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 HRW PRESS RELEASES AND REPORTS NATO, E.U. Should Challenge Russia on Chechnya(Brussels, May 27, 2002) Russia's conduct in Chechnya stands in the way of full integration into Western institutions, Human Rights Watch said today. In letters to NATO and the European Union, which are holding summits with Russia on May 28, Human Rights Watch said that the Russian military's record of abuse in Chechnya undermines the core values and strategic goals of both institutions. Bush to Russia: Address Abuses in Chechnya (Moscow, May 21, 2002) President Bush should speak strongly and publicly about human rights violations in Chechnya while visiting Russia, Human Rights Watch said today. Russia: Chechen "Disappearances" Continue Photos Video (April 15, 2002) -- Persons in Chechnya continue to "disappear" in the custody of Russian forces, Human Rights Watch charged today. Days after the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in Geneva introduced a resolution on the situation in Chechnya, Human Rights Watch released a new 49-page report, Last Seen…: Continued "Disappearances" in Chechnya, detailing 87 cases of "disappearances" carried out between September 2000 and January 2002. Russia: Investigate Sexual Violence by Troops in Chechnya Français (April 10, 2002) -- Russian forces have raped and sexually assaulted women during winter operations in Chechnya, Human Rights Watch charged today. Spain: Don't Ignore Russian Abuses in Chechnya Español Français (April 2, 2002) -- Spanish officials should have serious discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ivanov about Russian abuses in Chechnya, Human Rights Watch urged on the eve of Ivanov's visit to Madrid. New Killings and "Disappearances" in Chechnya (March 23, 2002) -- Russian forces on sweep operations in Chechnya continue to commit serious violations, Human Rights Watch said today. Fourteen witnesses have told Human Rights Watch researchers in the field about torture and ill-treatment, forced disappearances, and the discovery of the corpses and burned remains of nine people that took place during the March 6-11 sweep operation in Staryi Atagi, 25 miles south of Grozny. (March 18, 2002) -- Memorandum to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on the Human Rights Situation in Chechnya U.N. Commission Urged to Act on Chechnya (March 14, 2002) -- The Russian government has once again refused to comply with the requirements of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which must firmly act to end the ongoing atrocities in Chechnya, Human Rights Watch said today. Abuse and Lawlessness Continue in Chechnya (New York, February 28, 2002) Russian forces in Chechnya arbitrarily detain, torture, and kill civilians in a climate of lawlessness, Human Rights Watch said today. In a 51-page report, Human Rights Watch details a series of military sweep operations during which it found hundreds of men were arbitrarily detained, dozens tortured, and at least six extrajudicially executed. New Round Of Russian Sweep Operations Triggers Outflow Of Civilians Allegations of Collective Punishment Against Chechens (Moscow, July 6, 2001) Russian government troops are arbitrarily detaining hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Chechen men in a new round of sweep operations, Human Rights Watch said today. U.S. President Must Press Russia on Chechnya Abuses Criminal Investigation Urged on Role of Top General in Massacre (New York, June 14, 2001) U.S. President George W. Bush should make Chechnya a top priority in his summit talks with President Vladimir Putin, Human Rights Watch said today. In a June 8 letter to President Bush, Human Rights Watch urged him to press for robust investigations into Russian abuses in Chechnya and access to the region for international monitors. Russia Buries Evidence of Atrocities (New York, May 15, 2001) -- Russian authorities have literally buried evidence of extra-judicial executions in Chechnya, according to Human Rights Watch. In a 24-page report, Burying the Evidence: The Botched Investigation into a Mass Grave in Chechnya, released today, the organization documents the Russian government’s botched investigation of a mass gravesite discovered in late February 2001. Russia: "Sham" Grave Investigation U.N. Commission Must Back International Investigation This Week Human Rights Watch charged today that the Russian government's investigation into the mass grave site discovered in late February near the main Russian military base in Chechnya has been absolutely inadequate. The fifty-one bodies found show evidence of having been extrajudicially executed and bear unmistakable signs of torture. . April 17, 2001 Russian Investigation of Mass Grave Not Credible Effort International Investigation Only Hope for Determining Truth On February 24, a mass grave was discovered in the village of Dachny (also called Zdorovye), located less than a kilometer from the main Russian military base in Chechnya. The corpses of fifty-one people were eventually found there; nineteen bodies were identified, at least sixteen of which were the remains of people who were last seen alive in the custody of Russian federal forces. Most were in civilian clothing, some were blindfolded, and many had their hands or feet bound. April 16, 2001 U.N. Commission: Back Strong Chechnya Resolution Human Rights Watch applauded today's introduction by the European Union of a resolution on the situation in the Chechnya region of the Russian Federation at the U.N. Commission on Human Rights, but called on other governments to strengthen the text and join as co-sponsors. The Commission is scheduled to vote on the resolution on Wednesday, April 18. April 12, 2001 Open Letter to Members of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights Dear Commission Member: As you may remember, in early February we wrote to you urging that your government support a new resolution on Chechnya at the current session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Tuesday, April 10, is the final day for tabling such a resolution, and we are writing once again to underscore how critical it is for your government to cosponsor a resolution that deplores the serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law that continue on a routine basis, as well as the Russian government's utter non-compliance with the terms of last year's resolution. April 6, 2001 Letter to the Foreign Minister of Sweden on a UN Resolution on Condemning Russia The Swedish Helsinki Committee for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch are grateful for the frank dialogue we have had with the Foreign Ministry on the need for the E.U. presidency to initiate a resolution on Chechnya at the current session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. As you know, Tuesday April 10 is the final day for tabling such a resolution. We are writing today to underscore how critical it is for the E.U. presidency to table a resolution and actively seek cosponsors. April 6, 2001 Item 9 - Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world: Russia (Chechnya) and Democratic Republic of Congo Human Rights Watch Oral Intervention at the 57th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (Geneva, March, 29, 2001) Mr. Chairman, Civilians in Chechnya continue to be the victims of systematic humanitarian and human rights law violations. Although major military clashes between Russian and Chechen forces ended in the spring of 2000, civilians continue to face the daily risk of torture, "disappearance," and summary executions at the hands of federal forces. March, 29, 2001 It's Urgent to Act (Geneva, April 2, 2001) A Joint Statement of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, International League for Human Rights, and Memorial Human Rights Center to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. April 2, 2001 Russia's Mass Grave Investigation "A Charade" Human Rights Commission Urged to Back International Investigation (Geneva, April 2, 2001) Human Rights Watch today charged that the Russian response to the discovery of more than fifty bodies in a village close to the main Russian military base in Chechnya has been absolutely inadequate. Evidence gathered from the mass grave confirms that detainees were summarily executed and often tortured. April 2, 2001 "Disappearances" Widespread in Chechnya Mass Graves Also A Hallmark of Russia's "Dirty War" (Stockholm, March 21, 2001) European Union governments must press the issue of the "disappeared" in Chechnya when Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Stockholm this week, Human Rights Watch urged in releasing a new report on Chechnya today. March 21, 2001 The "Dirty War" in Chechnya: Forced Disappearances, Torture, and Summary Executions Human Rights Watch Report March 21, 2001 U.N. Urged to Act on Chechnya (Geneva, March 14, 2001) The Russian government has utterly failed to comply with the demands of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which must take action on the ongoing atrocities in Chechnya, Human Rights Watch said today. March 14, 2001 MORE REPORTS Memorandum on Domestic Prosecutions for Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Chechnya Field Update on Chechnya Text of the Human Rights Watch Memorandum on Accountability for Humanitarian Law Violations in Chechnya "Welcome to Hell": Arbitrary Detention, Torture, and Extortion in Chechnya February 5: A Day of Slaughter in Novye Aldi "No Happiness Remains": Civilian Killings, Pillage, and Rape in Alkhan-Yurt, Chechnya Civilian Killings in Staropromyslovski District Of Grozny MORE PRESS RELEASES Mass Grave Found in Chechnya: Russia Must Account for "Disappearances" in Military CustodyFebruary 27, 2001 Backgrounder on the Case of Kheda Kungaeva: Trial of Yuri Budanov Set for February 28 February 26, 2001 Joint Letter to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on The Crisis in Chechnya February 16, 2001 E.U. Should Press Russia on Chechnya Brussels, February 13, 2001 Letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair on the U.N. Commission on Human Rights February 8, 2001 Council of Europe Must Continue to Censure Russia Brussels, January 22, 2001 Russian Violations Mar Anniversary of European Rights November 3, 2000 Chechen Detainees Face "Hell" From Russian Captors October 26, 2000 Council of Europe Should Maintain Pressure on Chechnya September 27, 2000 U.N. Must Condemn Russia for Chechnya Abuses September 14, 2000 UN Summit: Clinton Must Not Drop the Ball on Chechnya September 6, 2000 Russian Atrocities in Chechnya Detailed June 2, 2000 Clinton Should Pressure Ivanov on Chechnya April 25, 2000 U.N. Chechnya Vote Welcomed April 25, 2000 United Nations Showdown Over Chechnya April 21, 2000 Chechnya Investigation Called a Whitewash April 16, 2000 Russia's President-elect Vladimir Putin's Forthcoming Visit to U.K. HRW Open Letter, April 12, 2000 Joint statement (to UNCHR) by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch on Chechnya April 11, 2000 Investigations Needed for Chechnya April 5, 2000 Russian Forces Blockade and Brutalize Chechen Village, 4,000 Residents of Tangi Chu without Food, Water April 5, 2000 Council of Europe Must Act on Chechnya April 3, 2000 Russian Soldiers Executed Seven Men in Chechen Village, Snipers in Gekhi-Chu Shot Civilians March 31, 2000 More Evidence of Rape by Russian Forces in Chechnya March 30, 2000 Thousands Trapped by Russian Forces in Live-Fire Zone, Chechen Civilians Spent Days Under Siege March 24, 2000 World Bank Criticized on Funds for Russia March 24, 2000 U.N. Action on Chechnya Urged, Russian Investigations Not Serious, Says Rights Group March 22, 2000 War Crimes In Chechnya and the Response of the West Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, March 1, 2000 More than Sixty Civilians Murdered in Chechen Capital HRW Backgrounder, February 18, 2000 Background Briefing on Fuel-air Explosives HRW Backgrounder, February 18, 2000 Don't Use Fuel-air Weapons in Chechnya, Russian military threatens to use brutal explosives HRW Release and Open Letter, February 18, 2000 Mutilated Body of Executed Chechen Found, Deaths of Three More Civilians in Grozny Confirmed, Total Now Forty-One HRW Release and Open Letter, February 11, 2000 Putin Urged to Act on Summary Executions, Deaths of Sixteen More Civilians Confirmed, Total now Thirty-Eight HRW Release and Open Letter, February 10, 2000 Russian Forces Execute Grozny Residents, At Least Twenty Civilians Shot by Russian Forces in Staropromyslovoski District February 7, 2000 Russian Journalist's Fate Unknown, Rights Group Calls on Russia to Account for Whereabouts February 4, 2000 Arrest of Journalist, Blanket Media Restrictions on Chechnya Condemned February 1, 2000 Council of Europe Must Act on Chechnya January 25, 2000 Rape Allegations Surface in Chechnya January 20, 2000 Chechen Fighters Endanger Civilian Lives January 14, 2000 Russia Closes Chechnya Border to Male Civilians January 12, 2000 Human Rights Watch Letter to Prime Minister Putin Regarding Alkhan-Yurt Human Rights Watch Deplores World Bank Decision on Russia Funds Letter to Putin Protests Forcible Repatriation of Chechens U.N. Should Investigate Violations in Chechnya Chechen Refugees Pressured to Return
Russians Must Do More to Provide Safe Exit From Grozny No Financing for Russia's War in Chechnya Bribery and Abuse along New Escape Route out of Chechnya Russian Troops Rampage in Chechnya Village, Scores Killed, Homes Looted and Burned in Alkhan-Yurt Open Letter to EU Heads of State Russian Ultimatum to Grozny Condemned, Attacks on Fleeing Civilians Continue Civilians in Grozny Facing Death, Possible Starvation Civilians in Chechnya's South Trapped Displaced People in Ingushetia Face Life-threatening Conditions Chechen Rebels Shoot Unarmed Civilians in Gekhi Rights Group Calls for Safe Corridor for Civilians in Goyty Looting Underway in Russian-Controlled Areas of Chechnya Russian Troops Attack Hospital Staff at Zakan-Iurt, Chechnya Russian Forces Fire on Fleeing Civilians Letter to UNHCR on Refugee Crisis in Chechnya Tough Stand Urged on Chechnya New Russian Attacks Batter Civilians in Chechnya, Border Problems Continue Civilian Casualties in Urus-Martan and Novy Sharoi, Chechnya Many Civilians Killed in Samashki Village, Chechnya Tens of Thousands of Displaced Chechens Stranded at Ingush Border Russian Forces Continue Pounding Chechen Targets Evidence of War Crimes in Chechnya Civilian Casualties Mounting in Chechen Fighting Elderly, Poor, and Infirm Remain Trapped in Chechen Combat Zone Russians Returning Chechens to War Zones Rights Organization: Don't Reward Russia Again Moscow Authorities Falsely Charging Ethnic Chechens BACK: Chechnya: Renewed Crisis |
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