The hearing addressed the OSCE-brokered military agreement in July 1995 between Russian and Chechen representatives to end ethnic conflict among Chechens, Russians, Ingush, and other ethnic groups caught up in the terror of war. The Commissioners discussed the disappearance of people, including a prominent American humanitarian aid worker and an American freelance journalist. The witnesses gave testimony on the visible breakdown in law and order which has forced humanitarian organizations, such as Doctors Without Borders, to withdraw to a safer location.
Members
Hon. Chris Smith
Chairman
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hon. Benjamin Cardin
Commissioner
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Witnesses
Sergei Kovalev
Member
Russian Duma
Jack Matlock
Former U.S. Ambassador
Soviet Union
Anatol Lieven
Senior Fellow
U.S. Institute of Peace
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