Dear Colleagues and friends of "Memorial",

 

We are shocked by the news of the brutal assassination of Natalya Estemirova.

 

 We will remind Natalya as one of the most courageous human rights defenders in Russia and the whole Europe.

 

The Presidency and the staff of the Italian Council for Refugees should like to send heartfelt condolences

 

Christopher Hein

 

Director of the Italian Council for Refugees

www.cir-onlus.org