Herewith I would like to express my sympathy to you and colleagues at Memorial for the tragic death of Natalia Estemirova. I was shocked and very sad to read in the paper this morning what happened to her in Chechnya. It’s terrible she became victim of what she was fighting against. I have great respect for the work Memorial is doing and I wish all of you strength to cope with this sad loss.

Best wishes,
Kathelijne Schenkel