Fri, May 28, 2004 - Page 5 News List

Death highlights Uzbekistan's rights problems

ATTRACTING ATTENTION The authorities say Andrei Shelkovenko hanged himself, but his mother and human rights groups believe he was tortured and then murdered

AP , GAZALKENT, UZBEKISTAN

She said she hoped publicizing her son's death will prevent the torture of other people.

"I just want to do this so that no other mothers cry, so that I'm the last one that loses a son like this," Bochkaryova said as she clutched a black-and-white photograph of her son.

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