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1992-11-13
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1992-11-13
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  1. “The former Yugoslavia constitutes, in this respect, one of the most serious and, at the same time, most tragic challenges faced by the international community ana intaranvarnmantal araaniaatinne norimavite hye che ltnitresa w he ateiane Wa amuse ane snrer FOVESMMART A. OLQGaer2arteons., Prim Zz 3 =~ top as ba) aor oe take up this challenge. It is most urgent that the Organization undertake effective action in favour of the protection of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in other territories of the former Yugoslavia.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3134 (1992) · source

  2. “During my missions, I found evidence that such crimes have been committed. A commission of experts should be established, in accordance with Security Council resolution 780 (1992), to investigate these matters further. Inu the course of my missions, I have frequently mot with representatives of international organizatiors. Their self-sacrifice and dedication deserve recognition and respect. The presence of international organizations in the region assuages the consequences of the brutal abuse of human rightr. In many instances, however, they are helpless and impotent. The threatened population is also losing faith in the effectiveness of international assistance. Profound changes in the world have led to the recognition that respect for human rights has become a crucial element of international security.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3134 (1992) · source

  3. “The situation in Kosovo is of particular concern, The human rights of the Albanian population are being systematically violated. In the area of Vojvodina, the Hungarian, Croat, Slovak and Ukrainian population, as wall as the Muslims in Sandjak, must endure various forms of discrimination and oppression. There exists in all those regions the imminent possibility of an escalation of the conflict, not excluding an outbreak of fighting. Efforts undertaken by federal authorities to prevent these situations have not yet produced satisfactory results. The situation in the sphere of human rights in the former Yugoslavia requires systematic and coordinated action. Assistance to the victims must go hand in hand with the will to punish the guilty. This concerns in particular the perpetrators of war crimes.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3134 (1992) · source

  4. “From the point of view of human rights, three kinds of activities are most urgent. The first is the closing of detention camps. The question is how to move to other countries the 10,000 people whose lives are threatened. The second is the establishing of security zones for humanitarian purposes in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Many refugees could find shelter there, If the nunber of refugees to other countries is to be reduced and if they are not to be left to their own devices, the rapid establishment of those zones seems to be the only solution. The third kind of activity is the establishing of corridors for humanitarian supplies, particularly to the cities and areas under siege. Serious violations of human rights are also taking place in other territories of the former Yugoslavia.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3134 (1992) · source

  5. “The objectives of this policy have already been achieved to a considerable degree. A terrorized population, in particular Muslims, is abandoning the dangerous areaz en masse. During my missions, I had the opportunity to become personally acquainted with the tragedy of those people. No one who has been in Travnik or Trnopolje could uwver forget what he saw there. Thousands of refugees have been subjected to a veritable hell. Furthermore, the conditions in which they currently find themselves do not guarantee that they will survive the coming winter. Medical experts claim that the death toll resulting from that situation could greatly exceed the loss of lives from the armed conflict. Assistance to those people is unquestionably the most important duty of the international community.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3134 (1992) · source

  6. “These methods have been pursued first of all by the Serbian authorities in the territories of Bosria and Herzegovina. This could not be prevented even by the presence of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in the territories of Croatia under the control of Serbian forces. The Serbian population in the areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina controlled by the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatian armed forces is also a victim of discrimination and human rights abuse. Although these acts should be condemned in their own right, they are not an element of systematic policy. Despite the commitments of the London Conference, the practice of "ethnic Cleaning" not only has not ceased during the iast two-and-a-half months but has been strengthened, especially in the region of Banja Luca.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3134 (1992) · source

  7. “The violation of this right and other fundamental human righta is massive and grave. It contradicts both the Covenants on Human Rights and the Geneva Conventions, which call for respect for the rights of the civilian population during armed conflicts. It stems from the practice of "ethnic cleansing", which is esseatially not a consequence of, but an objective of, this war. "Ethnic cleansing" may be equated with a systematic purge of tne civilian population with a view to forcing it to abandon the territories in which it lives. This practice has been described many times. It has been accompanied by mass killings; rape; the destruction of houses, mosques and churches; the terrorist shelling of cities; and, what is more, the forcing of people to declare that they are foresaking their homes voluntarily.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3134 (1992) · source

  8. “I should like to thank the Council for allowing me to speak and address the most important issues that, from my point of view, show the nature of the human rights violations in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I intend to limit myself to essential questions that will be elat cated in greater detail in the forthcoming report. At the outset allow me to make a general remark. In the context of the conflict taking place in the territoiy of Bosnia and Hersegovina, which may expand to other territories of former Yugoslavia, one cannot examine the human rights questions separately from the development of the political and military situation in the area, The issue at stake is the fundamental human right to life, which is totally threatened.”

    1992-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3134 (1992) · source