'' Estamirov and Others v. Russia '' was a European Court of Human Rights ruling in the case of the February 5 , 2000 , Novye Aldi massacre in Chechnya , which unanimously held Russia responsible for violations of Articles 2 ( right to life ) and 13 ( right to effective remedy ) of the European Convention of Human Rights . The case was brought to the European Court by several members of the Estamirov family together with the British solicitor Gareth Peirce and the organization Russian Justice Initiative
Novye Aldi massacre
Novye Aldi massacre
Estamirov and Others v. Russia