Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 23:41:50 +0000
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT
(New York, November 12, 2001)-The Bush administration should make human
rights protections a central part of the emerging new relationship with
Russia, Human Rights Watch said today.
In a letter sent on the eve of the Crawford, Texas summit with Russian
President Vladimir V. Putin, Human Rights Watch urged President George
W. Bush to seek new
guarantees on political freedoms and on accountability for abuses
commited in the Chechnya conflict. Russia has allowed unprecedented
military and intelligence cooperation with the United States in the
fight against terrorism, which many believe will fundamentally change
the U.S.-Russia relationship.
"The Russian government frequently compares the U.S. war on terrorism
with its own efforts in Chechnya," said Elizabeth Andersen, executive
director of Human Rights Watch's Europe and Central Asia division.
Russian and international human rights groups continue to document
abuses by Russia's forces in Chechnya, including extrajudicial
executions, torture and arbitrary arrest.
"President Bush needs to tell President Putin that the U.S. will not be
associated with such atrocities," said Andersen. "The war on terrorism
is not blanket permission to commit abuses against civilians with
impunity."
When the two presidents met last month in Shanghai, President Bush said
that the war on terrorism must not become a "war against minorities,"
and that it must "distinguish between those who pursue legitimate
political aspirations and terrorists."
The Human Rights Watch letter also cited other human rights concerns in
Russia, including press freedoms and a spate of criminal investigations
of journalists and academics on highly questionable espionage charges.
"President Putin wants Russia's integration with a larger democratic
community," said Andersen. "But this can succeed only if he and his
government uphold the principles of democracy and human rights at home."
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