JURISTS CALL ON WORLD LEADERS TO CONDEMN CHECHNYA OPERATION.

The International Committee of Jurists released a statement May 9 calling on world leaders in Moscow to condemn Russian violations of human rights in Chechnya. It said that their failure to do so while in Moscow will only “serve to condone” Russian misdeeds there. At the same time, the jurists urged that the International Monetary Fund freeze its $6.8 billion loan to Moscow until the fighting is stopped and negotiations have begun.

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