Sergey Babinets

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Sergey Sergeevich Babinets
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Born(1988-12-10)10 December 1988
RSFSR, USSR
CitizenshipRussia
OccupationLawyer, human rights defender, head of the Crew Against Torture
Known forHuman rights activism, working as the head of the Crew Against Torture

Sergey Sergeevich Babinets (Russian: Бабинéц Сергéй Сергéевич) (born on December 10, 1988, in Totskoye, RSFSR, USSR) is a lawyer and human rights defender. He currently works as the head of the Crew Against Torture, a Russian human rights organization that investigates cases of torture.

Biography

Sergey Babinets was born on December 10, 1988, in the village of Totskoye, Totsky District, Orenburg Region, RSFSR, USSR.

Education

Babinets graduated from the Orenburg branch of the Moscow State Law Academy in 2011, specializing in criminal law.

Human Rights Activities

Sergey Babinets began working at the Orenburg branch of the Interregional Public Organization "Committee Against Torture" in 2011.[1][2] In 2013, he became the head of the Orenburg branch.[3]

From 2014 to 2017, he worked as the head of the Moscow branch of the organization, which he co-founded with a human rights lawyer Dmitry Piskunov.[4] From 2017 to 2019, he worked as the head of the investigation department of the Nizhny Novgorod branch.[5] From 2019 to 2021, he led the Orenburg branch.[6]

In December 2021, Sergey Babinets was elected chairman of the NGO "Committee Against Torture."[7] In February 2022, he assumed the position, succeeding Igor Kalyapin.[6]

On June 10, 2022, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation designated the "Committee Against Torture" as a public association without legal entity status, performing the functions of a foreign agent.[8] On June 11, 2022, by unanimous decision of the general meeting of members of the NGO "Committee Against Torture," the organization was dissolved.[9] On June 12, 2022, the NGO "Crew Against Torture" was established, with its members continuing to work on cases previously handled by the Committee Against Torture. Sergey Babinets was elected as the head of the team.[10]

Sergei Babinets has actively participated in monitoring public demonstrations in Orenburg, aiming to document potential human rights violations.[11]

Work in the North Caucasus

From December 2011 to September 2022, he frequently participated in the work of the Consolidated Mobile Group of Russian Human Rights Organizations in the Chechen Republic, and later in the work of the North Caucasian branch of the NGO "Committee Against Torture," having spent more than a year of service in the North Caucasus.[12][13]

On December 13, 2014, while in Grozny, unknown individuals set the office of the Consolidated Mobile Group on fire and stole some of their files.[14] The Chechen authorities accused the human rights defenders of staging the arson to draw attention to themselves.[15] The following morning, human rights activists arrived at the building which housed the now destroyed office and the neighboring apartment, where members of the Joint Mobile Group lived while working in the region (this second apartment was not damaged in the fire). After examining the burned-out office, Human Rights activists called the police to file a report about the crime immediately. Two law enforcement officers, who arrived after their call, began to search the apartment, taking away personal belongings, including laptops, cameras and memory drives, acting without a warrant.[16] Some of the equipment was later returned.[17] The office was restored, but six months later, it was attacked again.[18]

In 2020, the Committee Against Torture defended the rights of Salman Tepsurkaev, the moderator of the Telegram chat "1Adat," which focused on human rights violations in the Republic of Chechnya.[19] Human rights activists, along with the European Court of Human Rights, filed a complaint regarding Tepsurkaev's case. In 2021, the Court determined that the Russian authorities were responsible for Tepsurkaev's kidnapping and ill-treatment and awarded him compensation of 26,000 euros. However, at the time of the ECtHR's decision, Salman Tepsurkaev was brutally murdered by Chechen law enforcement officers.[20]

On January 20, 2022, representatives of law enforcement agencies in the Chechen Republic attacked human rights defenders Sergey Babinets, Oleg Khabibrakhmanov, and Natalya Dobronravova while they were providing legal assistance to their clients in Nizhny Novgorod. During the attack, Zarema Musaeva, the mother of human rights activist Abubakar Yangulbaev, was kidnapped by representatives of the Chechen police. The Front Line Defenders organization believes that these attacks and kidnappings are related to the victims' human rights activities.[21][22]

Nomination as a Member of Public Monitoring Commissions

Sergey Babinets has been nominated by public organizations to serve as a member of public monitoring commissions on four occasions: in Moscow (2016), Nizhny Novgorod Region (2018 and 2022), and Orenburg Region (2020). Despite meeting the formal requirements, he was never elected as a member of the Public Monitoring Commissions. The reasons for the refusal to issue him a mandate were not disclosed.[23]

Participation in Public Events

Sergey has actively participated in pickets organized on June 26, the day of support for victims of torture, in cities where the Committee Against Torture operates.[24][25]

Public Speaking and Authorship

In 2012, Sergey Babinets delivered lectures on human rights to police officers in Ingushetia. In 2015, he provided comments on the withdrawal of the draft law regarding the admission of the Public Monitoring Commission to court escort premises on the website of the Committee Against Torture.[26]

Sergey Babinets has spoken and published articles on the website and radio station Echo of Moscow. From 2019 to 2021, he hosted the morning broadcast on "Echo" in Orenburg.[27]

In Autumn 2022, he was a speaker at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference.[28]

In October 2022, he participated in the Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders. The platform, held every two years, provides an opportunity for human rights defenders at risk to come together, share experiences, discuss substantive issues, and meet with decision-makers in governments and intergovernmental bodies.[29]

Interviews

References

  1. ↑ "Оренбуржец Сергей Бабинец возглавил правозащитную организацию «Комитет против пыток»". Рамблер/спорт (in русский). Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  2. ↑ "Оренбуржец Сергей Бабинец возглавил Комитет против пыток". Информационное агентство «Европейско-Азиатские Новости». Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Суд в Оренбурге оставил без изменения минимальное наказание экс-полицейскому за жестокое избиение задержанного". Команда против пыток. 2013-05-20. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  4. ↑ "Комитет против пыток приступил к расследованию смерти уроженца Таджикистана в подмосковном отделении полиции". Команда против пыток. 2014-10-03. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  5. ↑ Урал56.Ру. "Оренбуржец Сергей Бабинец возглавил «Комитет против пыток»". Урал56.Ру. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Оренбуржец Сергей Бабинец возглавил правозащитную организацию «Комитет против пыток» | Новости Оренбурга". prooren.ru (in русский). Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  7. ↑ "Комитет против пыток возглавил оренбургский юрист. Три вопроса о будущем организации". semnasem.org (in русский). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  8. ↑ "Минюст включил "Комитет против пыток" в реестр иноагентов - ТАСС". TACC. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  9. ↑ Лугов, Александр (2022-06-13). ""Уровень насилия резко возрастет". Закрылся "Комитет против пыток"". Радио Свобода. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  10. ↑ "Human rights defender Sergey Babinets fined RUR 100,000 (approximetely EUR 2000)". Front Line Defenders (in русский). 2023-01-04. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  11. ↑ "Итоги мониторинга протестных акций 31 января в нескольких регионах России". Команда против пыток. 2021-02-01. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  12. ↑ "«Как пытали, так и пытают»: Сергей Бабинец о пытках, правах человека и Чечне". Южный Урал (in русский). 2019-10-08. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  13. ↑ "Сергей Бабинец: В Чечне царствует диктатура". RFI (in русский). 2012-10-09. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  14. ↑ Кавказский Узел. "В результате пожара офис Комитета против пыток в Грозном полностью выгорел". Кавказский Узел. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  15. ↑ "Сожженный офис и угрозы. В Чечне ответили на критику нижегородского правозащитника". Новости NN.RU (in русский). 2014-12-15. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  16. ↑ "Пожар на КПП". Медиазона (in русский). Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  17. ↑ Чижова, Любовь (2014-12-16). ""Мы останемся в Грозном"". Радио Свобода. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  18. ↑ "В Грозном разгромили офис Комитета против пыток" (in русский). Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  19. ↑ "ЕСПЧ установил, что российские власти несут ответственность за похищение и жестокое обращение с модератором чата Telegram-канала «1Adat» (признан экстремистским в РФ) Салманом Тепсуркаевым". Команда против пыток. 2021-10-19. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  20. ↑ "В Чечне убит оппозиционный активист Салман Тепсуркаев – правозащитники". Настоящее Время (in русский). Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  21. ↑ "Нападение на правозащитников Сергея Бабинца, Олега Хабибрахманова и адвокатку Наталью Добронравову, похищение матери правозащитника Абубакара Янгулбаева". Front Line Defenders (in русский). 2022-01-24. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  22. ↑ "Похищение матери как месть за деятельность сыновей". Human Rights Watch (in русский). 2022-01-24. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  23. ↑ "Наблюдатели выбрались в комиссии". Коммерсантъ (in русский). 2022-09-29. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  24. ↑ "Инсталляция, пикеты и фестиваль боевых единоборств. 26 июня – Международный день в поддержку жертв пыток". Команда против пыток. 2019-06-24. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  25. ↑ "В России проходят мероприятия, посвященные Международному дню ООН в поддержку жертв пыток". Команда против пыток. 2017-06-27. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  26. ↑ "ОНК и тайная комната". Команда против пыток. 2015-09-24. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  27. ↑ "Сергей Бабинец". ЭХО (in русский). Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  28. ↑ "Warsaw Human Dimension Conference". www.osce.org. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  29. ↑ "Dublin Platform". Front Line Defenders. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.

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