On 22 October  2008 at Interfax Information agency (Nizhny Novgorod) the Interregional Committee against Torture will hold a press-conference upon the results the Committee’s work under three well-known cases – the cases of Sergey Sankin, Olga Maslova and Viktor Buzychkin.

The press-conference is devoted to the issues of torture victims’ human rights and legal interests protection on the domestic and international level. The Committee will show the results of its activity in connection with representation of victims’ interest in the European Court and in national courts.

Participants of the press-conference:

Mr. Sergey Sankin;

Mr. Igor Kalyapin – chairman of the Interregional Committee against Torture ;

Ms. Olga Sadovskaya – vice-chairman of the Interregional Committee against Torture.

Location: IA «Interfax», 5 Studyonaya Street.

Opening at 11.00