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NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch said there is widespread and systematic use of torture in Russian detention facilities in Chechnya.
The group on Monday urged the U.N. Committee Against Torture to get a commitment from Russia to stop the alleged torture, which it said goes on both in official and secret detention facilities.
"If you are detained in Chechnya, you face a real and immediate risk of torture," said Human Rights Watch Europe and Central Asia Director Holly Cartner. "And there is little chance that your torturer will be held accountable."
Human Rights Watch said it has documentation of more than 100 cases of torture. The research was conducted by leading Russian human rights groups.
"The climate of impunity is worsened by the authorities' persistent efforts to close Chechnya to outside scrutiny and prevent documentation of abuses," the agency said.
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