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(g)
The serious and massive occurrence of discriminatory and
repressive practices aimed at ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, as a whole,
resulting in widespread involuntary migration;
and noting that the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and
Protection of Minorities, in its resolutions 1993/9 of 20 August 1993 12/
and 1995/10 of 18 August 1995, 13/ considered that those measures and
practices constituted a form of ethnic cleansing,
Concerned at any attempt to use Serb
the ethnic balance in Kosovo, thus further
rights there, and, in this context, noting
law awaiting approval by the Parliament of
(Serbia and Montenegro),
refugees and other means to alter
suppressing the enjoyment of human
with concern the new citizenship
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Reaffirming that the long-term mission of the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe to Kosovo played a positive role in monitoring the
human rights situation and in preventing an escalation of conflict there, and
recalling in this context Security Council resolution 855 (1993) of
9 August 1993,
Considering that the re-establishment of the international presence in
Kosovo to monitor and investigate the situation of human rights is of great
importance in preventing the situation in Kosovo from deteriorating into
violent conflict, and, in this context, taking note of the report of the
Secretary-General submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution
49/204, 14/
1.
Strongly condemns the measures and practices of discrimination and
the violations of the human rights of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo committed by
the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro);
2.
Condemns the large-scale repression by the police and military of
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) against the
defenceless ethnic Albanian population and the discrimination against the
ethnic Albanians in the administrative and judiciary branches of government,
education, health care and employment, aimed at forcing ethnic Albanians to
leave;
3.
Urgently demands that the authorities of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro):
(a)
Take all necessary measures to bring to an immediate end all human
rights violations against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, including, in
particular, the discriminatory measures and practices, arbitrary searches and
detention, the violation of the right to a fair trial and the practice of
torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and to revoke all
12/
See E/CN.4/1994/2-E/CN.4/Sub.2/1993/45 and Corr.1, chap. II, sect.
13/
See E/CN.4/1996/2-E/CN.4/Sub.2/1995/51, chap. II, sect. A.
14/
A/50/767.
A.
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