The Jurist reports that the European Court of Human Rights has found Russia responsible for the disappearance of civilians in Chechnya in 2002 and 2003.
Families of the victims, all of whom are presumed dead, had raised claims under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms [PDF text]. The court directed Russia to pay a total of more than €350,000 ($550,000) to the families. Russia has three months to pay or to appeal.
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