The U.N. Commission narrates the state of affairs in Chechnya today, where
"abuses by Russian forces continued to be an integral part of the daily life of civilians in Chechnya. In villages and towns throughout Chechnya, federal forces conducted dozens of sweep operations. Ostensibly designed to seek out rebel fighters and their supporters and ammunition depots, sweeps are usually reactive, following Chechen military actions such as ambushes on Russian military columns or attacks on Russian checkpoints."
Amnesty International reports of the harrowing saga in the Chechen republic - a continuing tragedy with no end in sight. In the year 2001 alone, "an estimated 160,000 internally displaced people, the majority women and children, remained in overcrowded refugee camps in Chechnya and neighboring Ingushetia with inadequate shelter and sanitation. Council of Europe delegates visiting the region in December stated that conditions for refugees in Chechnya were 'terrible' and getting worse."
Amnesty reports human rights abuses which include arbitrary detention; torture, and rape; ill-treatment; "disappearances"; extra judicial executions; unofficial secret detention centers; inadequate and ineffective criminal investigations into human rights, rarely leading to trial.
"abuses by Russian forces continued to be an integral part of the daily life of civilians in Chechnya. In villages and towns throughout Chechnya, federal forces conducted dozens of sweep operations. Ostensibly designed to seek out rebel fighters and their supporters and ammunition depots, sweeps are usually reactive, following Chechen military actions such as ambushes on Russian military columns or attacks on Russian checkpoints."
Amnesty International reports of the harrowing saga in the Chechen republic - a continuing tragedy with no end in sight. In the year 2001 alone, "an estimated 160,000 internally displaced people, the majority women and children, remained in overcrowded refugee camps in Chechnya and neighboring Ingushetia with inadequate shelter and sanitation. Council of Europe delegates visiting the region in December stated that conditions for refugees in Chechnya were 'terrible' and getting worse."
Amnesty reports human rights abuses which include arbitrary detention; torture, and rape; ill-treatment; "disappearances"; extra judicial executions; unofficial secret detention centers; inadequate and ineffective criminal investigations into human rights, rarely leading to trial.