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May 2001
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Vol. 13, No. 3 (D)
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RUSSIA/CHECHNYA
BURYING THE EVIDENCE:
THE BOTCHED INVESTIGATION
INTO A MASS GRAVE IN CHECHNYA
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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 |
