[A-PAL] A-PAL newsletter 11/21/01

[Alice Mead]

>  ALBANIAN PRISONER ADVOCACY (A-PAL)
   November 21, 2001



                       A-PAL STATEMENT: 205 Remain

   We would like to thank all our advocates from around the world who 
have helped us with this effort to obtain justice for the Albanian 
prisoners. Unfortunately,
as this ICRC notice states, there are still 205 Albanian prisoners 
held in Serb prisons--despite the signed transfer document, agreed 
upon in September, 2001 and signed November 5, 2001. Their release 
and /or transfer was stated to happen "as soon as possible." What 
does that mean? What does it mean to release one person and not to 
transfer ALL the prisoners as stated in the document?

Please, as you celebrate Thanksgiving Day, Flag Day, or the start of 
Ramadan, remember these 205 individuals, whose welfare and 
safe-keeping depends on you.

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>ICRC PRESS RELEASE
>      Pristina, 21.11.2001
>
>      ICRC ACCOMPANIES A DETAINEE FROM A SERBIAN JAIL
>
>      Today the ICRC accompanied to Kosovo one person released by the
>      authorities in Serbia. The person released from Sremska Mitrovica
>      prison comes from Pejë/Pec.
>
>      To date 1832 detainees have been released of whom 1673 were
>      accompanied back home by the ICRC. During the detention visits the
>      ICRC delegates have exchanged more than 34,000 Red Cross Messages
>      between the detainees and their family members.
>
>      205 detainees will continue to be visited by the ICRC until their
>      final release by the authorities.
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