Leonid Roshal
Encyclopedia
Leonid Mikhailovich Roshal (b. April 27, 1933 in Livny
) is a noted pediatrician from Moscow, Russia
, expert for World Health Organization
, chairman of International Charity Fund to Help Children in Disasters and Wars.
Roshal has been leading the Emergency Surgery & Children's Trauma Department of Moscow's Pediatric Scientific Research Institute since 1981. In 2003, he also took over the Moscow Institute of Emergency Children's Surgery & Traumatology, which is currently treating 60,000 children a year.
Dr. Roshal negotiated
with Chechen
terrorists
during the Moscow theater hostage crisis
in 2002. He also served as a negotiator in the 2004 Beslan school hostage crisis
, working for the release of children and trying to convince the hostage-takers to allow the hostages to have food and water. After the events in the Beslan crisis played out, he also served as the advisor to the medical teams that had to treat burn
wounds on hundreds of children.
Since 2005 he is a member of the Public Chamber of Russia
. He is also a member of the Presidential Commission on Human Rights.
Roshal publicly spoke out against the war in Chehcnya and the arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky
. In February 2006 he criticized the Mothers of Beslan
for "judging the state rather than the terrorists" at a trial of one of the Beslan hostage takers.
Livny
Livny is a town in Oryol Oblast, Russia. Population: The town apparently originated in 1586 as Ust-Livny, a wooden fort on the bank of the Livenka River, although some believe that a town had existed on the spot previous to the Mongol invasion of Rus...
) is a noted pediatrician from Moscow, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, expert for World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
, chairman of International Charity Fund to Help Children in Disasters and Wars.
Roshal has been leading the Emergency Surgery & Children's Trauma Department of Moscow's Pediatric Scientific Research Institute since 1981. In 2003, he also took over the Moscow Institute of Emergency Children's Surgery & Traumatology, which is currently treating 60,000 children a year.
Dr. Roshal negotiated
Negotiation
Negotiation is a dialogue between two or more people or parties, intended to reach an understanding, resolve point of difference, or gain advantage in outcome of dialogue, to produce an agreement upon courses of action, to bargain for individual or collective advantage, to craft outcomes to satisfy...
with Chechen
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
terrorists
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
during the Moscow theater hostage crisis
Moscow theater hostage crisis
The Moscow theater hostage crisis, also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege, was the seizure of the crowded Dubrovka Theater on 23 October 2002 by some 40 to 50 armed Chechens who claimed allegiance to the Islamist militant separatist movement in Chechnya. They took 850 hostages and demanded the...
in 2002. He also served as a negotiator in the 2004 Beslan school hostage crisis
Beslan school hostage crisis
The Beslan school hostage crisis of early September 2004 was a three-day hostage-taking of over 1,100 people which ended in the deaths of over 380...
, working for the release of children and trying to convince the hostage-takers to allow the hostages to have food and water. After the events in the Beslan crisis played out, he also served as the advisor to the medical teams that had to treat burn
Burn (injury)
A burn is a type of injury to flesh caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation or friction. Most burns affect only the skin . Rarely, deeper tissues, such as muscle, bone, and blood vessels can also be injured...
wounds on hundreds of children.
Since 2005 he is a member of the Public Chamber of Russia
Public Chamber of Russia
The Public Chamber is a state institution with 126 members created in 2005 in Russia to analyze draft legislation and monitor the activities of the parliament, government and other government bodies of Russia and its Federal Subjects. It has a role similar to an oversight committee and has...
. He is also a member of the Presidential Commission on Human Rights.
Roshal publicly spoke out against the war in Chehcnya and the arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky is a Russian prisoner, considered by some - such as Amnesty International - to have been imprisoned for political reasons, jailed until 2016 and a former Russian oligarch and businessman...
. In February 2006 he criticized the Mothers of Beslan
Mothers of Beslan
Mothers of Beslan or Beslan Mothers' Committee is a support and advocacy group of parents whose children were among the more than 365 victims of the 2004 Beslan school hostage crisis in North Ossetia-Alania. The group is led by chairwoman Susanna Dudiyeva and has nearly 200 members...
for "judging the state rather than the terrorists" at a trial of one of the Beslan hostage takers.
External links
- Businessweek "2005 Stars of Europe" Article
- The last witness. What doctor Roshal's insult was to Mothers of Beslan, Novye Izvestia, February 13, 2006. Machine-translated by www.online-translator.com. Last accessed August 5, 2006.