From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 2/19/2006 2:49 PM Commemorate World Chechnya Day 23.02.2006 - 00:42:53
On Thursday 23rd February 2006 individuals and organisations around the world will commemorate World Chechnya Day. The Day will be a means of bringing together organisations and individuals sympathetic to the people of Chechnya and their historic tribulations. In particular the Day is intended to raise awareness of the genocide that occured in 1944 when Stalin deported the entire Chechen people.
To learn more about World Chechnya Day, to find out how you can help, or to visit any of the commemorative events around the world, please visit: www.worldchechnyaday.org
Sixty two years ago, on 23 February 1944, Stalin ordered the forcible deportation of the Chechen, Ingush and other nations of the North Caucasus to Central Asia. More than half of the people who were to be forcibly transported died in transit or in massacres committed by Soviet troops. Those who survived the journey were left facing starvation and disease in the harsh winters of Siberia and Central Asia. In 2004 the European Parliament passed a motion formally recognizing this tragedy as genocide.
World Chechnya Day is being commemorated to:
* Recognise the suffering and genocide of the Chechen people as a human catastrophe of historic significance.
* Respect all victims of Stalinist deportations.
* Raise awareness and understanding of the Chechen genocide as an issue of importance to humanity.
* Ensure that the horrendous crimes, racism and victimisation that were committed during the Chechen genocide will never be forgotten or repeated, in Europe or elsewhere in the world.
* Reflect on contemporary atrocities that raise similar issues.
* Educate subsequent generations about the genocide and the continued relevance of the lessons that can be learnt from it.
* Assert a continuing commitment to oppose racism, victimisation and genocide.
* Support shared aspirations for the ideals of justice, security, dignity and peace for all.
To learn more about World Chechnya Day, its history, its supporters and other events taking place worldwide, please visit: www.worldchechnyaday.org <http://www.worldchechnyaday.org
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