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Chechnya: Putin’s War Against Muslims


United Nations, EU, and other international/intergovernmental bodies

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US government agencies, such as the Department of State and Congress

The War in Chechnya: Russia’s Conduct, the Humanitarian Crisis, and United States Policy: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, March 1, 2000. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2000. Government Docs Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.106-500


Non-governmental monitoring organizations, such as Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch. ‘Russia/Chechnya: The “Dirty War” in Chechnya: Forced Disappearances, Torture, and Summary Executions.’ A Human Rights Watch Report vol. 13, no. 1 (March 2001). (Available Online)

Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.). Endless Brutality: War Crimes in Chechnya. Boston, Mass.: Physicians for Human Rights, 2001. (Available Online)

Sané, Pierre.  "The Russian Federation: Chechen Republic: Humanity is Indivisible: Open Letter to the United Nations from the Secretary General of Amnesty International,"  November 2, 1999.   (Available Online)