First Reliable Evidence of Widespread Rape in Chechen Conflict

2011The Medical Foundation

The report, Rape and Other Torture in the Chechnya Conflict, is based on medical and psychological documentation of 35 asylum seekers, 19 women and 16 men, from the Chechnya conflict at the Medical Foundation 's treatment centre in London. During assessment and treatment, 16 of the women and one man disclosed that they had been raped. In 13 of these cases, the alleged perpetrators were Russian soldiers, in three cases they were said to be Russian police officers, and in one Chechen rebels.

Key wordsasylum seekers / sexual violence / torture / women

CountriesChechnya

CategoryPublication