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ECHR Rules Treatment Of Russian Prisoner 'Inhumane'

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg (file photo) (epa)

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg (file photo) (epa)

June 1, 2006 -- The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today ruled that Russia had violated the rights of a suspected criminal by keeping her in provisional detention in conditions described as "inhumane."

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June 01, 2006


The court said the detainee was kept for more than a year in an overpopulated cell with conditions that provoked "fear, anguish, and humiliation."


The court called on the Russian government to respect the dignity of prisoners.


(AFP)

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