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Terror in Chechnya : Russia and the Tragedy of Civilians in War.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Human rights and crimes against humanityPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (289 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781400831760
  • 1400831768
  • 9780691130798
  • 0691130795
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Terror in Chechnya : Russia and the Tragedy of Civilians in War.DDC classification:
  • 947.52086
LOC classification:
  • DK511.C37
Online resources:
Contents:
List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: THE CRIMES; 1. THE BOMBING, 1999- 2000; 2. THE ZACHISTKA, 2000- 2002; 3. THE DISAPPEARANCES, 2002- 5; 4. FINDING REFUGE; PART TWO: THE RESPONSE; 5. CHECHEN RETALIATION; 6. CIVIL SOCIETY REACTS; 7. INTERNATIONAL FAILURE; 8. SEEKING JUSTICE IN EUROPE: CHECHENS AT THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS; CONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Summary: Terror in Chechnya is the definitive account of Russian war crimes in Chechnya. Emma Gilligan provides a comprehensive history of the second Chechen conflict of 1999 to 2005, revealing one of the most appalling human rights catastrophes of the modern era--one that has yet to be fully acknowledged by the international community. Drawing upon eyewitness testimony and interviews with refugees and key political and humanitarian figures, Gilligan tells for the first time the full story of the Russian military's systematic use of torture, disappearances, executions, and other punitive tactics agains.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-263) and index.

List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: THE CRIMES; 1. THE BOMBING, 1999- 2000; 2. THE ZACHISTKA, 2000- 2002; 3. THE DISAPPEARANCES, 2002- 5; 4. FINDING REFUGE; PART TWO: THE RESPONSE; 5. CHECHEN RETALIATION; 6. CIVIL SOCIETY REACTS; 7. INTERNATIONAL FAILURE; 8. SEEKING JUSTICE IN EUROPE: CHECHENS AT THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS; CONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Terror in Chechnya is the definitive account of Russian war crimes in Chechnya. Emma Gilligan provides a comprehensive history of the second Chechen conflict of 1999 to 2005, revealing one of the most appalling human rights catastrophes of the modern era--one that has yet to be fully acknowledged by the international community. Drawing upon eyewitness testimony and interviews with refugees and key political and humanitarian figures, Gilligan tells for the first time the full story of the Russian military's systematic use of torture, disappearances, executions, and other punitive tactics agains.

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