Newsletter: Your Donations at Work

From Dr. Khassan Baiev, Chairman

Now that the situation in Chechnya has taken a turn for the better, I was able to spend two months in Grozny, assessing the medical situation there. During that time, two ICCC board members -- Ruth and Nicholas Daniloff -- visited me in Grozny . They were able to see for themselves the conditions in the hospitals, and how the ICCC money was being spent. [Read more]

Mission Statement

The ICCC was founded by three American women in 1996 to work on behalf of child victims of the war in Chechnya. After gaining political asylum in the United States, Dr. Khassan Baiev became the ICCC's chairman in 2003. Since then, Dr. Baiev, who wrote about his wartime experiences in "The Oath: A Surgeon Under Fire," has become an outspoken advocate for human rights and has been honored by Human Rights Watch, Physicians for Human Rights, and Amnesty International.

Dr. Baiev's vision and the ICCC's mission are to support the efforts of physicians, relief workers, teachers, parents, and all others who work for the children whose lives have been devastated by war in the North Caucasus. [Read more]

If you are interested in getting a first hand account of the impact of war on children Dr. Khassan Baiev is available to speak Dr. Baiev has survived two wars, witnessed the collapse of Soviet power in the Caucasus and treated hundreds of children, civilians, Russian soldiers and Chechen fighters, Dr. Baiev can also throw light on Russia's on-going war in the North Caucasus, the difficulties of fulfilling the Hippocratic Oath in a war zone; and medicine in emergency situations. [Contact Ruth Daniloff]