Russia’s Implementation of European Court of Human Rights Judgments on Chechnya

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Russia’s Implementation of European Court of Human Rights Judgments on Chechnya

Written by smoc

Monday, 19 October 2009 10:02

This 38-page report examines Russia's response to European Court judgments on cases from Chechnya. In almost all of the 115 rulings, the court concluded that Russia was responsible for extrajudicial executions, torture, and enforced disappearances, and that it had failed to investigate these crimes. In the 33 cases researched by Human Rights Watch, Russia has still not brought a single perpetrator to justice, even in cases in which those who participated in or commanded the operations that led to violations are named in the European Court judgments.

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Newsweek published an article which noted that Medvedev is a puppet in the hands of the bloody junta of KGB thieves, headed by Putin. Newsweek writes

"Medvedev's two years in office have seen much talk of radical change, but only skin-deep reforms. That's because in real life, as in the cartoon, Putin still leads the dance. Putin is the senior partner in the relationship, the one who continues to address the boyish-looking Medvedev by the familiar ty, a Russian pronoun reserved for underlings (Medvedev uses the more respectful vy).