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Chechnya
Although the war with Russia officially ended in 1999, continued violence against civilians, demonization of Chechens in Russian society, and the history of persecution led the Committee on Conscience to issue a Genocide Watch for this war-torn Russian republic. Learn more about this conflict by exploring what expert analysts have said in lectures, panel discussions, films, and interviews sponsored by the Committee on Conscience. You can also find news, photos, and information about the Genocide Watch for Chechnya.
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Briefing on Chechnya with Khassan Baiev
Dr. Khassan Baiev is a Chechen surgeon who provided emergency medical care through the war of 1994-1996 and the second war of 1999–present. He left Chechnya in 2000, becoming a refugee in the United States. He discusses his eyewitness account of the wars, the health impact of a decade of almost continuous conflict, and how Chechen society has responded to the wars.
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Chechnya After a Decade of Destruction
Since 1994, Chechnya has faced two wars and the destruction of its cities, infrastructure, economy, health system, and security, with little sustained effort to rebuild. A panel of experts examines how a society can survive a decade of destruction.
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The 60th Annniversary of the 1944 Chechen and Ingush Deportation: History, Legacies, Current Crisis
In 1944 the entire Chechen population was deported. A panel discusses the history of the deportations and how they continue to affect Russian-Chechen conflict.
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Greetings from Grozny
Film documenting the human consequences of the conflict in the breakaway Russian province of Chechnya followed by panel on the current situation, with Lord Frank Judd, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; Patrice Pagé, Doctors Without Borders; Paul Mitchell, Director, Greetings from Grozny.
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Chechnya: The Forgotten War
Although the Russian government gives the impression that Chechnya is returning to normal, atrocities continue. The following speakers address the current situation: Eliza Moussaeva, Memorial Human Rights Center; Bela Tsugaeva, World Vision, based in Nazran, Ingushetia; Maureen Greenwood, Amnesty International USA. Elisa Munoz, Crimes of War Education Project, unveils the new issue of the Crimes of War online Magazine.
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Briefing on Chechnya with Satsita Muradova
Satsita Muradova, formerly a lawyer with the Russian human rights organization Memorial in its Ingushetia office, addresses human rights abuses in Chechnya.
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Genocide Watch: Chechnya
Upon adding Chechnya to the Genocide Watch list, the COC invites experts and first- hand witnesses to discuss the ongoing conflict in Russia’s breakaway republic. Speakers include: Len Rubenstein, Physicians for Human Rights; Bill Frelick, U.S. Committee for Refugees; Anatol Lieven, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia; Raisa Talkhanova, Freelance Journalist; and Rachel Denber, Human Rights Watch.
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