VOICES AGAINST THE CHECHEN WAR

  • Two Days of Fasting and Non-violence: Protest Action by the Transnational Radical Party opposing the war in Chechnya
  • Senate Resolution (sponsored by Senators Paul Wellstone and Sam Brownback) Condemning Human Rights Violations in Chechnya and Urging a Political Solution to the Conflict
  • Statement by Senator Paul Wellstone introducing the above resolution
  • Abuse and Lawlessness Continue in Chechnya (Human Rights Watch, February 28, 2002)
  • Swept Under: Torture, Forced Disappearances, and extrajudicial Killings During Sweep Operations in Chechnya (Human Rights Watch, February 2002)
  • A Flinch on Chechnya By Fred Hiatt (The Washington Post, February 25, 2002)
  • 3 Cheers For Jacques Chirac (Editorial, The Moscow Times, January 17, 2002)
  • Civilians Continue to Flee Violence in Chechnya Medecins sans Frontieres Calls Upon UNHCR to Improve Living Conditions of Displaced Chechens in Ingushetia (January 16, 2002)
  • More Carnage in Chechnya (Editorial, The Washington Post, January 9, 2002)
  • West must not allow Russians free rein in Chechnya By Ken Ernhofer (Toronto Star, December 30, 2001)
  • Remember Chechnya By Anna Politkovskaya (Washington Post, November 14, 2001)
  • Open Letter to President Bush Human Rights Watch, November 10, 2001)
  • Wartime Lies By Peter Beinart (The New Republic, October 15, 2001)
  • No amount of Russian co-operation will justify a guilty silence over Chechnya By Fergal Keene (The Independent, October 6, 2001)
  • Why Chechnya is Different (Washington Post, October 4, 2001)
  • Human Rights Watch Open Letter to EU Leaders (October 1, 2001)
  • Human Rights Watch Open Letter to NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson (October 1, 2001)
  • Letter to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from French NGOs
  • Open Letter to the leaders and representatives of Europe by Vanessa Redgrave and other Prominant Europeans (September 2001)
  • Statement of Yuri Dzhibladze, representative of Eastern and Central European NGO Caucus at the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (September 6, 2001 )
  • Military tightens restrictions on journalists in Chechnya (Committee to Protect Journalists, July 27, 2001)
  • A Free Pass on Chechnya (The Washington Post, July 21, 2001)
  • Open letter from Chechen President Aslan Maskadov to the G7 leaders
  • Get out of Chechnya: Russia is damaging its own interests (Editorial, The Guardian, July 19, 2001)
  • Statement by Senator Jesse Helms Calls on World Leaders to Remember Chechnya
  • Ethnic Persecution of Chechens in the Russian Federation (USCJ, July 9, 2001)
  • New Round of Russian Sweep Operations Triggers Outflow of Civilians (Human Rights Watch, July 6, 2001)
  • No Change in Chechnya Editorial (The Washington Post, May 26, 2001)
  • Human Rights Watch Report Russia Buries Evidence of Atrocities (May 15, 2001)
  • Ignore the Chechens at your Peril By Yo'av Karny (Washington Post, May 6, 2001)
  • Centers for Pluralism Meeting Resolution on Chechnya, April 22 2001
  • Russia's Mass Grave Investigation "A Charade" (Human Rights Watch, April 2, 2001)
  • Formation of the All-Russian Committee for the Cessation of War and the Promotion of Peace in the Chechen Republic
  • A Hunger Strike for Peace in Chechnya
  • The 'Dirty War' in Chechnya: Forced Disappearances,Torture and Summary Executions (Human Rights Watch, March 21, 2001)
  • Urge the U.N. to Censure Russia (Human Rights Watch)
  • Amnestry International: The Council of Europe must Act to Stop Further Abuses in Chechnya (January 24, 2001)
  • Physicians for Human Rights Report Endless Brutality: Ongoing Human Rights Violations in Chechnya (January 23, 2001)
  • Human Rights Watch Field Update on Chechnya (January 22, 2001)
  • Médecins sans Frontières Report The Politics of Terror (November 2000)
  • Red Carpet, Silence, and Crime An appeal written by André Glucksmann and signed by 447 prominant individuals from around the world.
  • Human Rights Watch Open Letter to President Chirac, Foreign Ministers of EU Member States, Commissioner Patten and High Representative Solana (October 26, 2000)
  • Human Rights Watch Open Letter to Council of Europe Foreign Ministers (October 25, 2000)
  • Human Rights Watch Report "Welcome to Hell" Arbitrary Detention, Torture, and Extortion in Chechnya (October 2000)
  • Chechen Foreign Ministry Statement on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
  • Memorial Letter to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe About the Situation in Chechnya
  • Human Rights Watch Memorandum on Accountability for Humanitarian Law Violations in Chechnya (September 13, 2000)
  • Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation Statement on Chechnya
  • Statement by Senator Jesse Helms Condemning Duma Elections in Chechnya
  • Chechen Government Denies Role in Moscow Bombing
  • Chechen Foreign Ministry Statement Announcing Legal Proceedings against the Russian Federation in the International Court of Justice for Violation of the Genocide Convention (August 1, 2000)
  • Speech by Senator Paul Wellstone on Chechnya (July 20, 2000)
  • Letter from 5 Senators to President Clinton Regarding Russian Debt Rescheduling (July 18, 2000)
  • World Forum on Democracy: Statement on Chechnya
  • Appeal of the Chechen Intelligentsia (June 10, 2000)
  • Statement by Senator Jesse Helms on Passage of the Senate Resolution
  • U.S. Senate Resolution on Chechnya (June 9, 2000)
  • Statement by Senator Jesse Helms on Meeting Chechen Foreign Minister Akhmadov
  • Centers for Pluralism Resolution on Chechnya
  • Statement From the International League for Human Rights
  • Appeal of the Chechen Foreign Ministry to the Permanent Council of the OSCE
  • Appeal of the Chechen Foreign Ministry to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • New Jersey State Senate Resolution condemning Russia for human rights violations and other attrocities perpetrated against the people of Chechnya (February 28, 2000)
  • Chechnya Resolution passed by the U.S. Senate (February 24, 2000)
  • Recent Anti-War Actions in Russia
  • Appeal of the Chechen Intelligentsia (February 20, 2000)
  • Appeal of Musavat Party Chairman Isa Gambar to the World Community
  • Open Letter from the Mother of a Soldier Killed in Chechnya

    • Senator Paul Wellstone's Letter to Russian Acting President Vladimir Putin