Rights Activist's Mother Seized By 'Chechen Police

Rights Activist's Mother Seized By 'Chechen Police' In
"The elderly they beat without an ounce of sympathy, contrary to Chechen tradition," he said. "Most often, they were detained as hostages in order to force their sons to surrender to the authorities. Once, in the middle of the night, an 80-year-old woman was brought in her nightgown. She was sick and scared. They detained her to lure her son out. She was not beaten, but she was treated rudely, pushed and thrown."