Allerførst skal Rådet over for præsident Putin kraftigt protestere mod tjetjenske borgeres forsvindinger og tortur af eller endnu værre mord på tjetjenske borgere. Disse havde mod til at indbringe en klage for Den Europæiske Menneskerettighedsdomstol.
To start with, the Council should lodge a vigorous protest with President Putin against the disappearances, tortures or, worse, the killings of Chechen citizens who had the courage to lodge complaints with the European Court for Human Rights.