05.05.2014 кунлик архив

Prominent human rights activist Elena Ryabinina passed away (updated+audio)

Elena Ryabinina, aged 60, the manager of Right to Asylum Program of the Human Rights Institute and a prominent human rights activist, passed away on Sunday morning in Moscow.

Recently Elena Ryabinina had cancer, but nevertheless, she worked hard and a lot. She did not cry, she did not complain, and she did not ask for anything…

Elena Ryabinina was a strong woman.

She often made comments about Central Asian refugees for Jarayon’s website. Elena gave her last interview for our website on March 30 2014, and the next day she was hospitalized.