Russian human rights advocate Stanislav Markelov was shot on Prechistenka street in the center of Moscow. 34 years old lawyer was well known to conduct cases in Chechnya, defending Chechen citizens. Stanislav Markelov was the lawyer of the Kungayevs family , the family of the young Chechen woman Elza Kungayeva killed by russian army colonel Yuri Budanov in Chechnya . Pictured: Moscow, December 24, 2008 ; lawyer Stanislav Markelov at the Public Chamber of Russia hearings in Moscow.