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EU human rights court rules against Russia in Chechnya shelling
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Russia's government to pay $1.6 million to 13 Chechens, 18 of whose relatives were killed in an artillery bombardment of a Chechen village in February 2000. In its ruling, the ECHR said villagers in Aslanbek-Sheripovo had received assurances from the Russian Army that there would be no strikes on the village as long as no armed fighters were present there.The ECHR said the case represents the first time that Russia's government had acknowledged a violation of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which addresses the use of lethal force. The ruling can be appealed. Posted by: ryuge 2013-10-07 |
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