OSCE Assistance Group to Chechnya (closed)

The tasks of the OSCE Assistance Group to Chechnya included:

• promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the establishment of facts concerning their violation; helping foster the development of democratic institutions and processes, including the restoration of the local organs of authority; assisting in the preparation of possible new constitutional agreements and in the holding and monitoring of elections;
• facilitating the delivery to the region by international and non-governmental organizations of humanitarian aid for victims of the crisis, wherever they may be located;
• providing assistance to the authorities of the Russian Federation and to international organizations in ensuring the speediest possible return of refugees and displaced persons to their homes in the crisis region;
• promoting the peaceful resolution of the crisis and the stabilization of the situation in the Chechen Republic in conformity with the principle of the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation and in accordance with OSCE principles and pursue dialogue and negotiations, as appropriate, through participation in 'round tables', with a view to establishing a cease-fire and eliminating sources of tension; and
• supporting the creation of mechanisms guaranteeing the rule of law, public safety and law and order.