Amnesty International: Situation worsens in IngushetiaTimur Aliyev, North Caucasus – The situation in Ingushetia has recently worsened, stated Kim Wiesener, Russia Campaign Researcher at Amnesty International, who returned from a week-long visit to Chechnya and Ingushetia.
The evidence of this lies in the wave of kidnappings during the past 2-3 months, he said.
In talking about the campaign aimed at making refugees return to Chechnya from camps in Ingushetia, Wiesener noted that the situation here hasn’t changed one bit – the refugees are still being pressured to leave by the authorities.
In the Chechen Republic the number of human rights violations has remained the same, but he believes the balance has changed. Kadyrov violates human rights more than ever before. Although no recent statistics are available, it’s apparent that people fear his forces more than they do the federal troops.
Amnesty International will be submitting a detailed report on human rights infringements in Chechnya and Ingushetia, Wiesener added. (S/E,T) |
