Appeals to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (UPDATED)
A joint statement of Memorial, FIDH, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International
Both parties to the conflict in Chechnya continue to commit serious violations of human rights and breaches of international humanitarian law. Russian forces are responsible for the overwhelming majority of physical harm and material damage suffered by civilians.
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All-Russian Congress on Human Rights in Moscow
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Amnesty International
Amnesty International today [Jan 24] called upon the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to take urgent action to prevent human rights violations in Chechnya. "As a defender of human rights the Council of Europe has a responsibility to ensure that strong pressure is applied to Russia." Amnesty International said.
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Human Rights Watch
Council of Europe Must Continue to Censure Russia - Russia's conduct in Chechnya has not improved and the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly must not restore Russia's voting rights
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ilyas Akhmadov issued today [January 22] a statement urging the Council of Europe to take "a proper stand against the Russian brutality". "No justification is good enough to let Russia get away with mass murders, torture, rape, and ultimately genocide against the Chechen nation"
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Physicians for Human Rights
PHR today [Jan 23] released a report based on extensive evidence collected last month that provides further evidence of a continuing human rights crisis in Chechnya. Previously reported patterns of mass arrest, torture, and disappearance of civilians persist at an alarming level there
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Worldwide Appeal to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) concerning the situation in Chechnya
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Appeal by Chechen refugees in Poland to the UN Ambassador to Poland and to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
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Joint Committee Letter
signed by The American Committee for Peace in Chechnya, the Danish Support Committee for Chechnya, the Chechen Information Centre in Poland, and the Canadian Society for Peace in Chechnya. The political
and humanitarian disaster in Chechnya remains unchanged and there is no indication that the current Russian leadership is committed to ending the war promptly (more...)
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Information on the session:
Conflict in the Chechen Republic – recent developments
Report of the Political Affairs Committee headed by Lord Judd (January 20, 2001)
Hearing on the freedom of expression on the media in Russia (January 20, 2001)
A verbatim of the January 22 debate in PACE
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