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European Court To Rule On Chechnya Case

July 27, 2006

The European Court of Human Rights (epa)

The European Court of Human Rights (epa)

PRAGUE, July 27, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The European Court of Human Rights is to rule today in the case of a woman whose son disappeared after he was detained by Russian forces in Chechnya.


Fatima Bazorkina claims her son was mistreated and killed by federal forces and that no effective investigation was carried out.


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