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and the Additional Protocols thereto, of 1977,5 as well as the principles and commitments undertaken by
participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe,
Reaffirming also the territorial integrity of all States in the region, within their internationally
recognized borders, taking fully into account all relevant Security Council resolutions,
Expressing its full support for the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina
and the annexes thereto (collectively the “Peace Agreement”),6 which, inter alia, committed the parties of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro) to respect human rights fully, and for the Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia,
Baranja and Western Sirmium (the “Basic Agreement”),7
Expressing its deep concern at the continuing evidence of violations of human rights and fundamental
freedoms taking place to varying degrees in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and, in particular, the failure of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to follow the recommendations made in 1996 by the personal
representative of the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe,
Welcoming all contributions of the Office of the High Representative, the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
and other parts of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Council
of Europe, the European Community Monitoring Mission, Governments and intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations in the area in 1999,
1. Reiterates its call for the full and consistent implementation of the General Framework Agreement
for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the annexes thereto (collectively the “Peace Agreement”)6 and the
Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (the “Basic Agreement”)7
by all parties to those agreements;
2. Stresses the crucial role of human rights in the successful implementation of the Peace Agreement,
and underlines the obligations of the parties under the Peace Agreement to secure for all persons within their
jurisdiction the highest level of international norms and standards of human rights and fundamental
freedoms;
3. Also stresses the need to direct international human rights efforts in the region to the core issues
of the lack of full respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all individuals without
distinction, the rule of law and effective administration of justice at all levels of government, the freedom
and independence of the media, freedom of expression, freedom of association, including with respect to
political parties, freedom of religion and freedom of movement;
5
Ibid., vol. 1125, Nos. 17512 and 17513.
S/1995/999; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fiftieth Year, Supplement for October, November
and December 1995.
6
7
S/1995/951; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fiftieth Year, Supplement for October, November
and December 1995.
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