By A. N. Borodavkin

Mister chairman,

The inter-regional public organization “Russian-Chechen Friendship Organization” was dissolved on October 13^th, 2006, after the court in Nizhny Novgorod found it guilty of activities openly encouraging terrorism. The Russian Supreme Court affirmed this decision in January of 2007.

It is on this same basis, as we understand it, that the Spanish representatives adopted our request to prevent the aforementioned NGO and its representatives from taking part in this important event, since they are persons who encourage terrorism.

We are in solidarity with the Spanish representatives in that this measure is not something new in OSCE practice. It has been used by Norway (1999), Austria (2000), Rumania (2001), The Netherlands (2003), and Bulgaria (2004) with regards to Kurdish, Chechen, and Uzbek extremists based in Vienna, Brussels, Warsaw, and Krakow.

Mister Chairman,

Russia is for the partnership of governments and public organizations. We support the participation of NGOs in the OSCE’s work and consider it to be useful.

Unfortunately, one must note that there have been a number of cases of NGOs using for political goals prejudiced criticism against a host of governments. We know how the human rights council selected certain NGOs to participate in this high-level meeting on victims of terrorism. I did not misspeak: it selected, paid for, and even gave them instructions for their speeches. Such participation by an NGO is not independent, but contracted. It summons serious concern and outrage.

For this reason, we are against an “open-door policy” with regards to allowing NGOs indiscriminately into OSCE events. NGOs must adhere to criteria specified in OSCE documents. Russia at this time is working on initiatives in this regard and intends to introduce them for study by government participants. The presence of clear criteria for the participation of NGOs is normal practice in many inter-governmental organizations, including the UN, and this practice should be adopted by the OSCE.

Mister chairman,

We were surprised by the speech of the US delegation regarding the so-called “Russian-Chechen Friendship Organization”. It is strange that this nation, whose citizens know all too well what terrorism is, has decided to support an NGO that encourages this evil. It is doubly strange that not a single non-governmental organization from this country took part in this high-level meeting on victims of terrorism.

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1. Всезнающий Бородавкин Written by Светлана Губарева , on 23-09-2007 21:21 «…Мы знаем, как БДИПЧ подобрал определенные НПО для участия во Встрече высокого уровня по жертвам терроризма. Я не оговорился: именно подобрал, оплатил и даже дал инструкции к выступлениям…» Поскольку НПО «Общество российско-чеченской дружбы» к участию в конференции не допустили, то это «камень» в наш огород — нордостовцев, волгодонцев, бесланцев. Неужели власть держащие до сих пор не понимают, что именно их безразличие к судьбам тысяч людей вынуждает нас говорить об этом на международном уровне? И каждое наше слово подтверждается документом, российским документом, а вовсе не чьими-либо инструкциями. Для сведения — участие в конференции было оплачено 12 неправительственным организациям из разных стран мира, а не только россиянам. Report

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