The proposed Statutes of the International Circassian Movement to be established to work on the restoration of the legitimate national rights of the Circassian nation on their historical homeland Circassia through and peaceful means, which are guaranteed by international conventions and laws, stemming from the fact that Circassians of different nationalities in the world and the multiplicity of their administrative entities in the Caucasus they constitute one nation and their historical homeland is Circassia.
International
Movement Circassian
Statute
April
2014
International Circassian Movement
April 2014
Statute
preamble
Circassia which is located in
the northwest of the Caucasus, is the historic homeland of the Circassians, going
back to thousands of years and had established the first Circassian kingdom in
400 BC.
No nation in the world
was subjected to so many acts of aggression as The Circassian nation, where the
Circassian nation had to counter successive invasions over the centuries, the
first was in about the year 1200 BC, when Ramses II invading armies followed by the Greeks, Romans, Persians,
Seljuk Turks, Tartars and toward the end of the second half of the nineteenth
century , the Russian Tsars conquered and occupied the entire Circassian
national territory, and ended the Circassian national resistance and embarked
on campaigns of extermination, murder, arson, displacement and forced deportation
in a bloody campaign that will remain a stain on Tsarist Russia and the states
that blessed their aggression and provided all forms of support for their
crimes, and when the communists took the helms of power they resumed with an aggressive policy leading
a campaign of assassinations and confiscation of properties and the elimination
of intellectuals, and the persecution and liquidation of community leaders and
the deprivation of personal freedoms, the destruction of cultural features, and
banning the use of all national cultural instruments and transformed Circassian
cities and villages into closed concentration camps calling them "self
rule administrations" and started a process of Russification which oppressively
and unjustly robbed the Circassian mind. With the advent of the New era of the
Russian Federation, the Circassians are looking to fundamentally change the
former methodology to open
a new page takes into account the response to the just and fair Circassians
demands of the right to return, freedom and independence
the
Circassian people lost during the Russian - Circassian War more than a million
people over 101 years, as 90% of population were forcibly deported to the
Ottoman Empire, currently the Circassians living home only occupy 10% of the historical land of the Circassian
people. And many Circassian tribes became extinct, like the Makhosh, the Natukhai, the Zhaney the Ubykh tribes, and some Circassian
tribes are in danger of becoming extinct like the Abzakh , Shapsogh and Hatuqwai
tribes, today 90% of the Circassians lives outside their historic homeland
Circassia scattered in more than 40 countries worldwide.
The first article:
Definition
The movement is a Circassian popular Organization to include all Circassians in Diaspora and the
motherland, and to work on the restoration of the legitimate national rights of
the Circassian nation on their historical homeland Circassia through peaceful
means, which are guaranteed by international conventions and laws.
Article II:
Vision
To ensure securing the right of self-determination of the Circassian nation
according to the laws and international conventions, including the option of
creating an independent Circassian state.
Article III:
Charter
stemming from the fact that Circassians of different nationalities in the world
and the multiplicity of their administrative entities in the Caucasus, they constitute
one nation and their historical homeland is Circassia and stemming from a belief in the
justice of their cause and their right to regain their historical rights in
their homeland in the North Caucasus as it was stipulated by international laws
and the U.N Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights they must
enjoy the right of self-determination
through a direct and free referendum under the supervision of an impartial
international body by all Circassians in
order to decide their own fate and to have the option of creating an
independent united sovereign state over their homeland in the Caucasus, and
this should be conducted through dialogue and the exertion of political and diplomatic efforts locally,
regionally and internationally, including the Russian Federation by virtue of
its historical responsibility for the Circassian tragedy, with an emphasis on
the renunciation of violence and terrorism in all its forms and manifestations
and rejecting extremism and intolerance and a adherence to peaceful means to
recover the stolen Circassian rights and dealing with people and other nations
on the basis of mutual respect and non-interference in internal affairs and to
respect all treaties and abide by conventions and international laws and the Circassian
state once established it will maintain friendly relations with Russia based on
the principle of good neighborliness.
Article IV:
National Program
First: to demand of the Russian Federation to recognize and formally
apologize to the Circassian people for all the pain, misfortunes and calamities
they suffered from during the Tsarist and Soviet eras by virtue of historical
and legal responsibility for the tragedy of the Circassians, as well as
demanding the right of return and compensation and the right to
self-determination.
Second: to work on improving the situation of the Circassians morally,
culturally and economically in their whereabouts.
Third: enhance relations with the Circassians in the homeland and
demanding local authorities to facilitate the communication processes in terms of
visits, residency, work down to the right of citizenship.
Fourth: to strengthen relations between the Circassians around the
world, especially the countries where the bulk of the Circassians reside in
them outside their homeland, with an emphasis on the fact that they form an
integral part of the national fabric of these countries.
Fifth: work to protect the Circassian nation of extinction and melting
in other communities that live among them.
Sixth: open channels of communication with all countries and
international institutions and forums to drum up support and advocacy for the Circassian
national rights to freedom and independence.
Seventh: The work to transform the Circassian just cause to an
international humanitarian issue on the international political arena, and urge
world States to recognize the process of mass genocide and forced displacement,
which the Circassian nation was exposed to.
Eighth: open a constructive dialogue with the Russian Federation by
virtue of its responsibility for what happened to the Circassian people in the
Caucasus.
Ninth: Working to preserve the identity, language, heritage, culture, music
and folklore of the Circassian nation ,
through the teaching of the Circassian language and the establishment of
schools, colleges, institutions and cultural, scientific and technical centers and holding local, regional and international seminars
and conferences for this purpose.
Tenth: Work on the establishment of a Circassian national fund which all
Circassian will contribute in voluntarily to serve and support the Circassian cause.
Eleventh: preparation of a comprehensive historic demographic and
political file and a list of demands, to illustrates the Circassian issue from
the year 1763 until present day to highlight the magnitude of the suffering and
tragedies that befell the Circassians and the forcible removal from their
native country.
Twelfth: preparation of a comprehensive legal file includes all the
legal arguments on the case for the use of the Circassians by the to convince
the international community with the justice of the cause.
Thirteenth: Work on the adoption of the Latin alphabet in writing and
reading the Adyghe language.
Fourteenth: to utilize the capabilities of all Circassians wherever they
are to support the Circassian issue.
Fifteenth: work to strengthen the ties of kinship and encourage the
return and intensify visits and boost tourism to the motherland.
Sixteenth: find an independent sustainable media platform for the
movement.
Seventeenth: the development of political awareness of the Circassians,
especially the youth and women to establish a community well aware of the
political map of visions that are in favor of the Circassian cause.
Eighteenth: urge Circassians with various professional disciplines
(engineers, doctors, lawyers, teachers and workers to engage in the membership
of professional associations and unions, student unions and women's federations
locally and internationally and provide support to those who are well qualified.
Nineteenth: urge Circassian institutions to adopt more guidance care programs
for the children intellectually, culturally, scientifically and mathematically
through the establishment of camps, festivals and exchange missions between
them.
Twenty: Work on the establishment of an active and effective global Circassian
women's movement.
Twenty-one: raise awareness about the importance of internal
organization of Circassians in Diaspora.
Twenty-two: the call to the need to always adhere to the system of
values, customs and traditions of the Circassians that are compatible with the
social, scientific and economic development.
Article V:
Organization
First: the branch of the Circassian national Movement is governed
by the Executive Office of the branch locally and globally governed the general Secretariat
of the movement.
Second: the Executive Office of a branch includes five members elected by the members of the general
assembly then the elected Executive
Office elect a president,
a vice president a secretary and a treasurer among themselves by secret ballot.
Third: the General Secretariat for the movement is formed of the heads
of the branches and their deputies, then the elected General Secretariat
elect a president, a vice president a secretary
and a treasurer among themselves by secret ballot.
Fourth: the Executive Office of the branch convenes once a month at
least, and the General Secretariat convenes at least once annually.
Fifth: The term of Executive Office of the Branch is three years and the
term of the General Secretariat of the movement is two years from the date of
their election.
Sixth: It is permissible to hold meetings of the General Secretariat of
the movement remotely by using alternative communication devices.
Seventh: The functions of the Executive Office of the branch and the
General Secretariat is the follow-up of activities of institutions and
committees emanating from the movement and it can be dissolved with the consent
of two-thirds of the members of the Executive Office of the branch and the
General Secretariat of the movement.
Eighth: The office of the Executive Branch convenes within 30 days of
the beginning of the New Year's an ordinary meeting of the General Assembly
also the General Secretariat convenes within 60 days for a regular meeting of its
members and the agenda should includes the following:
A. Reading of the administrative and financial reports for the year
ended.
B. Discuss the estimated budget.
C. Suggestions received in writing from members one month before convening.
D. The appointment of an auditor.
E. Vacancies in the office of the Executive Branch and the General
Secretariat of the movement, if any.
Ninth: The office of the Executive Branch convenes an electoral meeting
every three years and the General Secretariat of the movement every two years,
the agenda should include the following:
A. Reading the financial and administrative reports.
B. The appointment of a certified legal auditor.
C. The resignation of the governing body.
D. Election of the Executive Office of the branch and the General
Secretariat of the movement.
Tenth: the Circassian National Fund is supervised by the General Secretariat
through the council of treasurers.
Eleventh: assets of Sub-funds to be transferred as soon as possible to
the National Fund.
Twelfth: the Circassian National Fund have the right to accept unconditional
gifts and donations
Thirteenth the General Secretariat of the International Circassian
movement issues detailed administrative and financial instructions for the
Circassian National Fund as soon as its established.
Article VI:
Membership
First: Each Circassian male / female enjoys the legal capacity to be a member of
the movement if desired.
Secondly: the decision to dismiss a member comes from the Executive
Office of the branch if a member commits an act that would harm the movement morally or physically.
Third: the Executive Office of the branch have the right to award
honorary membership in special cases.
Article VII:
Participants in the development of this Statute:
1 . HE Mr. Mohammad Omar Azoka
2. HE Mohammad Shoaib Hamzouq
3. HE Mr. Mohammed Amin Ansoqua
4. HE Dr. Rawhi Hikmat Shahaltough
5. HE Dr.Mash-hour Amin Shafagoj 6. HE
Ambassador Ishaq Khaled Mola
7. HE Mr. Adnan Yousef Qudeberdoqua 8. HE Ambassador Mohammed Amin Shahnkery
9. HE Mr. Hasan Ahmed Nabas 10. HE Mr. Kamal Bashir jalouqa
11. HE Ms. Marian Hassan Chuyeqwa