Federal authorities called the events of 1994-1996 the disarmament of lawless band formations , while the current events were entitled the antiterrorist operation , that goes in defiance of both common sense and the spirit of the Law on fight with terrorism. All this happens so as to eliminate the possibility of negotiations with Chechnya and to bring the actions of federal forces out of the context of humanitarian law, out of the international control. Moreover, it is claimed that there are no laws and limitations, acting in the war. This is a vital error. In an internal armed conflict it is obligatory to maintain the humanitarian law.
War crimes have no statute of limitations.
Human rights depend on no bounds. The restrictions of human rights in Chechnya are not the internal affairs of Russia. Furthermore, the Assistant group of CSCE in the conflict zone, that is called to contribute the observance of humanitarian law and arrangements for the negotiations, still has a valid mandate. We call to the authorities of Russian Federation to respect the federal and international legislation, withdraw any action, which patently leads to the civilians death, and not to allow the illegal restrictions on human rights. We appeal to Russian mass media to give up reproducing the official lie.