Circassian Right of Return: "Putin the Terrible or Putin the Enlightened?"
Journal: American University international law review
Year: 2015

hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the heart of Circassian ancestral lands. 3 Many Circassians have expressed an interest in returning to Circassia, particularly Circassians fleeing the conflict in Syria. 4 Under article 12(4) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ("ICCPR"), Russia has an obligation to allow Circassians the right of return. 5Many Circassians, particularly refugees from Syria, wish to utilize Russia's Compatriot Law (a program to encourage Russians th