07.03.2006 - Source: Prima News

Chechen General, detained in "Chernokozovo" isolation unit, kidnapped by unknown men from prison; reason for kidnapping could be statements concerning murder of Chechen leaders ("Vakhid Murdashev kidnapped from "Chernokozovo" isolation unit") [#46203],  [ID 16067]

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14.05.2003 - Source: Council of Europe - Secretary General

170 detainees, including seven women and two teenagers ("Twenty-seventh interim report by the Secretary General on the presence of the Council of Europe’s experts in the Office of the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for ensuring Human Rights and Civil Rights and Freedoms in the Chechen Republic – period from 19 February to 13 May 2003 [SG/Inf(2003) 23]") [#14573],  [ID 16068]

"18. When visiting the Chernokozovo SIZO, the experts were told that it accommodated 170 detainees, including seven women and two teenagers. Detainees have made no particular complaint during the visit."

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11.06.2002 - Source: Council of Europe - Secretary General

Council of Europe: About 200 detainees incarcerated in Chernokosovo SIZO, including 11 juveniles and an unknown number of women ("Twentieth interim report by the Secretary General on the presence of the Council of Europe’s experts in the Office of the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for ensuring Human Rights and Civil Rights and Freedoms in the Chechen Republic; Period from 1 May to 6 June 2002 [SG/Inf(2002) 24]") [#7556],  [ID 16069]

"The experts paid a routine visit to the Chernokosovo pre-trial detention centre on 30 May 2002. Though the official number of detainees was kept confidential, it can be estimated that about 200 detainees are incarcerated in Chernokosovo SIZO, including 11 juveniles (between 14 and 18 years old) and an undisclosed number of women. The adult detainees are between 20 and 30 years old; the oldest is 35. The experts had the opportunity to speak to the detainees arrested on charges of narcotics related offences, theft and murder. Several parts of the prison are currently under repair, including the medical department. Each cell accommodates 5 or 6 inmates in some 13 m² (four inmates in juvenile cells of 8 m²). The right to receive visitors depends on a decision by the prosecutor who is in charge of the investigation and is not governed by any general rule. Therefore, several inmates whom the experts talked to complained about the fact that the prosecutor in charge often did not authorise visits by their relatives during ongoing investigations. When asked, all of them said that their relatives were aware of their incarceration in Chernokosovo. Moreover, even when the right to receive visitors is granted, many relatives are prevented from coming for practical reasons (distance, money, checkpoints etc.). It was however visible that parcels sent to the detainees were kept at their disposal in the cells. The inmates are allowed a one-hour daily outdoor walk in a repaired courtyard cell whilst juveniles have two hours. Three hot meals per day are provided to the inmates. The ventilation of the cells was poor. A new ventilation system shown to the experts is to be installed in the coming weeks. The hygiene conditions of the shower room were equally poor with a very strong smell of mildew. The medical department looks comparatively well-equipped in material and medicines. A doctor is present 24 hours a day in the detention centre. He visits each cell daily. In case of hospitalisation the detainee is sent to a medical prison facility in Georgievsk."

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08.10.2001 - Source: Amnesty International

Amnesty International: Chernokozovo detention center since March/April 2000 under observance of the international organisations (ICRC, Committee against Torture) ("Stellungnahme zum Ad-hoc-Bericht über die asyl- und abschiebungsrelevante Lage in der Russischen Föderation (Tschetschenien) vom 24. April 2001") [#4840],  [ID 16071]

"Seit März und April 2000 stehen größere Haftzentren, wie das in Tschernokosowo im nördlichen Teil Tschetscheniens, unter eingeschränkter Beobachtung internationaler Organisationen wie des Internationalen Komitees des Roten Kreuzes und des Komitees für die Verhütung von Folter des Europarats. Dennoch erhält unsere Organisation auch seitdem Berichte von Folter wie vor allem von Schlägen und Vergewaltigungen in diesen großen Hafteinrichtungen. Die Delegierten der internationalen Organisationen erhielten den Informationen von amnesty international zufolge in Tschernokosowo bislang keinen Zugang zu Kellerräumen, in denen sich Foltervorrichtungen befinden und in denen Inhaftierte mehrere Tage in Zellen festgehalten werden, in denen sie mit ihren Füßen in Wasser stehen müssen.“ 2001.10.08 Amnesty International - Originaltitel: "Stellungnahme zum Ad-hoc-Bericht über die asyl- und abschiebungsrelevante Lage in der Russischen Föderation (Tschetschenien) vom 24. April 2001"

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