Strasbourg Court Rules in Favor of Chechens

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Friday, February 25, 2005. Issue 3113. Page 3.

Reuters

STRASBOURG, France -- The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that Russia committed serious abuses, including the torture and killing of civilians, during its military offensives against separatists in Chechnya.

The Strasbourg-based court was ruling on claims by six Chechens who blamed Moscow for the deaths of relatives during attacks in 1999 and 2000.

The court ordered Moscow to pay a total of 135,710 euros ($180,000) in damages to the six claimants.

The panel of judges, among them one Russian, were unanimous in condemning Russia for breaching the European Convention of Human Rights article on the right to life. The court also said Moscow breached the plaintiffs' right to a full hearing. <snip>

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