Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Chechen government had created "a climate of fear"
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 05:17 GMT 09:17 MCK

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is the situation of human rights and the rule of law in the North Caucasus as "the most serious and complex" in the territories before the Council of Europe. The first conclusions of the PACE, contained in the draft resolution, which is scheduled to make in June to the summer session of the Assembly, relating to Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan.

As the authors of the report, which was based on the resolution, the Chechen government support "atmosphere of fear" in the country are continuing disappearance of opposition figures and human rights defenders, and courts ignore the abuse of law enforcement agencies. All this, according to a document, accompanied by the growth and development of the personality cult that is "a shameful phenomenon in democracy."

In Ingushetia, the report drew attention to the "disturbing increase in violence since 2009, while in Dagestan - in the quickening of the attacks, which leads, according to PACE, a tough and lawless actions of the militia. (cont...)