Prominent Chechen Ombudswoman Kheda Saratova Dies Aged 55 - Human Rights Council
Faizan Hashmi Published March 07, 2021 | 03:50 PM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th March, 2021) Kheda Saratova, a member of the Human Rights Council under the leader of Russia's Chechen Republic and a well-known rights advocate, died at the age of 55 after succumbing to an illness, council chairman Timur Aliev told Sputnik on Sunday.
"Kheda Saratova died from illness, this is a great loss for us, for the entire human rights movement," Aliev said.
According to various media reports, the human rights activist died of post-coronavirus complications.
Saratova, born in 1965, has been actively involved in returning women and children from war zones in Syria and Iraq.
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