"It was the other guy, Romanov who claimed there are no proofs of human rights abuses."
Huh? What you talkin bout Willis?
"Huh? What you talkin bout Willis?"
I read your posts again and still have the impression that that was one of the things you were saying. If not: sorry for a mistake. The other question: whether Chechens have a right to independence is ethical, not empirical (though connected to the first one), and dubious historical analogies won't help here very much.