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4/2011 Chechens in the Russian Federation 4/2011 ENG Chechens in the Russian Federation Report from Danish Immigration Service’s fact finding mission to Moscow and St. Petersburg, the Russian Federation 12 to 29 June 2011 Copenhagen, October 2011 Danish Immigration Service Ryesgade 53 2100 Copenhagen Ø Phone: 00 45 35 36 66 00 Web: www.newtodenmark.dk E-mail: [email protected] Chechens in the Russian Federation Overview of fact finding reports published in 2010 and 2011 Honour Crimes against Men in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) and the Availability of Protection, Report from Danish Immigration Service‟s fact-finding mission to Erbil, Sulemaniyah and Dahuk, KRI, 6 to 20 January 2010 2010: 1 Entry Procedures and Residence in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) for Iraqi Nationals, Report from Danish Immigration Service‟s fact-finding mission to Erbil, Sulemaniyah, Dahuk, KRI and Amman, Jordan, 6 to 20 January and 25 February to 15 March 2010 2010: 2 Human rights issues concerning Kurds in Syria, Report of a joint fact finding mission by the Danish Immigration Service (DIS) and ACCORD/Austrian Red Cross to Damascus, Syria, Beirut, Lebanon, and Erbil and Dohuk, Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), 21 January to 8 February 2010 2010: 3 Allegations against the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP) and warnings against return to Nigeria, Report from Danish Immigration Service‟s fact-finding mission to Abuja, Nigeria, 9 to 17 June 2010 2010: 4 Security and Human Rights in South/Central Iraq, Report from Danish Immigration Service‟s fact- finding mission to Amman, Jordan and Baghdad, Iraq, 25 February to 9 March and 6 to 16 April 2010 2010: 5 Human Rights and Security Issues concerning Tamils in Sri Lanka, Report from Danish Immigration Service‟s fact-finding mission to Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19 June to 3 July 2010 2010: 6 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and Thailand, Fact finding mission to Bangladesh and Thailand, 4 to 17 February 2011 2011: 1 Update on Entry Procedures at Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Checkpoints and Residence in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), Report from Danish Immigration Service‟s fact-finding mission to Erbil, Suleimaniyah and Dohuk, KRI, 7 to 24 March 2011 2011: 2 Iranian Kurdish Refugees in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), Report from Danish Immigration Service‟s fact-finding mission to Erbil, Suleimaniyah and Dohuk, KRI, 7 to 24 March 2011 2011: 3 2 Chechens in the Russian Federation Contents Introduction and disclaimer ................................................................................................................... 5 Background ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Chechnya ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Ramzan Kadyrov.......................................................................................................................... 10 1. Situation for Chechens in the Russian Federation outside of Chechnya ......................................... 13 1.1 Chechen communities ................................................................................................................ 13 1.2 Registration of residence ............................................................................................................ 16 1.3 Issuance of internal passports .................................................................................................... 19 1.4 Housing ...................................................................................................................................... 20 1.5 Labour ........................................................................................................................................ 21 1.6 Access to public services ........................................................................................................... 22 1.6.1 Health .................................................................................................................................. 22 1.6.2 Education ............................................................................................................................ 24 1.7 Ethnic motivated harassment and attacks .................................................................................. 24 1.7.1 Local authorities .................................................................................................................. 27 1.8 Women in fear of honour related violence ................................................................................. 28 2. Transfers of Chechens to Chechnya from other federal entities ...................................................... 30 3. Abductions and extrajudicial killings by Chechen authorities outside of Chechnya ....................... 35 3.1 Pressure on family members ...................................................................................................... 41 3.2 Illegal tax collection ................................................................................................................... 42 4. Update on the general security situation in Chechnya/North Caucasus .......................................... 44 5. Update on the human rights situation in Chechnya ......................................................................... 52 5.1 Developments............................................................................................................................. 52 5.2 Groups at risk ............................................................................................................................. 56 5.2.1 Supporters ........................................................................................................................... 57 5.2.2 Critics .................................................................................................................................. 59 5.2.3 Family members .................................................................................................................. 61 5.2.4 Former members of the illegal armed groups ..................................................................... 62 3 Chechens in the Russian Federation 5.2.5 Returnees from abroad ........................................................................................................ 62 5.3 Treatment in detention ............................................................................................................... 63 5.4 Avenues to seek redress ............................................................................................................. 64 5.5 Summons .................................................................................................................................... 66 5.6 Court cases ................................................................................................................................. 67 6. Blood revenge in Chechnya ............................................................................................................. 69 7. Salafis ............................................................................................................................................... 71 8. Ethnic minorities in Chechnya. ........................................................................................................ 72 Source consulted .................................................................................................................................. 73 Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................................... 74 Literature .............................................................................................................................................. 75 Annexes ................................................................................................................................................ 77 Annex 1 – Map of Southern Russia ................................................................................................. 77 Annex 2 – Map of Chechnya ........................................................................................................... 78 Annex 3 – SOVA statistics on crime and punishments ................................................................... 79 Annex 4 – Reports of killings of Kadyrov opponents outside of Chechnya .................................... 81 Annex 5 – Explosions and terror acts in the North-Caucasian Federal District reported by Caucasian Knot from January to August 2011 ................................................................................ 82 Annex 6 – Abductions and other human rights violations in Chechnya reported by Memorial from January to 14. September 2011 ........................................................................................................ 89 Annex 7 – Letter from the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee under the Russian Federation Prosecutor's Office for the Chechen Republic and letter from the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Chechen Republic ................................................................................ 103 4 Chechens in the Russian Federation Introduction and disclaimer This fact finding report has been produced by the Documentation and Project Division, Danish Immigration Service (DIS) for use by officials involved in the asylum
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