NC SOS Crisis Group said it only learned of the decision a month later through a letter addressed to its director. Receiving assistance from us is not currently considered participation in the activities of the organisation,” NC SOS said. NC SOS was founded in 2021 by human rights defenders who had previously taken part in evacuating persecuted queer people from Chechnya. It now assists residents of the North Caucasus facing domestic violence, ‘honour killings,’ forced marriages, unlawful deprivation of liberty, and other human rights abuses. Of those, 415 were evacuated from the North Caucasus, while 384 were granted asylum or resettled in safe countries.