It is the first in a series of bulletins that will document violations of human rights and humanitarian law by all forces in the war in Chechnya. Russian forces have shown utter contempt for ...

And the complete failure to hold accountable those responsible for crimes against civilians deepens an already profound Chechen mistrust of the Russian government, sets an ugly precedent for the ...

MOSCOW, Russia --Russian and Chechnya officials have held the first face-to-face talks since the start of the war in 1999. Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy to Chechnya met with a Chechen ...

NALCHIK, Russia -- A Chechen rebel has been sentenced to life in prison for numerous crimes, including torture and killing Russian servicemen. Salaudin Temirbulatov was convicted of killing ...

Chechen leader ... He is certain Russian President Vladimir Putin takes decisions "in a balanced and scrupulous manner." "Each of us sees only one part of the map, but he sees it all!