of the victims of this war, there is still our duty to try and prevent further bloodshed. We have to prosecute all the perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity." "Religious extremism does not lead anywhere, it only leads to an impasse. It has happened before in Chechnya’s history; women had to wear scarves and stand opposite of the men on public transportation. Those rules were ridiculous especially in comparison to all of the serious problems Chechnya had. What about the problems in Chechnya and Ingushetia, have they been solved? How many people are dead or missing? How many people are unemployed, pensioners or disabled? Let us look at these issues and stop talking about how long women’s skirts should be or whether or not they should wear scarves on their heads." Awards 2004 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders for researching about data of war victims, investigations of murder and kidnapping in Chechen Republic. Irene Khan, Amnesty International general secretary that time, said that this was award for Lidia Yusupova's heroic work, especially heroic when the dangerous work being carried by women during wars. 2005 Professor Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize for her work in Chechnya to help victims of war. The formal award ceremony was at the National Theatre in Bergen, Norway. References External links First Post article Reuters report 2004 Martin Ennals Award Press Release 2005 Rafto Prize Press Release "Nobel candidacy spurred threat" - Aftenposten Universal Declaration of Human Rights Heroes Lida Yusupova - World People's Blog Interview with Lida Yusupova - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (in French) 1961 births Chechen human rights activists Women human rights activists Living people People from Grozny Russian political activists Women in the Chechen wars Memorial (society)