Court Holds Russia Responsible for Chechen's Death

by Gregory Feifer, NPR

The European Court of Human Rights has found Russia responsible for the presumed death of a young Chechen man who disappeared six years ago. Thursday, the court leveled a $44,000 fine on Moscow. The landmark case may give hope to families of thousands of people abducted during Moscow's brutal war in Chechnya.

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• Morning Edition, July 28, 2006