Abus des Droits Humans
Human Rights violations

05-05-2002 Dozens killed or wounded as Russians bomb villages. CP
30-04-2002 Bloodshed and fear in Chechnya's wasteland. Reuters
19-04-2002 Un mépris scandaleux à l'égard des victimes du conflit en Tchétchénie. La Commission des droits de l'Homme de l'ONU et les instances européennes faillissent gravement à leur mission. Communiqué, FIDH
Human Rights Watch assails UNCHR vote on Chechnya.
Russia escapes condemnation by the United Nations Human Rights Commission, after a resolution highlighting violations in Chechnya is narrowly defeated. BBC
19-04-2002 Indifference to racism must be addressed. Amnesty International
18-04-2002 Human rights in world politics - absolute value or selective concern? Helsingin Sanomat (Finland)
18-04-2002 Summary Justice in Mop-Up Operations. Glastnost Media
15-04-2002 Chechen "Disappearances" continue.
"The scale of the ongoing 'disappearances' belies any notion that forced disappearances of civilians in Chechnya is a problem of the past. The rise in the number of disappearances in targeted raids on private residences is particularly disturbing." - Human Rights Watch. Rapport
11-04-2002 The 392,000 children of Chechnya. The Jamestown Foundation
10-04-2002 Kidnapping of Chechen pupils averted in Argun. Prague Watchdog
10-04-2002 Sexual Violence by Troops in Chechnya. HRW
26-03-2002 New accounts of War Crimes. Jamestown Foundation
23-03-2002 Sweep operations continue. Human Rights Watch
28-02-2002 Les troupes russes se livrent au meurtre et à la torture en Tchétchénie, selon l'organisation Human Rights Watch.
HRW says Russia increases abuse in Chechnya. Reuters.
Abuse and lawlessness continue in Chechnya.
25-02-2002 Grozny - the city nearly wiped from the map. BBC
21-02-2002 The wasteland called Grozny. "The Times", London.
09-02-2002 The Chechen Exception. "For crimes against humanity, there must be a universal standard." Boston Globe, editorial.
02-2002

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum place la Tchétchénie sur une liste d'alerte pour possible génocide. Les raisons : la persécution du peuple tchétchène par le passé, la démonisation des Tchétchènes en tant que groupe dans la société russe, et le niveau de violence dirigé contre les civils tchétchènes par les forces armées russes.

05-02-2002 "Mopping-up operations are just as bad as military ones."- Zoya Svetova. Jamestown Foundation.
Officials report of abuses during sweeps - AP.
03-02-2002 Russian forces continue sweep operations against rebels. AP
27-01-2002 Vivre sous la terreur des "cagoulés". Pillages, saccages, enlèvements... Rien n'arrête les unités spéciales du ministère de l'Intérieur russe lorsqu'elles se livrent aux ratissages qui constituent le quotidien des civils. Anna Politkovskaïa dans NOVAÏA GAZETA, extraits reproduits dans Courrier International.
26-01-2002 New mopping-up operation in Argun. Prague Watchdog
22-01-2002 A "mopping-up exercise" in Tsotsin-Yurt. AP
21-01-2002 New victims found in Grozny. Prague Watchdog
15-01-2002 L'armée russe écrase la Tchétchénie sous la terreur et la torture. Le Monde
11-01-2002 Russian troops seal off town of Shali for "targeted" operation. Interfax
09-01-2002 More Carnage in Chechnya. The Washington Post
08-01-2002 Chechens protest Argun Security Sweep. AP
06-01-2002 An appeal from Urus-Martan. Prague Watchdog
26-12-2001 Oubliées par l'Occident, les exactions russes en Tchétchénie se multiplient. Le Monde
02-12-2001 Rafles, tortures, disparitions : la Tchétchénie continue de souffrir. Le Monde
29-11-2001 November declared "the month of mopping-up operations" in Chechnya. Prague Watchdog
27-11-2001 La situation empire, selon des ONG réunies à Strasbourg. AFP
14-11-2001 REMEMBER CHECHNYA by Anna Politkovskaya. Washington Post.
29-10-2001 The Kremlin isn't fighting terrorism in Chechnya, but a war - against Chechens. The Baltimore Sun.
19-10-2001 Chechnya - a territory of lawlessness and despair. The detained often disappear without any trace... Prague Watchdog
18-10-2001 Chechnya doctor Khassan Baiev describes torture in filtration camps, and denounces Western politicians' willingness to ignore the brutality. The Independent.
17-10-2001 Forgotten Terror: Report from fact-finding mission by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee
Oct. 2001 The Particulars of a 'Cleansing'. Perspective (ISCIP, Boston University).
01-10-2001 Deux ans de crimes sans châtiment. AFP
27-09-2001 The reality on the ground: a typical day in Grozny. Eurasianet
10-09-2001 The number of crimes committed by the federals against the civilians in Chechnya continues to grow. gazeta ru
02-09-2001 "Mémorial" raconte le "nettoyage" du village d'Alleroï du 16 au 27 août.
24-08-2001 "Memorial" reports on Cleansing Operations in the villages of Alleroy. , Stariye Atagi, Tsotsin-Yurt, Chiri-Yurt, Chernorechye, ....
14-08-2001 Amnesty International denounces impunity and continuing crimes against civilians.
juillet 2001 "Depuis deux mois, c'est à une accélération vertigineuse de la terreur que se livrent les militaires et les forces spéciales russes". Quelles nouvelles de Tchétchénie? - rapport par Médecins du monde.
juillet 2001 A fact-finding mission on Sernovodsk and Assinovskaya, by Russian writer Lidiya Grafova.
26-07-2001 Pas de pitié pour les civils. Anna Politkovskaïa dans "Novaïa Gazeta" : extraits publiés dans Courrier International.
21-07-2001 Chechen health minister details Russian torture methods. (Extracts of report from Kavkaz-Tsentr).
18-07-2001 Systematic Russian atrocities threaten regional stability.
17-07-2001 Terror, torture, death. Chechen villagers speak of savage security sweeps. The Guardian
12-07-2001 Mass rape of Chechen men by Russian troops. The Jamestown Foundation.
12-07-2001 Le Conseil de l'Europe dénonce la détérioration des droits de l'Homme en Tchétchénie.
10-07-2001 Nothing Human Left. An interview with French journalist Anne Nivat.
10-07-2001 Le Comité européen anti-torture (CPT) critique le refus des Russes d'enquêter sur les camps de Tchernokosovo.
10-07-2001 Following the severe clean-up operations, pro-Moscow Chechens on verge of revolt. Gazetta ru.
09-07-2001 Thousands Flee Chechen 'Cleansing'. The Moscow Times
09-07-2001 Kadirov accuse les troupes russes de crimes contre les civils.
07-07-2001 Russia escalates "sweep" operations against Chechnya's civilians. Los Angeles Times
06-07-2001 Des centaines de Tchétchènes arrêtés et battus par des Russes.
Allegations of Collective Punishment.
Juin 2001 Commerce d'hommes - Tortures d'enfants. Extraits d'un documentaire.
26-06-2001 Chechens must pay to recover loved ones, dead or alive. Boston Globe
04-06-2001 Hundreds of Chechens said to be missing. AP
19-05-2001 "Zachistka" and Arrests at Grozny University.
07-05-2001 Gantamirov orders instant killing of suspicious Chechens.
02-05-2001 Vague de violences en Tchétchénie. Reuters
27-04-2001 Trapped Between Two Evils In Argun. Moscow Times
27-04-2001 Life Is Terrifying in Grozny. NY Times
25-04-2001 Human rights activist Viktor Popkov is shot in Chechnya.
25-04-2001 Chechen Villagers Live in Fear of Impoverished Russian Troops. The Independent
25-04-2001 Council of Europe Publishes List of Russian 'Crimes' in Chechnya. AFP
03-04-2001 Russians refuse to check mass grave at Grozny. The Independent (UK)
02-04-2001 Russia's Mass Graves investigation a farce. Human Rights Watch
30-03-2001 More Evidence of Rape by Russian Forces in Chechnya. Human Rights Watch
27-03-2001

Increased brutality against civilians. RFE/RL

09-03-2001 Interview with Umar, victim of a Russian torture pit. Ichkeria.org. Extracts. Full interview.
06-03-2001 Moscou accusé d'exécutions sommaires en Tchétchénie. Reuters
05-03-2001 Les corps près de Khankala une preuve des crimes de guerre. Memorial
28-02-2001 Journaliste russe dénonce exactions. Le Monde
21-02-2001 Daily life. Presse release 46 from the Russian-Chechen friendship society.
13-02-2001 Concerning domestic prosecutions for violations of Human Rights in Chechnya. (Extract from HRW report.)
23-01-2001 Physicians for Human Rights (USA): Extreme and arbitrary Human Rights violations continue.
10-01-2001 Violence in Urus-Martan. Memorial
28-11-2000 Destruction of Grozny Market. AP
31-10-2000 Un an de crimes impunis. FIDH
28-10-2000 "On nous tue à petit feu" : des exactions russes à Starye Atagui. Libération
18-10-1999 Civilians in Chechnya. AFP