Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Chechnya: Research Shows Widespread and Systematic Use of Torture / HRW, 13 Nov 2006

http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/11/13/russia14557.htm
"UN Committee against Torture Must Get Commitments From Russia to Stop Torture. Torture in both official and secret detention facilities is widespread and systematic in Chechnya, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper, just as the UN Committee against Torture concluded its review of Russia."