[A-PAL] A-pal on MISSING and instructions for e-mail action on petition "RETURN"

[Alice Mead]

Albanian Prisoner Advocacy
September 8, 2001

                           A-PAL/ ON NON-ALBANIAN MISSING

BELOW IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE EMAIL ACTION CAMPAIGN NOW GAINING WIDE 
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR INVESTIGATION OF NON-ALBANIAN MISSING IN 
KOSOVA. MASS GRAVES LOCATED IN SERBIA ARE GIVING GRIEVING ALBANIAN 
FAMILIES ANSWERS TO THE ANGUISHED QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR MISSING LOVED 
ONES. THE SEARCH FOR MISSING SHOULD IN NO WAY BE ETHNICALLY 
DETERMINED--ALL GRIEVING FAMILIES SHOULD BE TREATED EQUALLY AND HAVE 
THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES TO RESOLVE THIS TERRIBLE PROBLEM. RESOLUTION 
OF THIS ISSUE WILL TAKE CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION, TRUST, AND 
RESTRAINT ON ALL SIDES. ULTIMATELY: FAMILIES HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW.
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ANYONE WHO KNOWS OF A GRAVESITE IN KOSOVA SHOULD GIVE THAT 
INFORMATION TO EITHER ICRC OR UNHCHR. ICRC HAS OFFICES IN EVERY 
VILLAGE THROUGHOUT KOSOVA. THOSE ORGANIZATIONS TREAT ALL SUCH 
INFORMATION CONFIDENTIALLY. THE PERSON WHO GIVES DETAILS OF THE 
LOCATION OF A SITE CANNOT BE PROSECUTED FOR DOING SO AND HIS/HER 
IDENTITY WILL BE PROTECTED. MANY PEOPLE FEAR REVENGE IF THEY EVEN 
DISCUSS THIS SUBJECT. BUT THE RIGHTS OF GRIEVING FAMILIES MUST COME 
FIRST.
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The following email action campaign has been organized by NGO's in Belgrade.

>
>Dear friends, if you already received this from Kosovo Peony, just 
>use delete buton. If youd didn't, please take a few minutes and send 
>your personal e-mail. Those who have made special groups by previous 
>instructions, don't need to change anything. THANKS!
>TOGETHER, WE ARE THE VOICE OF ALL FAMILIES OF MISSING OR DETAINED IN 
>KOSOVO, REFUGEES, ORDINARY PEOPLE, WHO HAVE NO OTHER SPOKESPERSON 
>BUT US!
>
>Dragi prijatelji, ukoliko ste ovo vec dobili od Kosovskog bozura, 
>molim vas izvinite i izbrisite. Oni koji su vec napravili grupe i 
>e-mail po prethodnom uputstvu, ne treba nista da menjaju, naravno.
>
>Easy instructions for e-mail action on petition "RETURN" / 
>Jednostavne instrukcije za e-mail akciju peticije "POVRATAK":
>
>Who are we sending our plea? Kome saljemo nasu molbu?
>ICTY (Haski Tribunal), Mr. Hans Hakerup UNMIK, U.S Mission to the 
>UN, Alex Schmid UNDC, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, Mr. Carl Bilt, EU 
>monitoring mission, HCIC Pristina, Human Rights IS Council of 
>Europe, Human Rights Watch, KFOR Boundstil, KFOR Press and 
>Information Centre, Kim Burton AI, Mr. Smart Eze UNDC, Mr.Richard 
>Towle, Chief of UNHCR Mission in YU, Ms Doris Pack, EP, Ms. Mary 
>Robinson, OHCHR - HC for HR, OSCE, Spokesperson Roland Bless, 
>R.W.Huckaby, Rachel Bien HRW, U.S Mission to the UN, UN Secretary 
>General Kofi Anan, UN Volonteers, UN Zeneva, UNDC THB i Medijima po 
>ovonedeljnom izboru.
>
>SEND YOUR PREPARED PERSONAL LETTER (FIND BELOW TEXT OF THE LETTER) 
>AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK, PLEASE!
>MOLIMO VAS DA PRIPREMLJENO PISMO KOJE JE U PRILOGU SALJETE SA VASE 
>ADRESE BAR TRI PUTA U TOKU NEDELJE!
>
>Guidelines / Instrukcije:
>* Create a new message / Kreiraj novu poruku
>* In field TO: copy - paste the following e-mail addresses / U polje 
>TO: kopiraj i umetni sledece elektronske adrese:
>cicp.tpb at cicp.un.or.at; sscarpel at amnesty.org; carl.bildt at moderat.se; 
>prro_pristina at ecmm.org; yughcic at unhcr.ch; HumanRights.Info at coe.int; 
>HRWpress at hrw.org; office at icty.org; pao at bondsteel2.areur.army.mil; 
>kforcpic at main.kfor.nato.int; kburton at amnesty.org; 
>haekkerup at unmik.org; smart.eze at odccp.org; rtowle at unhchr.org.yu; 
>dpack at europarl.eu.int; webadmin.hchr at unog.ch; info at osce.org; 
>pristina at diplomats.com; bienr at hrw.org; usa at un.int; 
>perry-carpenter at un.org; information at unv.org; webmaster at unog.ch; 
><mailto:cicp.thb at cicp.un.or.at>cicp.thb at cicp.un.or.at
>* Enter into the Subject line (copy - paste) / U Subject polje unesi 
>(kopiraj i umetni):
>Help us regain the trust and faith in humanity and justice that the 
>UN Charter guarantees to ALL NATIONS in the world!
>* Copy the text of our appeal below horizontal line using famous 
>copy-paste technique (from Dear Sir/Madam...) and DON'T FORGET TO 
>SIGN YOUR NAME (AND/OR THE NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION) UNDER THE 
>"SINCERELY" and TO CHANGE
>THE FIRST SENTENCE IN "I AM" INSTEAD OF "WE ARE" IF YOU ARE A 
>PERSON, NOT ORGANIZATION! / Kopiraj tekst nase molbe ispod 
>horizontalne crte koristeci cuvenu kopiraj - umetni tehniku (from 
>Dear Sir/Madam...) i NE ZABORAVITE DA POTPISETE SVOJE IME (I/ILI 
>NAZIV ORGANIZACIJE) ISPOD "SINCERELY" i DA ISPRAVITE U PRVOM PASUSU 
>"I AM" UMESTO "WE ARE" UKOLIKO PISETE KAO POJEDINAC!
>* Click on Messages menu, select Set Priority and then High (valid 
>for Outlook Express) (there is Priority button on the toolbar); this 
>is optional / Klikni na Messages meni, izaberi Set Priority opciju, 
>a zatim, High (ovo vazi za Outlook Express) (postoji i Priority 
>dugme na toolbaru); ovo nije obavezno
>
>LETTER TEXT / TEKST PISMA:
>________________
>Dear Sir/Madam,
>
>We are writing to you in support of the petition "RETURN AND EQUAL 
>CIVIL RIGHTS FOR ALL IN KOSOVO AND METOHIA", see the latest update 
>of the signatories on 
><http://www.inet.co.yu/inet/d/20010822/v4.html>http://www.inet.co.yu/i 
>net/d/20010822/v4.html or 
><http://www.bndlg.de/~wplarre/appeal010820.htm>http://www.bndlg.de/~wp 
>larre/appeal010820.htm
>We would appreciate if you could take a few moments and read this letter.
>
>This appeal is addressed to the relevant authorities involved in the 
>running and building of the future for Kosovo. It is also an 
>invitation for the decision makers, people of prominence and 
>citizens of the world to use their power, influence and compassion 
>to help us secure the return of the displaced and discover the fate 
>of ALL missing citizens in Kosovo. This civilization and this 
>humanity owes the former return to their homes and later, the 
>decency to either have them properly buried or returned to their
>families.
>
>For your information, this appeal has been signed by more than one 
>hundred Yugoslav and international Non-governmental organizations 
>and institutions.
>In addition, as is evident from the list of petition signatories, 
>several hundreds prominent and caring individuals also gave it their 
>support. Please bear in mind that those signatures are not just dry 
>ink on paper. They signify a desperate plea for help by more than 
>250,000 still displaced Serbs and non-Albanian citizens of Kosovo. 
>Likewise, they symbolize a three-year long anguish and tears of the 
>families still looking for their abducted and missing kin - 1,300 of 
>them. Please see the latest database on missing
>http://arhiva.inet.co.yu/inet/d/20010901/list.html
>It was bad enough that these unfortunate people were ignored by the 
>previous Milosevic regime which remained silent on this issue in the 
>past with regards to both, missing Serbs and Albanians. Mr. William 
>Walker, heading the OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission in 1998/99, had 
>done considerable work on behalf of missing Albanians, but had not 
>lifted a finger then or since to also deal with missing Serbs and 
>non-Albanians.
>
>Since coming to power on 5. October, 2000 the democratic government 
>of Yugoslavia, has done its duty and resolved many cases of missing 
>Albanians in Serbia proper, giving Albanian families a peace of 
>mind. Mandated by the Resolution 1244, the UN is obligated to do the 
>same in Kosovo and Metohia and should do it without any further 
>delay!
>
>Our appeal to find the 1,300 missing Serbs and non-Albanians has 
>been in circulation world-wide and some small progress was made 
>since its initiation. The UNMIK and the Serbian government have set 
>up a joint Contact Group to uncover the fate of 1,300 abducted and 
>missing non-Albanians. So far, only ten bodies were exhumed but the 
>work on identifying the bodies is still conducted only on Albanian 
>victims of war.
>
>Please give our efforts your full support. Help those desolate 
>people regain the trust and faith in humanity and justice, something 
>that the UN Charter guarantees to ALL NATIONS in the world!
>
>Thank you.
>
>Sincerely,
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