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Chernokozovo Detention Center
Chernokozovo detention center (russian: Чернокозово СИЗО, ''Chernokozovo SIZO'') is a prison in the village of Chernokozovo, Chechnya, Russia. The detention center is operated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and currently has the status of penal colony. Chernokozovo SIZO was notorious during the Second Chechen War, serving as the main component of the " filtration camp" system operated by Russian federal forces. It was the site of reported human rights violations, particularly accusations of widespread arbitrary detention and torture. History The Soviet-era maximum-security penitentiary facility at Chernokozovo was closed down during the First Chechen War in December 1994. It was re-opened by the Russian federal forces during the Second Chechen War at the end of 1999, officially as a "temporary reception center for the persons detained on the grounds of vagrancy and begging". In fact, it served as an unofficial prison camp for captured separatist fighters, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chernokozovo
Chernokozovo (russian: Чернокозово) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') in Naursky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia,Decree #500 located north of the Terek River. In 2019, the population of Chernokozovo was about 3,240 residents. At the beginning of the Second Chechen War, Chernokozovo was defended by Chechen separatist forces, while the Russians bombed and shelled it with the BM-21 Grad rocket artillery systems. ''The New York Times'', October 5, 1999 Chernokozovo is a site of Chernokozovo detention center, which served as the main part of the filtration camp system in Chec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |