local communities.
Yury Shmidt was awarded for his historical contribution to the protection of human rights and the human rights movement.
Human rights defender Vadim Karastelev who has represented the interests of former police officer Aleksei Dymovsky, received an award for courage shown in defence of human rights.
Other recipients of the Moscow Helsinki Group awards were Zoya Svetova, Liubov Volkova, Anatoly Kononov, Magomed Mutsolgov, Sergei Buryanov and Ella Polyakova.
Ludmila Alekseeva, head of the Moscow Helsinki Group,expressed the hope that the awards would become a regular annual event, Interfax reports.
In 2009 the Moscow Helsinki Group awarded the musician Yury Shevchuk and human rights defender Natalya Estemirova. The award to Natalya Estemirova was made posthumously.
Source: hro.org