Thursday, March 01, 2007

[Chechnya] Torture 'systematic' in Chechnya / BBC, 1 March 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6407051.stm
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes
"The Council of Europe's human rights chief has accused the authorities in Chechnya of systematically using torture and forced confessions. Speaking during a three-day visit to Chechnya on Wednesday, Thomas Hammarberg said he had found evidence of widespread human rights abuses."