Russian President Vladimir Putin’s pledges not to tolerate extremism have gone unfulfilled, according to a human rights group. In a report on Russia’s human rights record for 2002, the Moscow Helsinki Group on Tuesday questioned the Russian government’s pledge to crack down on violence and ethnic and religious discrimination.
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