Zainap Gashaeva


 

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Profile:

An economist from Chechnya, Zainap Gaschaeva is president of Echo of War, an inter-regional humanitarian NGO that promotes peace and brings together Russian and Chechen women. During the Chechen War and up to the present day, she assembled a substantial archive of photographs and films documenting human rights violations perpetrated by members of the Russian armed forces. For political reasons she is currently living in Switzerland.