Vladimir Viktorovich Buzayev (Russian: Влади́мир Ви́кторович Буза́ев, Latvian: Vladimirs Buzajevs; born October 8, 1951 in Zhukovka, Bryansk Oblast, Russian SFSR) is a Latvian Russian politician and Member of the 8th and 9th Saeima from For Human Rights in United Latvia. Member of Latvian Human Rights Committee since 1993 and its co-chairman since 2012, Candidate degree in hydrogeology.

Biography

1982 he has defended a Candidate thesis in hydrogeology.

1989 — elected to Riga Council of People's Deputies (till 1994).

1993 — participation in foundation of Equal Rights party.

1994–2001 — co-chairman of Latvian Human Rights Committee.

1998–2001 — MP *istant.

2000 — Buzayev becomes naturalized citizen of Latvia.

2001 — Buzayev is elected to Riga City Council and becomes chairman of Equal Rights party (until 2007).

2002 — elected to 8th Saeima (Parliament) where he had become the most active speaker.

2006 — elected to 9th Saeima (serving until 2010).

2007 — published book "Non-citizens of Latvia" (in Russian), elected chairman of the Board of ForHRUL (until 2009).

2008 — Buzayev represents the applicant before the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR in case Andrejeva v. Latvia, won in 2009.

2009 — co-authors the book "Modern European Ethnocracy: Violations of Rights of National minorities in Estonia and Latvia" (Современная европейская этнократия: Нарушение прав национальных меньшинств в Эстонии и Латвии).

2010 — publishes book "How the Russians are surviving" (Как выживают русских).

2012 — elected co-chairman of LHRC.

2013 — publishes a book "Legal and social situation of the Russian-speaking minority in Latvia".

2017 — publishes a book "Citizens and 'non-citizens': the politically legalistic division of Post-Soviet Latvia's population" (Граждане и „неграждане“: Политико-правовое разделение жителей Латвии в постсоветский период)

2020 - elected to the Riga City Council.

References

External links

• CV rusojuz.lv
• V. Buzayev Non-citizens of Latvia (in Russian)