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discriminatory legislation, in particular that which has entered into force
since 1989;
(b)
Release all political prisoners and cease the persecution of
political leaders and members of local human rights organizations;
(c)
Allow the establishment of genuine democratic institutions in
Kosovo, including the parliament and the judiciary, and respect the will of
its inhabitants as the best means of preventing the escalation of the conflict
there;
(d)
Abrogate the official settlement policy as far as it is conducive
to the heightening of ethnic tensions in Kosovo;
(e)
Albanians;
Reopen the cultural and scientific institutions of the ethnic
(f)
Pursue dialogue with the representatives of ethnic Albanians in
Kosovo, including under the auspices of the International Conference on the
Former Yugoslavia;
4.
Demands once again that the authorities of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) cooperate fully and immediately with the
Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human
rights in the territory of the former Yugoslavia in the discharge of her
functions, as requested by the Commission in its resolution 1994/76 and in
other relevant resolutions;
5.
Encourages the Secretary-General to pursue his humanitarian
efforts in the former Yugoslavia, in liaison with the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund and
other appropriate humanitarian organizations, with a view to taking urgent
practical steps to tackle the critical needs of the people in Kosovo,
especially of the most vulnerable groups affected by the conflict, and to
assist in the voluntary return of displaced persons to their homes;
6.
Urges the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro) to allow the immediate unconditional return of the
long-term mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
to Kosovo, called for in Security Council resolution 855 (1993);
7.
Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to
General Assembly resolution 49/204;
8.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to seek ways and means,
including through consultations with the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights and relevant regional organizations, to establish an adequate
international monitoring presence in Kosovo and to report thereon to the
General Assembly at its fifty-first session;
9.
Emphasizes the importance of laws and regulations concerning
citizenship applied by the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro) being in accordance with the standards and principles
of non-discrimination, equal protection before the law and the reduction and
avoidance of statelessness, as set out in the relevant international human
rights instruments;
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