RUSSIA - March 12 - Robinson Hits Kremlin.(United Nations Human Rights Chief Mary Robinson)(investigation of human rights violations in Chechnya)(Brief Article)

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UN Human Rights Chief Mary Robinson accuses Moscow of failing to meet international demands for "credible" investigations of possible killings, torture and looting by its forces in Chechnya. Her report, due to ...

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