AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ACCUSES RUSSIA OF USING TORTURE.

Publication: Monitor Volume: 3 Issue: 66

April 3, 1997 08:00 AM Age: 27 years

In a report issued today, Amnesty International accuses Russian security forces of the widespread and systematic use of torture. The report says the victims are often members of Russia’s ethnic minorities, especially Chechens, who are rounded up on suspicion of having committed a crime and subjected to physical pressure in an attempt to elicit a confession. (BBC World Service, April 3)

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