Mr. Greene had visited Chechnya earlier that year and had enjoyed the "warmth and jokes and humor and life" he found there.

Russia, which has largely prevented international organizations from visiting Chechnya, has also managed to escape official censure of any kind at the United Nations.

Mr. Dmitriyevsky has visited Chechnya five times since 1995 and edits an Internet newsletter documenting human rights abuses there.

On Wednesday he plans to visit Chechnya and Ingushetia, to the west.

Åsne Seierstad first visited Chechnya in 1994 (aged just 24) during the First Chechen War.

In July 2008, Nachach was a member of the delegation of the People's Assembly that visited Chechnya.

A small measure of agreement was reached when Russia agreed to allow a representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to visit Chechnya.

In 1871 he visited the Caucasus region, Georgia, Chechnya and Dagestan with his father and his brothers.

A group of American officials, human rights activists, and journalists could visit Chechnya in the next month to inquire about Andy and other matters.

I have visited Chechnya and Grozny, and I saw what happened with the funds.