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May 2001
Vol. 13, No. 3 (D)

RUSSIA/CHECHNYA
BURYING THE EVIDENCE:
THE BOTCHED INVESTIGATION INTO A MASS GRAVE IN CHECHNYA

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Map of Dachny Village  (153 Kbytes image file)
Introduction 
Dachny Village
The Discovery of the Mass Dumping Ground
The Recovery and Identification Process
The Burial of the Unidentified Bodies

BACKGROUND ON THE IDENTIFIED BODIES
Magomed Magomadov, Odes Mitaev, and Said-Rakhman Musaev
Nura Lulueva, Markha Gakaeva, Raisa Gakaeva, and Aset Elbuzdukueva
Rustam Riskhanov (age twenty-seven), Ramzan Riskhanov (age thirty-two), and Tasu Timarov (age thirty-two)
Islam Tazurkaev (age thirty-two)
Umatgeri Edilbekov (age thirty-five) and Magomed Malsagov (age twenty-four)
Three Additional Cases Documented By Memorial

RUSSIA'S PUBLIC RESPONSE

THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
International Standards
The Identification Process
The Forensic Examination
Investigation on the Scene
The Autopsy
Failure to Create Appropriate Conditions
The Investigation

THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
The Council of Europe
The European Union
The United Nations

RECOMMENDATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS