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Specially for December 10, the Day of Protection of Human Rights

The present report has been co-authored by five Russian and international human rights organizations — the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF), Norwegian Helsinki Committee, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Center "Demos" and Human Rights Center "Memorial" - which permanently follow the situation in and around the Chechen Republic. The evidence included in this report has been collected through monitoring and field research in Chechnya.

FROM THE CONFLICT ZONE. BULLETIN OF HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER "MEMORIAL," SEPTEMBER 2005 (the issue prepared by HRC "Memorial" in Nazran)

An article by Sarah Mendelson and Fiona Hill dealing with the crisis of the North Caucasus.

Human Rights Watch <a href="http://hrw.org/backgrounder/eca/georgia0605" target="_blank">Briefing Paper</a>

Human Rights Watch <a href="http://hrw.org/backgrounder/eca/azerbaijan0605" target="_blank">Briefing Paper</a>

Below are North Caucasus related extracts from AI's report on the Russian Federation.

Below is AI's report on Armenia.

Below is AI's report on Azerbaijan.

Below is AI's report on Armenia.

The International Religious Freedom Report 2004 for <a href="http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2004/35440.htm" target="_blank">Azerbaijan</a>, released by the <a href="http://www.state.gov/g/drl" target="_blank">Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor</a>, <a href="http://www.state.gov/index.htm" target="_blank">Department of State</a>, US.

The International Religious Freedom Report 2004 for <a href="http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2004/35455.htm" target="_blank">Georgia</a>, released by the <a href="http://www.state.gov/g/drl" target="_blank">Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor</a>, <a href="http://www.state.gov/index.htm" target="_blank">Department of State</a>, US.

The International Religious Freedom Report 2004 for <a href="http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2004/35437.htm" target="_blank">Armenia</a>, released by the <a href="http://www.state.gov/g/drl" target="_blank">Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor</a>, <a href="http://www.state.gov/index.htm" target="_blank">Department of State</a>, US.

<a href="http://hrw.org" target="_blank">Human Rights Watch</a> <a href="http://hrw.org/backgrounder/eca/georgia0405/" target="_blank">Briefing Paper</a>

A <a href="http://www.hrw.org" target="_blank">Human Rights Watch</a> release about disappearances in Chechnya.

The figure of Ramzan Kadyrov is discussed in terms of his role in contemporary Chechnya.

Below is a <a href="http://www.hrw.org" target="_blank">HRW</a> report and recommendations to the <a href="http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/2/chr.htm" target="_blank">United Nations Commission on Human Rights</a> as to what should be done about the widespread phenomenon of 'forced disappearances' in Chechnya.

Following is the Country Report on Human Rights Practices for <a href="http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41682.htm" target="_blank">Georgia</a> in 2004 released by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor on February 28, 2005.