When domestic remedies are no longer available or prove ineffective, international mechanisms provide a way to document violations, seek protective measures, and lay the groundwork for further legal or diplomatic action. I provide legal assistance in proceedings before the United Nations and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). I prepare well-reasoned submissions in Russian and English, building the factual narrative, framing legal arguments, and presenting materials in the required formats.
I work with petitions to UN treaty bodies (where individual complaints are permitted), applications to UN special procedures (such as Special Rapporteurs and the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention), and applications to the ECHR (for Russia — limited to events that occurred prior to 16 September 2022).
I operate exclusively within my specialization, assisting victims of violations by Russia and CIS states through the preparation of draft complaints, evidentiary annexes, and translations, as well as maintaining correspondence with secretariats. Where local representation or submission by counsel admitted in the relevant jurisdiction is required, I coordinate with partner lawyers.
