The Chechen Muslim Spiritual Directorate reported the reunification of three thousand families.
2,332 couples have refused to reunite their families, with more than 6,000 children, over 4,000 of whom live with their fathers, the Chechen Muslim Spiritual Directorate reported, reporting the reunification of 3,009 families.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," commissions for the resolution of family conflicts in Chechnya were created at the direction of the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. Family reunification occurs under pressure and often becomes traumatic for those who, for various reasons, decide to divorce, analysts previously interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" indicated.
In the Chechen Republic, 3,009 previously divorced families have been reunited, the Grozny-Inform agency reported, citing data from the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Chechnya.
"A total of 24,543 events to harmonize marital and family relations have been held in the region, during which 5,960 divorced couples were identified. 5,288 children are being raised in the reunited families. "At the same time, 2,332 couples refused to restore family relations," the publication quotes a representative of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims as saying.
The report specifies that the divorced spouses have 6,126 minor children, of whom 4,032 live with their fathers and 2,049 with their mothers.
On the Instagram* public page "Chechnya Today," where a message about this was also posted, the post received 31 comments.
"Everyone writes beautifully here, but in fact, they infringe on women's rights, both under Russian law and under Islam, by denying them the right to meet and raise their children, with rare meetings once a month on the father's territory," noted mina_87_95
One reader of the "Caucasian Knot" said that the reconciliation cases he knew of were "voluntary-forced." "In one case, he said, a woman decided to return to her family when her ex-husband, with whom the children were living, wanted to remarry. "The ex-husband refused, because the issue of a new marriage was practically already decided. Then she ran to the muftiate with a complaint, and a day later, members of the commission showed up at her ex-husband's place, demanding that he restore the relationship. His explanations and arguments were ignored; the visitors emphasized that 'there is a corresponding order from the padishah,' which means, whether you like it or not, you'll have to reconcile. "They eventually got back together, but they live like cats and dogs – constant quarrels and abuse," wrote robin.
In another case, spouses forcibly "reconciled" by commission members separated again a couple of months later, and each started a new family. "Any outside interference – from relatives, clergy, or authorities – in the sphere of marital and family relations, without taking into account the opinions of the former husband and wife, as a rule, does not lead to anything good," he stated.
Official "family harmonization commissions" have long been operating in Chechnya – these structures try to "reason" and "return to the family" women who are trying to get a divorce or running away from their husbands due to domestic violence, representatives of the "Motherless Caucasus" movement pointed out earlier. They cited the head of the republic's comment on the murder of Madina Umayeva as an example of the Chechen authorities' lenient attitude toward domestic violence against women.
The death of Madina Umayeva from Gudermes has sparked a public outcry in Chechnya. Umayeva died on June 12, 2020, in her husband's home and was buried at night. Madina's husband claimed she died after falling down the stairs during an epileptic seizure. According to Umayeva's relatives, she and her husband often argued. Umayeva's body was exhumed on June 20, 2020, and Ramzan Kadyrov intervened in the case three days later. He stated that Umayeva's relatives had no confirmation that her death The husband is to blame. After this, Umaeva's mother apologized for her words about her daughter's violent death.