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| "1. | Alexander (Alexandr) Petrovich KALASHNIKOV | Aлександр Петрович КАЛАШНИКОВ(Russian spelling) | Position(s): Former director of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN)DOB: 27.1.1964POB: Tatarsk, Novosibirsk Region/Oblast, Russian SFSR (now Russian Federation)Nationality: RussianGender: maleID Number: 771670606787 | Alexander Kalashnikov was the director of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) from 8 October 2019 until 25 November 2021. In that position, he oversaw all activities of the FSIN. In his capacity as director of the FSIN, he was responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including arbitrary arrests and detentions.While Alexei Navalny was recovering in Germany (September 2020 – January 2021) after having been poisoned with a toxic nerve agent of the Novichok group, on 28 December 2020 FSIN demanded that he immediately present himself to a probation officer or face a prison sentence for violating a suspended sentence for fraud conviction. That fraud conviction was found to be arbitrary and unfair by the European Court of Human Rights in 2018. On 17 January 2021, acting on the orders of Alexander Kalashnikov, FSIN officers detained Alexei Navalny upon his arrival at Moscow airport.Alexei Navalny’s arrest is based on a decision by the Khimki city court, which in turn was issued at the request of FSIN. In late December 2020, FSIN had already requested that a court replace Alexei Nalvany’s suspended sentence with a prison term. On 17 February 2021, the European Court of Human Rights ordered the Government of Russia to release Alexei Navalny. | 2.3.2021 |
| 2. | Alexander (Alexandr) Ivanovich BASTRYKIN | Алексaндр Ивaнович БАСТРЫКИН | Position(s): Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian FederationDOB: 27.8.1953POB: Pskov, Russian SFSR (now Russian Federation)Nationality: RussianGender: maleID Number: 782618375392 | Alexander Bastrykin has served as chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (the "Committee") since January 2011 (and as acting chairman from October to December 2010). In that position, he oversees all activities of the Committee. Officially, the Committee is presided over by the Russian President. In Alexander Bastrykin’s capacity as chairman of the Committee, he is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including arbitrary arrests and detentions.Alexander Bastrykin is responsible for the Committee’s widespread and systematic repressive campaigns against the Russian opposition, targeting and investigating its members. On 29 December 2020, the Committee launched an investigation into the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, charging him with large-scale fraud. Alexei Navalny and others published articles on Alexander Bastrykin’s ownership of Czech real estate firm LAW Bohemia in the 2000s.In 2022, the Investigative Committee, which Alexander Bastrykin is still chairing, charged 92 Ukrainian soldiers with crimes against humanity during Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. | 2.3.2021 |
| 4. | Viktor Vasilievich (Vasilyevich) ZOLOTOV | Виктор Васильевич ЗОЛОТОВ | Position(s): Director of the Federal Service of National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation (Rosgvardia)DOB: 27.1.1954POB: Sasovo, Russian SFSR (now Russian Federation)Nationality: RussianGender: maleID Number: 770600283509 | Viktor Zolotov has been the Director of the Federal Service of National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation (Rosgvardia) since 5 April 2016 and, therefore, Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, as well as Commander of OMON – the Special Purpose Mobile Unit integrated in Rosgvardia. In that position, he oversees all activities of Rosgvardia and OMON troops. In his capacity as Director of Rosgvardia, he is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including arbitrary arrests and detentions and systematic and widespread violations of freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, in particular by violently repressing protests and demonstrations.Rosgvardia was employed to quell the pro-Navalny protests of 23 January and 21 April 2021, and many OMON and National Guard officers were reported to have used brutality and violence against protesters. Dozens of journalists were targeted with aggression by the security forces, including Meduza’s correspondent Kristina Safronova, who was hit by an OMON officer, and Novaya Gazeta’s journalist Yelizaveta Kirpanova, who was hit on the head with a truncheon leaving her bleeding. During the 23 January 2021 protests, security forces arbitrarily detained more than 300 minors. | 2.3.2021 |
| 6. | WANG Junzheng |  (Chinese spelling) | Position(s): Member of the 20th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee (December 2022 – December 2026); Deputy of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC, February 2023 – February 2027); Party Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR); Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) (since May 2024); former Party Secretary of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; Political commissar of the XPCC and CEO of the China Xinjian GroupDOB: May 1963POB: Linyi, Shandong (China)Nationality: ChineseGender: male | Party Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) since October 2021. Member of the 20th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee (December 2022 – December 2026). Deputy of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC, February 2023 – February 2027).Former Party Secretary of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) from April 2020 to October 2021, as well as Political commissar of the XPCC from May 2020 to October 2021. Former Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the XUAR, from February 2019 to September 2020. Wang Junzheng also held other senior posts in the XPCC.The XPCC is a state-owned economic and paramilitary organisation in the XUAR, which exercises administrative authority and controls economic activities in Xinjiang.As Party Secretary and Political commissar of the XPCC, Wang Junzheng was involved in overseeing all policies implemented by the XPCC. In that position, he was responsible for serious human rights violations in China, in particular large-scale arbitrary detentions and degrading treatment inflicted upon Uyghurs and people from other Muslim ethnic minorities, as well as systematic violations of their freedom of religion or belief, linked, inter alia, to the XPCC’s implementation of a large-scale surveillance, detention and indoctrination programme targeting Uyghurs and people from other Muslim ethnic minorities.He was also responsible for the XPCC’s systematic use of Uyghurs and people from other Muslim ethnic minorities as a forced workforce, in particular in cotton fields.As Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the XUAR, Wang Junzheng was involved in overseeing all the security policies implemented in Xinjiang, including the aforementioned programme targeting Uyghurs and people from other Muslim ethnic minorities. As Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the XUAR from February 2019 to September 2020, Wang Junzheng was responsible for maintaining internal security and law enforcement in the XUAR. As such, he held a key political position in charge of overseeing and implementing the aforementioned programme. | 22.3.2021 |
| 7. | WANG Mingshan |  (Chinese spelling) | Position(s): Deputy of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC, February 2023 – February 2027); Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)DOB: January 1964POB: Wuwei, Gansu (China)Nationality: ChineseGender: male | Deputy Director (since February 2024) and former member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Deputy of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC, February 2023 – February 2027).Former Director and Deputy Party Secretary of the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau (XPSB) between 2017 and January 2021.As Deputy Director and former Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the XUAR (September 2020 – February 2024), Wang Mingshan is responsible for maintaining internal security and law enforcement in the XUAR. As such, he holds a key political position in charge of overseeing a large-scale surveillance, detention and indoctrination programme targeting Uyghurs and people from other Muslim ethnic minorities.As Former Director and Deputy Party Secretary of the XPSB (2017 to January 2021), he held a key position in Xinjiang’s security apparatus and was directly responsible for implementing the aforementioned programme. In particular, the XPSB has deployed the "Integrated Joint Operations Platform" (IJOP), a big data programme used to track millions of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region and flag those deemed "potentially threatening" to be sent to detention camps.In his current position and due to his former functions, Wang Mingshan is responsible for serious human rights violations in China, in particular large-scale arbitrary detentions and degrading treatment inflicted upon Uyghurs and people from other Muslim ethnic minorities, as well as systematic violations of their freedom of religion or belief. | 22.3.2021 |
| 8. | CHEN Mingguo |  (Chinese spelling) | Position(s): Secretary of Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR); Member of the CCP Standing Committee of the XUAR.DOB: October 1966POB: Yilong, Sichuan (China)Nationality: ChineseGender: male | Secretary of Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and Member of the CCP Standing Committee of the XUAR since February 2024.Former Director of the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau (XPSB) since January 2021 and Vice-Chairman of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) People’s Government.As Secretary of Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), Member of the CCP Standing Committee of the XUAR and former Director of the XPSB, Chen Mingguo holds a key position in Xinjiang’s security apparatus and is directly involved in implementing a large-scale surveillance, detention and indoctrination programme targeting Uyghurs and people from other Muslim ethnic minorities. In particular, the XPSB has deployed the "Integrated Joint Operations Platform" (IJOP), a big data programme used to track millions of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region and flag those deemed "potentially threatening" to be sent to detention camps. Chen Mingguo is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations in China, in particular arbitrary detentions and degrading treatment inflicted upon Uyghurs and people from other Muslim ethnic minorities, as well as systematic violations of their freedom of religion or belief. | 22.3.2021 |
| 13. | Aiub Vakhaevich KATAEV (a.k.a. Ayubkhan Vakhaevich KATAEV) | Аюб Вахаевич КАТАЕВ (a.k.a. Аюбхан Вахаевич КАТАЕВ) (Russian spelling) | Position(s): Former Head of Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the city of Argun in the Chechen RepublicDOB: 1.12.1983POB: Ilyinsky, ChechnyaNationality: RussianID Number: 200505588830, 014112081090Gender: male | Head of Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the city of Argun in the Chechen Republic until 2018.In his capacity as Head of Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in Argun, Aiub Kataev oversaw the activities of local state security and police agencies. In this position, he personally oversaw widespread and systematic persecutions in Chechnya, which began in 2017. The repressions are directed against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, those presumed to belong to LGBTI groups, and other individuals suspected of being opponents of the Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. Aiub Kataev and forces formerly under his command are responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, in particular torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as well as arbitrary arrests and detentions and extrajudicial or arbitrary executions and killings.According to numerous witnesses, Aiub Kataev personally supervised and took part in torturing detainees. | 22.3.2021 |
| 20. | Aleksandr Grigorievitch MALOLETKO | Александр Григорьевич МАЛОЛЕТКО(Russian spelling) | | Aleksandr Maloletko was a close collaborator of Yevgeny Prigozhin. His action as a "defender of the Motherland" and as the Head of the "Veteran’s Interests Defenders League" was publicly hailed by Yevgeny Prigozhin. He has been working as an instructor for the Wagner Group in the Central African Republic (CAR). He is associated with the Wagner Group, listed for serious human rights abuses in several countries, including in CAR, and is responsible for supporting the acts of the Wagner Group. | 25.2.2023 |
| 22. | Dimitri SYTIIa.k.a.Dimitri SYTYI | Дмитрий СЫТИЙ(Russian spelling) | Position(s): Director of the Russian House of BanguiDOB: 23.3.1989POB: Minsk (Belarus)Nationality: RussianPassport number: 550246878Gender: maleAddress: NA-SYTAIA/A1-TANKISTAZ KHRUSTITSKOGO 62 APT25/ZP-198217/CI St Petersburg, Russian Federation | Dimitri Sytii has a leading role within the Wagner Group in the Central African Republic (CAR), and he had close links to Yevgeny Prigozhin. He is in charge of conducting the Wagner Group’s operations and influence policy in CAR. He is the head of the local branch of the Russian House, the cultural arm of the Russian foreign ministry.The Wagner Group is listed for serious human rights abuses, which include torture and extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and killings, in several countries, including CAR.Given his influential position in CAR and his leading role in the Wagner Group, he is responsible for serious human rights abuses committed by the Wagner Group in CAR. | 25.2.2023 |
| 23. | Mikhail Sergeyevich POTEPKIN | Михаил Сергеевич ПОТЕПКИН(Russian spelling) | Position(s): Director Meroe GoldDOB: 19.9.1981 or 29.9.1981Nationality: RussianGender: malePassport number: 651697952 (Russian passport)Address: SudanAssociated companies: Megaline; Concord; IT-Debugger | Mikhail Potepkin is director of Meroe Gold, a cover entity for the Wagner Group’s operations in Sudan, as well as being involved in M-Invest, Meroe’s parent company. He has a leading role within the Wagner Group in Sudan, and he had close links to Yevgeny Prigozhin. By being affiliated with the Sudanese military, the Wagner Group secured the exploiting and exporting of Sudanese gold to Russia. Potepkin is associated with the Wagner Group, listed for serious human rights abuses, which include torture and extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and killings, in several countries, including Sudan. Through his activities, he also provides support for such abuses committed in Sudan. | 25.2.2023 |
| 25. | Vitalii Viktorovitch PERFILEV | Виталий Викторович ПЕРФИЛЬЕВ(Russian spelling) | DOB: 11.9.1983POB: Novossibirsk USSR (now Russian Federation)Nationality: RussianAddress: Bangui (Central African Republic)Gender: malePassport number: NR 75 2987491Date of delivery: 30.3.2016Expiration date: 30.3.2026 | Vitalii Perfilev was the security advisor to the President of the Central African Republic (CAR) until November 2023, and a key figure within the Wagner Group in CAR.The Wagner Group is listed for serious human rights abuses, which include torture and extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and killings, in several countries, including CAR.Given his former influential position during the period when the human rights abuses were committed in CAR and his leading role in the Wagner Group, Vitalii Perfilev is responsible for serious human rights abuses committed by the Wagner Group in CAR. | 25.2.2023 |
| 26. | Andrei Sergeevich MANDEL | Андрей Сергеевич МАНДЕЛЬ(Russian spelling) | DOB: 2.3.1990POB: GermanyGender: malePassport number: 753615660 | Andrei Mandel is head of M-Invest, a cover entity for the Wagner Group’s operations in Sudan, as well as being involved in its subsidiary Meroe Gold. He has a leading role within the Wagner Group in Sudan, and had close links with Yevgeny Prigozhin. By being closely affiliated with the Sudanese military, the Wagner Group secured the exploiting and exporting of Sudanese gold to Russia. Andrei Mandel is associated with the Wagner Group, listed for serious human rights abuses, which include torture and extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and killings, in several countries, including Sudan. Through his activities, Andrei Mandel also provides support for such abuses committed in Sudan. | 25.2.2023 |
| 27. | Neda Mohammad NADEEM |  (Pashto spelling) | Position(s): Acting Taliban Minister for Higher EducationNationality: AfghanDOB: 1977POB: Kandahar, AfghanistanGender: male | Neda Mohammed Nadeem has been the acting Taliban Minister for Higher Education since 22 October 2022.Since he took up his position, the Taliban have published decrees banning women from higher education throughout the country. These decrees deprive women of their right to education as well as their equal access to education, violating the principle of equal treatment between men and women.In his capacity as acting Taliban Minister for Higher Education, Neda Mohammed Nadeem is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations in Afghanistan, in particular the widespread violation of women’s right to education and the right to equal treatment between men and women in the field of education. | 7.3.2023 |
| 29. | Alexander Georgievich FEDORINOV | Александр Георгиевич ФЕДОРИНОВ(Russian spelling) | Position(s): commanding officer of Moscow Police StationRank: Lieutenant ColonelDOB: 31.5.1980POB: Michurinsk, Tambov, Russian FederationNationality: RussianGender: male | Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Fedorinov is a commanding officer of Moscow Police Station.In his capacity as acting head of the police station in March 2022, he authorised the arbitrary arrest and detention, as well as the subsequent torture, of female anti-war protestors.Alexander Fedorinov is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, in particular torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, arbitrary arrests or detentions as well as systematic sexual and gender-based violence. | 7.3.2023 |
| 33. | Gatluak Nyang HOTH | | Nationality: South SudaneseGender: male | Gatluak Nyang Hoth was the county commissioner for Mayiandit county (Unity State, South Sudan) from February 2021 until June 2024.In this position, he commanded government-aligned militias to carry out attacks in southern Unity State, between February and May 2022. During this period, troops under his command made widespread and systematic use of sexual violence as a war tactic and instrumentalised it as a reward and entitlement for men participating in the conflict.In his capacity as county commissioner, Gatluak Nyang Hoth is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations in South Sudan, including systematic and widespread sexual and gender-based violence. | 7.3.2023 |
| 35. | Toe UIa.k.a. Toe YI | | Position(s): Deputy Minister of Home AffairsRank: Major-GeneralDOB: 1966Nationality: Myanmar/BurmaGender: male | Major-General Toe Ui was appointed Deputy Minister of Home Affairs on 3 February 2023. He is the former second in command of the Office of the Chief of Military Security Affairs (OCMSA). The OCMSA is responsible for the management of detention and interrogation centres in Myanmar/Burma and is also tasked with intelligence gathering.OCMSA staff under Ui’s authority use forced nudity, rape, electric shock, burning of genitalia and excessive violence during the arbitrary detention and interrogation of men, women and members of the LGBTIQ community.In his capacity as second in command of the OCMSA, Major-General Toe Ui is responsible for serious human rights violations in Myanmar/Burma, including arbitrary detentions and torture, as well as for systematic and widespread sexual and gender-based violence. | 7.3.2023 |
| 37. | Andrei Andreevich ZADACHIN | Андрей Андреевич ЗАДАЧИН(Russian spelling) | Position(s): Investigator of the Major Investigative Unit at the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation; MajorDOB: 22.8.1990POB: Moscow, Russian FederationNationality: RussianGender: maleIndividual Taxpayer Number: 771577190559Fiscal Registration Number: YBLWST14JJ39 | In his position as Investigator of the Major Investigative Unit at the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Andrei Zadachin issued a politically motivated criminal accusation against Vladimir Kara-Murza. Andrei Zadachin also asked the court that Vladimir Kara-Murza be detained and provided supporting testimony in court.Vladimir Kara-Murza is a prominent opposition activist in Russia. Politically motivated court proceedings based on false allegations started against him in 2022 after he accused the Kremlin of committing war crimes in Ukraine and publicly condemned Russian aggression. In April 2023, he was sentenced to 25 years in a high-security prison/labour camp. The court proceedings against him targeted his activism and served as a show trial in Russia to suppress voices critical of the ruling regime in voicing opposition to the war of aggression against Ukraine. The Russian regime is using the judiciary of the country as a widespread tool in numerous serious human rights violations. The justice system is not independent and is used to systematically and severely violate the human rights of individuals opposed to the ruling regime, by violating their freedom of opinion and expression.Therefore, Andrei Zadachin is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including violations of freedom of opinion and expression. | 5.6.2023 |
| 40. | Diana Igorevna MISHCHENKO(Maiden name: GARIPOVA) | Диана Игоревнa МИЩЕНКО(Russian spelling) | Position(s): Judge of the Khamovniki District Court of MoscowDOB: 12.5.1977POB: Moscow, Russian FederationNationality: RussianPassport no.: 4508731961Gender: femaleFiscal registration no.: K7VGTQKBDX68Individual Taxpayer Number: 771805281790 | In her position as Judge of the Khamovniki District Court of Moscow, Diana Mishchenko is involved in the politically motivated court case against Vladimir Kara-Murza. She issued a sentence to approve the administrative arrest of Vladimir Kara-Murza for 15 days.Vladimir Kara-Murza is a prominent opposition activist in Russia. Politically motivated court proceedings based on false allegations started against him in 2022 after he accused the Kremlin of committing war crimes in Ukraine and publicly condemned Russian aggression. In April 2023, he was sentenced to 25 years in a high-security prison/labour camp. The court proceedings against him targeted his activism and served as a show trial in Russia to suppress voices critical of the ruling regime in voicing opposition to the war of aggression against Ukraine. The Russian regime is using the judiciary of the country as a widespread tool in numerous serious human rights violations. The justice system is not independent and is used to systematically and severely violate the human rights of individuals opposed to the ruling regime, by violating their freedom of opinion and expression.Therefore, Diana Mishchenko is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including violations of freedom of opinion and expression. | 5.6.2023 |
| 43. | Sergei Gennadievich PODOPRIGOROV | Сергей Геннадьевич ПОДОПРИГОРОВ(Russian spelling) | Function: Judge of the Moscow City CourtDOB: 8.1.1974POB: Moscow, Russian FederationNationality: RussianGender: maleIndividual Taxpayer Number: 772606428578AddressShmitovskiy Proyezd, 16c2, Moscow, Russia, 123100. Apartment 52.(Шмитовский пр-д, 16с2, Москва, Россия, 123100. Квартира 52) | In his position as Judge of the Moscow City Court, Sergei Podoprigorov is involved in the politically motivated court case against Vladimir Kara-Murza. He chaired the collegium of Judges at the Moscow City Court who on 17 April 2023 sentenced opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in high-security prison/labour camp.Vladimir Kara-Murza is a prominent opposition activist in Russia. Politically motivated court proceedings based on false allegations started against him in 2022 after he accused the Kremlin of committing war crimes in Ukraine and publicly condemned Russian aggression. In April 2023, he was sentenced to 25 years in a high-security prison/labour camp. The court proceedings against him targeted his activism and served as a show trial in Russia to suppress voices critical of the ruling regime in voicing opposition to the war of aggression against Ukraine. The Russian regime is using the judiciary of the country as a widespread tool in numerous serious human rights violations. The justice system is not independent and is used to systematically and severely violate the human rights of individuals opposed to the ruling regime, by violating their freedom of opinion and expression.Previously, Sergei Podoprigorov, as a Judge at Moscow’s Tverskoi district court, made two rulings in relation to Sergei Magnitsky, who exposed corruption and misconduct by Russian government officials, and was later persecuted and died in Russian prison.Therefore, Sergei Podoprigorov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including violations of freedom of opinion and expression. | 5.6.2023 |
| 75. | Wadim Konstantinowitsch KALININ | Вадим Kонстантинович КАЛИНИН | Position(s): Head of the IK-3 penal colonyDOB: 7.3.1973POB: Russian FederationNationality: RussianGender: maleIndividual Taxpayer Number: 663401241613 | Wadim Kalinin is the Head of the IK-3 penal colony.Within the chain of command in the IK-3 penal colony, being officially part of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) "senior command staff" and assuming a managerial role, he is directly tasked with executive decisions and therefore responsible for the overall conditions of imprisonment in the IK-3 penal colony. The IK-3 penal colony, commonly known as the "Polar Wolf", is the location where detained opposition politician Alexei Navalny died under unknown circumstances. The conditions of Alexei Navalny’s imprisonment in the IK-3 penal colony included physical violence such as torture and withholding warm water and adequate clothing in winter, medical assistance and food and water.Therefore, Wadim Kalinin is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, arbitrary detentions, and the systematic violation of freedom of opinion and expression. | 22.3.2024 |
| 86. | Aleksandr Aleksandrovich MUKHANOV | Александр Александрович МУХАНОВ | Position(s): Director of IK-1DOB: 7.12.1984POB: Russian FederationNationality: RussianGender: maleIndividual Taxpayer Number: 332806323008 | Aleksandr Mukhanov is the Director of correctional colony No1 (IK-1) and he was the Director of correctional colony No2 (IK-2) during the period when Alexei Navalny was held there from March 2021 to June 2022.IK-2 is known for poor conditions of detention. Alexei Navalny, who had recently been poisoned, was refused access to civilian doctors in that colony, despite the threat to his health.As Director of IK-1, Aleksandr Mukhanov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, in particular torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment as well as the systematic violation of freedom of opinion and expression. | 22.3.2024 |
| 87. | Roman Alexandrovitch VIDYUKOV | Роман Александрович ВИДЮКОВ(Russian spelling) | Position(s): Deputy Head of the Main Investigation Department at the State Investigative Committee of the Russian FederationDOB: 30.7.1980POB: Russia FederationNationality: RussianGender: male | Roman Vidyukov is Deputy Head of the Main Investigation Department and former investigator at the State Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.During the period when he held the position of investigator at the State Investigative Committee, Roman Vidyukov led the investigation in one of the cases in which Alexei Navalny was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2022. Roman Vidyukov also was a member of the preliminary investigation team for the "money laundering" case against Alexei Navalny’s anti-corruption foundation. Roman Vidyukov further led the investigation against Lilia Chanysheva, former Head of Alexei Navalny’s headquarters in Ufa, who was convicted of "creation of an extremist community". Lilia Chanysheva was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison in 2023.During those court cases, Roman Vidyukov allegedly threatened a witness in order to force him to give testimony that would be favourable to the investigation during Alexei Navalny’s fraud case.Roman Vidyukov is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including arbitrary arrests or detentions and the violation of freedom of opinion and expression which is of serious concern as regards the objectives of the common foreign and security policy set out in Article 21 TEU. | 22.3.2024 |
| 88. | Evgenia Sergeevna NIKOLAEVA | Евгения Сергеевна НИКОЛАЕВА(Russian spelling) | Position(s): Judge at the Basmanny District Court in MoscowDOB: 9.7.1981POB: Russian FederationNationality: RussianGender: femaleIndividual Taxpayer Number: 771873894393 | Evgenia Nikolaeva has been a judge at the Basmanny District Court in Moscow since 2016.She has issued a number of rulings against political opponents (including Alexei Navalny, Ilia Yashin and Vladimir Kara-Murza), thereby contributing to political repression in Russia. In October 2023, she sent Alexei Navalny’s lawyers Alexey Liptser and Igor Sergunin to pre-trial detention for 2 months. Previously, she had repeatedly made life difficult for political prisoners, including by extending the terms of detention in pre-trial detention centre for the former head of Alexei Navalny’s headquarters in Ufa, Lilia Chanysheva. Evgenia Nikolaeva also refused to address complaints about the inaction of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation on the allegation of Alexei Navalny’s poisoning.In her position, Evgenia Nikolaeva is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including arbitrary arrests or detentions and the violation of freedom of opinion and expression which is of serious concern as regards the objectives of the common foreign and security policy set out in Article 21 TEU. | 22.3.2024 |
| 96. | Sergey Anatolevich MOROZ | Сергей Анатольевич МОРОЗ(Russian spelling) | Position(s): Head of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for MoscowDOB: 15.9.1968POB: Berdyansk, Zaporozhye, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)Nationality: RussianGender: maleIndividual Taxpayer Number: 644918369538 | Sergey Moroz is a Russian official. He is Head of the Federal Penitentiary Service in Moscow.In that position, he placed the opposition politician Alexei Navalny on the federal wanted list. Sergey Moroz is accused of having exerted extreme humiliation and violence on detainees upon their arrival in detention.Therefore, Sergey Moroz is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, arbitrary detentions, and the systematic violation of freedom of opinion and expression. | 22.3.2024 |
| 97. | Elena Evgenievna MOROZOVA | Елена Евгеньевна МОРОЗОВА(Russian spelling) | Position(s): Judge of the Khimki City CourtDOB: 2.12.1977Nationality: RussianGender: female | Elena Morozova is a Russian judge working in the Khimki City Court.In her position, she decided to place the opposition politician Alexei Navalny in custody for 30 days after he arrived in Moscow after his treatment for Novichok poisoning. The trial she chaired violated fair trial standards, including the right to review the contents of the indictment and trial documents, the opportunity to consult with a lawyer, and public access to the trial.Therefore, Elena Morozova is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, arbitrary arrests and detentions, and the systematic violation of freedom of opinion and expression. | 22.3.2024 |
| 99. | Mikhail Yurievich PTITSYN | Михаил Юрьевич ПТИЦЫН(Russian spelling) | Position(s): Chairman of the Moscow City CourtDOB: 21.8.1963Nationality: RussianGender: male | Mikhail Ptitsyn is Chairman of the Moscow City Court.In that position, he positively considered the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service’s proposal to replace opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s probation sentence with a fully fledged sentence. Consequently, Alexei Navalny was deprived of the possibility to act in public life in Russia by being imprisoned in a penal colony.Therefore, Mikhail Ptitsyn is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, arbitrary detentions, and the systematic violation of freedom of opinion and expression. | 22.3.2024 |
| 100. | Sergey Alekseevich RYABTSEV | Сергей Алексеевич РЯБЦЕВ(Russian spelling) | Position(s): Judge of the Lefortovo District Court of MoscowDOB: 4.9.1989Nationality: RussianGender: male | Sergey Ryabtsev is a Russian judge working in the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow.In that position, he was involved in sabotaging the investigation regarding the poisoning of Alexei Navalny by refusing to address the complaint about the inaction of the Investigative Directorate of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB). Moreover, he continuously delivers sentences against freedom of speech in Russia.Therefore, Sergey Ryabtsev is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, arbitrary detentions, and the systematic violation of freedom of opinion and expression. | 22.3.2024 |
| 101. | Petr Pavlovich SERKOV | Пётр Павлович СЕРКОВ(Russian spelling) | Position(s): First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian FederationDOB: 7.6.1955POB: Poldamasovo, Ulyanovsk region, former USSR (now Russian Federation)Nationality: RussianGender: maleIndividual Taxpayer Number: 732502615730 | Petr Serkov is the First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.In that position, he upheld the verdict against the opposition politician Alexei Navalny in 2018. Consequently, Alexei Navalny was convicted and imprisoned in a high-security penal colony in order to prevent him from engaging in political activity. Placing Alexei Navalny in a penal colony resulted in his death.Therefore, Petr Serkov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, arbitrary detentions, and the systematic violation of freedom of opinion and expression. | 22.3.2024 |
| 103. | Nikolay Viktorovich TIMOSHIN | Николай Викторович ТИМОШИН(Russian spelling) | Position(s): Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian FederationDOB: 14.8.1959POB: Zhidkoe village, Znamensky district, Oryol region, former USSR (now Russian Federation)Nationality: RussianGender: male | Nikolay Timoshin is Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. Previously, he held the position of Member of the Court’s Presidium.As Member of the Presidium, Nikolay Timoshin upheld the verdict against the opposition politician Alexei Navalny in 2018. Consequently, Alexei Navalny was convicted and imprisoned in a high-security penal colony in order to prevent him from engaging in political activity.Therefore, Nikolay Timoshin is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, arbitrary detentions, and the systematic violation of freedom of opinion and expression. | 22.3.2024 |
| 104. | Vladimir Yurievich ZAITSEV | Владимир Юрьевич ЗАЙЦЕВ(Russian spelling) | Position(s): Chairman of the Appellate Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Russian FederationDOB: 31.3.1957POB: Valamaz, Krasnogorsk, Udmurtia SSR (now Russian Federation)Nationality: RussianGender: male | Vladimir Zaitsev is Chairman of the Appellate Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.In that position, he excluded Alexei Navalny from running in the presidential election in Russia in 2018 in a politically motivated trial.Therefore, Vladimir Zaitsev is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including systematic violations of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association, and freedom of expression and opinion. | 22.3.2024 |
| 115. | Abdel Karim Mahmoud (Mahmood, Mohammad)IBRAHIM |  Position(s): Chief of staff of | the Syrian ArmyPOB: Tartous, SyriaNationality: SyrianGender: male | Abdel Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim is the chief of staff of the Syrian Army.The Syrian state, including its military, commits systematic and widespread torture, rape and sexual and gender-based violence against civilians.As the chief of staff of the Syrian Army, Abdel Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim is responsible for the actions of the armed forces under his command.Therefore, Abdel Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim is responsible for serious human rights violations, including torture and systematic and widespread sexual and gender-based violence. | 22.7.2024" |
