▁to ▁only ▁fact ▁of ▁ill - tre at ment ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁consider ▁supposed ▁fault s ▁in ▁investigation ". ▁ ▁Effect s ▁▁ ▁By ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Court ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights , ▁Mik he ye v ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁money ▁compens ation ▁of ▁ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁eu ros . ▁However , ▁journal ists ▁state ▁that ▁this ▁money ▁did ▁not ▁help ▁him ▁get ▁back ▁on ▁his ▁feet ▁or ▁change ▁his ▁resident ial ▁conditions ▁as ▁all ▁the ▁money ▁went ▁towards ▁pay ing ▁the ▁medical ▁b ills ▁for ▁Alex ey ' s ▁many ▁ill ness es . ▁ ▁Re action ▁of ▁international ▁organizations ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁and ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch , ▁tort ure ▁with ▁electric ▁shock ▁is ▁common ▁in ▁Russia . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁wrote ▁in ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁Russia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 : ▁ ▁The ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁said : ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁AC AT ▁( Action ▁des ▁chr ét iens ▁pour ▁l ’ abol ition ▁de ▁la ▁tort ure ) ▁organization ▁from ▁France ▁reference ▁the ▁Mik he ye v ▁case ▁in ▁a ▁report ▁about ▁tort ure ▁in ▁Russia , ▁and ▁said : ▁ ▁Public ▁response ▁▁ ▁The ▁public ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁early ▁years ▁was ▁not ▁prominent , ▁because ▁access ▁to ▁information ▁for ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁was ▁provided ▁mainly ▁by ▁television ▁and ▁print ▁media ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁Internet . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁case , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁the ▁Committee ▁Again