Chechenia
Migration Rights Network
Edited by Svetlana A. Gannushkina
ON THE SITUATION OF RESIDENTS OF CHECHNYA
IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
July 2005 – July 2006
Moscow
2006
The project is funded by the European Commission
Based on the materials gathered by the Migration Rights Network,
Memorial Human Rights Center, Civic Assistance Committee, Internet Publication Caucasian Knot, SOVA Information and Analysis Center, and others
S.A. Gannushkina, Head of the Migration Rights Network, Chairwoman of the Civic Assistance Committee L.Sh. Simakova, compiler of the Report
Other contributors to the Report included: A. Barakhoyev, Ye. Burtina, S. Magomedov, Ye. Ryabinina, and Sh. Tangiyev
The Migration Rights Network of Memorial Human Rights Center has 56 offices providing free legal assistance to forced migrants, including five offices located in Chechnya and Ingushetia (www.refugee.memo.ru)
In Moscow lawyers from the Migration Rights Network use the charitable Civic Assistance Committee for Refugee Aid as their base (www.refugee.ru).
ISBN 5-93439-206-9
Circulated free of charge
CONTENTS
I. Introduction 5 II. Living Conditions and the Security Situation of Internally Displaced Persons and Residents of the Chechen Republic 8 III. The Situation of People from Chechnya in the Republic of Ingushetia 19 IV. The Situation of People from Chechnya in Russia’s Regions 24 V. Abductions of Civilians in the Military Conflict Zone in the North Caucasus 38 VI. Conclusion 51 VII. Appendices 53 Appendix 1. Campaign