Brussels, 20/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - With President Vladimir Putin planning to reinforce the central powers of the Russian Federation, a report by the Council of Europe stresses that since 2002, action against those who violate human rights has seen very little progress in Chechnya. Its author, German Social Democrat Rudolf Binding, concludes that "the human rights situation in the Chechen Republic remains catastrophic". The situation is by far the most serious of all 45 Member States of...