38. Concern is expressed about the situation in Chechnya.

Expressing deep concern over the plight of Muslim refugees and displaced people of Chechnya and humanitarian and material losses resulting from the Chechnya Crisis in 1999

5. Following the signing of ceasefire and peace agreements on Chechnya in late August 1996, UNHCR began providing small scale rehabilitation assistance to areas in Chechnya bordering Ingushetia and Daghestan.

Human rights in Chechnya following the cessation of hostilities in August 1996

It also welcomed the initiatives taken to achieve a lasting peace in Chechnya.

Situation of human rights in the Republic of Chechnya of the Russian Federation

Situation of human rights in the Republic of Chechnya of the Russian Federation

The situation of human rights in the Republic of Chechnya of the Russian Federation

Further, it noted that the relative stability in Chechnya following the ceasefire which had come into effect in late August 1996 was enabling the United Nations humanitarian programme to extend limited non food assistance inside Chechnya.

Between 1995 and '96, I covered the first two wars in Chechnya from inside Grozny.

Presidential and legislative elections were held for the Republic of Chechnya on 27 January 1997.

406. For an in depth analysis of the human rights situation in Chechnya, the Special Rapporteur refers to the report of the Secretary General on the situation of human rights in the Republic of Chechnya (E CN.4 1997 10).

Torture and detention in Chechnya (Russian Federation) and the Moluccas (Indonesia) (E CN.4 2001 NGO 180)

Of course, Russia provides far more headline grabbling examples of political and human rights problems, such as the low grade war in Chechnya or the Yukos affair. My office pays maximum attention to Chechnya, although this is not easy to do from Moscow.

In accordance with this document, federal forces would be withdrawn from Chechnya and further discussions on how Chechnya was to be administered would be held, while a decision on Chechnya s political status was to be delayed for five years until 31 December 2001.

In the Caucasus, the loss of life through terrorism and civil conflict in Chechnya and Ingushetia was appalling.

On 23 November, President Yeltsin issued a decree ordering the withdrawal of the final federal units from Chechnya.

MOSCOW Ramzan Kadyrov, the president of Chechnya, recently proposed to Ahmed Zakaev, a leader of the nationalistic and comparatively moderate Chechen opposition, that he return to Chechnya. Kadyrov promised Zakaev amnesty and various positions ranging from director of the local theater to Minister of Culture.

The target group of beneficiaries comprised IDPs from Chechnya and the Prigorodny district, as well as refugees from Georgia.

They were said to have threatened, in particular, U.A. Akayev with death for his opposition to the conflict in Chechnya.

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination views with concern the situation of human rights in the Republic of Chechnya.

175. Following a cease fire agreement signed in August 1996, presidential elections were held in Chechnya (Russian Federation) in December 1996.

48. The Committee recommends that the State party reinforce its measures to protect human rights in Chechnya, Ingushetia and North Ossetia.

6. The UNHCR intervention is designed to facilitate a phased return of some 75,000 IDPs from and within Chechnya to their former places of residence in Chechnya by improving the living conditions in war affected areas of return through small scale rehabilitation and restoration of essential social services and infrastructure.

His Government was grateful to UNHCR for the assistance it had provided to internally displaced persons in the northern Caucasus and Chechnya.

4. It should be recalled that the hostilities in the Republic of Chechnya of the Russian Federation broke out in December 1994.

Recommends to all Member States to encourage their relevant institutions, NGOs and individuals to provide humanitarian assistance for people and refugees of Chechnya.

The displaced persons are located principally in the three neighbouring Republics of Daghestan, Ingushetia and North Ossetia, as well as in Chechnya itself.

Some years ago, I was involved as a facilitator in some very tough talks between the leaders of Russia and the leaders of Chechnya.

What we're here to do is to see if we can figure out a way to stop the suffering and the bloodshed in Chechnya.

By the end of November 1996, most federal troops had been withdrawn from Chechnya and a joint federal Chechen commission had been set up.

(i) Encouragement of the return of IDPs from Chechnya, through the provision of returnee packages and small scale rehabilitation assistance in villages of origin.

It employs 25 international staff and over 2,500 local personnel in clearance programmes in Afghanistan, Angola, Abkhazia, Cambodia, Chechnya, Mozambique and north east Africa.

Soon after, war broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan, followed by fighting in Transdniestria and Chechnya. While some conflicts were addressed the West finally intervened militarily in the former Yugoslavia and Russia fought in Chechnya for almost a decade, and imposed peace in Transdniestria others, such as that between Armenia and Azerbaijan, were simply frozen again.

It expresses alarm over the disproportionate use of force by the Russian armed forces and the massive loss of life which has resulted in Chechnya.

1. The Human rights situation in Chechnya changed after August 1996 becoming substantially different from that under conditions of war since the end of 1994.

In terms of incoming mercenaries, there were a high number of foreign nationals involved in conflicts occurring on the territories of the region, such as Chechnya.

The assistance would be managed by United Nations offices in Ingushetia and Daghestan, and would not require the establishment of a United Nations office in Chechnya.

7. Since 1995, the High Commissioner for Human Rights has carried out a number of consultations with the Russian authorities on the human rights situation in Chechnya and has maintained contacts with United Nations agencies, intergovernmental organizations, in particular OSCE, and non governmental organizations concerned with a view to contributing to the promotion and protection of human rights in Chechnya.

It plays the same game in Transdniestria to undermine Moldova. If an outsider had tried similar tactics in Chechnya, the Russians would rightly have howled with rage.

Calls on all Member States, Islamic Philanthropist Institutions and appeals to the international community to urgently provide generous humanitarian assistance to the people and refugees of Chechnya.

Another appeal was issued in February 1997 to cover the period up to December 1997, for a beneficiary population of 75,000 displaced persons from Chechnya (Russian Federation).

The conflicts in Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Georgia, Moldova, Northern Ossetia, Tadjikistan, Chechnya and especially on the territory of the former Yugoslavia have generated equally massive flows of refugees.

E CN.4 1996 13 and Add.1 3 The situation of human rights in the Republic of Chechnya of the Russian Federation report of the Secretary General

Russia managed to defeat the separatists and maintain control over Chechnya. But it was a Pyrrhic victory, given that it drove many disillusioned and angry Chechens toward religious fundamentalism.