From Human Rights Watch.
Full article here.
Excerpt:
On April 18, 2012, the head of Russia’s Investigation Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, signed an order to establish a special unit responsible for investigating allegations of abuse committed by police and other law enforcement officials. The decision to establish such a specialized unit was largely based on recommendations by a coalition of leading Russian nongovernmental organizations that have long advocated measures to prevent torture and other abuses by law enforcement officers and effective prosecution when abuses occur.
..“Victims of police torture in Russia have been waiting a long time for justice,” said Hugh Williamson,director for Europe and Central Asia at Human Rights Watch. “Creating the capacity for effective, independent investigations into police abuses – and the independence it needs to do the job – is an important step forward, but the proof will be in the pudding.”…
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