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Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Basic principles for an effective transformation of the peace process ('7D')

Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Basic principles for an effective transformation of the peace process... Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Basic principles for an effective transformation of the peace process (‘7D’) Alexander Russetski, Siegfried Woeber 1 Peace-building efforts in Abkahzia and South Ossetia are virtually paralysed. Both cases are serious and dangerous, yet so far, the OSCE — and the UN — have shown little effectiveness in moving negotiations forward. Nor have they substantially improved the human rights situation in the disputed territories; for example, a proposed human rights office in Gali (Abkhazia) has still to be set up. Yet we believe there are promising ways to respond. Local resources, especially civil society groups and independent experts, should be more closely involved in the mission’s work in order to attain the original mandates and therefore to come closer to a peaceful settlement of the conflicts. The peace-building process will become more effective once it starts to have an organised character, far from spontaneous single initiatives, and stands on a stronger moral basis. Some political scientists today refer to Realpolitik as the origin of certain approaches; we are rather often reminded of ‘social Darwinism’ in this respect. The following recommendations, referred to as ‘Project 7D’, were prepared by the ‘South Caucasus Institute of Regional Security http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Helsinki Monitor (in 2008 continued as Security and Human Rights) Brill

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2005 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0925-0972
eISSN
1571-814X
DOI
10.1163/1571814054088701
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Abstract

Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Basic principles for an effective transformation of the peace process (‘7D’) Alexander Russetski, Siegfried Woeber 1 Peace-building efforts in Abkahzia and South Ossetia are virtually paralysed. Both cases are serious and dangerous, yet so far, the OSCE — and the UN — have shown little effectiveness in moving negotiations forward. Nor have they substantially improved the human rights situation in the disputed territories; for example, a proposed human rights office in Gali (Abkhazia) has still to be set up. Yet we believe there are promising ways to respond. Local resources, especially civil society groups and independent experts, should be more closely involved in the mission’s work in order to attain the original mandates and therefore to come closer to a peaceful settlement of the conflicts. The peace-building process will become more effective once it starts to have an organised character, far from spontaneous single initiatives, and stands on a stronger moral basis. Some political scientists today refer to Realpolitik as the origin of certain approaches; we are rather often reminded of ‘social Darwinism’ in this respect. The following recommendations, referred to as ‘Project 7D’, were prepared by the ‘South Caucasus Institute of Regional Security

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Helsinki Monitor (in 2008 continued as Security and Human Rights)Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2005

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