| Anna Stavitskaya | |
| Birth Date: | 26 June 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, USSR |
| Nationality: | Russian |
| Occupation: | Advocate |
| Known For: | Extradition cases and representing in the European Court of Human Rights |
Anna Edvardovna Stavitskaya (Russian: Анна Эдвардовна Ставицкая) (born June 26, 1972) is a Russian lawyer (advocate) specializing in extradition cases, jury trials, and representation before the European Court of Human Rights.[1] She has participated in a number of high-profile trials, including murder of Anna Politkovskaya,[2] [3] scientists accused of espionage (Igor Sutyagin etc.), and the Katyn massacre.
Anna Stavitskaya was born in Moscow. She graduated from the Kutafin Moscow State Law University in 1996. She has been a lawyer since May 27, 1997. Stavitskaya has an advocate's status (her number in the register of Russian advocates is 77/311) and is the member of the advocate's chamber (bar association) of the Moscow city, she carries out her professional activity as a member of the Kollegium of advocates "Liptser, Stavitskaya and partners".[4]
In 1997, she completed a traineeship at the Danish Institute for Human Rights.[5] In her advocacy, Stavitskaya uses international mechanisms for the protection of human rights.[6]