She has experienced harassment, intimidation and threats due to her activism, and in recognition of her work was awarded the Homo Homini in 2013.
She grew up in Khasavyurt, a city close to the border with Chechnya, and reported regularly seeing violence against civilians perpetrated by security forces.
[3][4][5] Magomedova also has taken on cases pertaining to sexual violence, which has been described as remaining "taboo" in Dagestan, where bride kidnappings and child marriages still occur.
[4] Magomedova was critical of the police's investigation of the assault, citing that no arrests had been made despite her publicly naming the officers involved.
[9] In 2013, Magomedova was awarded the Homo Homini Prize for "her courage in the defence of victims of human rights violations".