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7/3/2009 6:35:22 AM EST

Rights group: Chechen officials burning homes

Posted by Rule of Law Resource Center Staff

MOSCOW (AP) - Chechen authorities have burnt more than two dozen houses in the past year to punish relatives of alleged rebels and the Kremlin has chosen to ignore the practice, a U.S. rights group alleges in a report released Thursday. Human Rights Watch counted Full version (available to lexis.com subscribers)