[From nobody Fri Sep 28 16:27:28 2007 Return-Path: <a-pal-admin@alb-net.com> Received: from rly-yg05.mx.aol.com (rly-yg05.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.5]) by air-yg04.mail.aol.com (v77_r1.36) with ESMTP; Fri, 06 Apr 2001 06:58:08 -0400 Received: from alb-net.com (alb-net.com [199.173.50.4]) by rly-yg05.mx.aol.com (v77_r1.36) with ESMTP; Fri, 06 Apr 2001 06:57:37 -0400 Received: from alb-net.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by alb-net.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id f36Ar4H29812; Fri, 6 Apr 2001 06:53:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hotmail.com (f186.law9.hotmail.com [64.4.9.186]) by alb-net.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id f369PnH28493 for <a-pal@alb-net.com>; Fri, 6 Apr 2001 05:25:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 6 Apr 2001 02:25:39 -0700 Received: from 64.110.78.13 by lw9fd.law9.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Fri, 06 Apr 2001 09:25:39 GMT X-Originating-IP: [64.110.78.13] From: "Shukrie Rexha" <shukrie_rexha@hotmail.com> To: a-pal@alb-net.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <F1866IhDmUxGPkgBeyI00003bc3@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Apr 2001 09:25:39.0304 (UTC) FILETIME=[8B42CE80:01C0BE7B] Subject: [A-PAL] Newsletter 4/6/01 Sender: a-pal-admin@alb-net.com Errors-To: a-pal-admin@alb-net.com X-BeenThere: a-pal@alb-net.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.3 Precedence: bulk List-Help: <mailto:a-pal-request@alb-net.com?subject=help> List-Post: <mailto:a-pal@alb-net.com> List-Subscribe: <http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/a-pal>, <mailto:a-pal-request@alb-net.com?subject=subscribe> List-Id: Albanian Prisoner Advocacy List -- Prisoner Pals <a-pal.alb-net.com> List-Unsubscribe: <http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/a-pal>, <mailto:a-pal-request@alb-net.com?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://www.alb-net.com/pipermail/a-pal/> Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 09:25:39 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by alb-net.com id f36Ar4H29812 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> READ & DISTRIBUTE FURTHER <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< =20 *** Albanian Prisoner Advocacy List -- Prisoner Pals *** *** Archives: http://www.alb-net.com/pipermail/a-pal/ *** Albanian Prisoner Advocacy League (A-PAL) Platform April 6, 2001 A-PAL is dedicated to the human rights and freedoms of all persons,=20 advocating for the release of Albanian prisoners through peaceful democratic= =20 means. We welcome the recent release of Albanian prisoners under the amnesty= =20 law and wait for an open, international review of the remaining 250 cases. Our actions are in accordance with the UN Resolution 1244 of June 10, 1999=20 and the judicial process set out in the interim peace agreement drawn up in=20 the Rambouillet Accord in 1999. We find the ongoing detention of Albanian prisoners, arrested by the=20 Milosevic regime during the 1998-1999 hostilities, to be subjected to=20 multiple violation of these laws and principles nearly two years after=20 these agreements and resolutions were enacted. >From the Interim Peace Agreement/Rambouillet I. Basic Principles 1. All citizens of Kosova shall enjoy without discrimination equal rights=20 and freedoms 2. All authorities in Kosova shall respect human rights 3. Kosova citizens shall have the right to judicial institutions establishe= d=20 in this accord 5. Every person in Kosova shall have access to international institutions=20 for the protection of their rights in accordance with these procedures. Comment: These 250 remaining prisoners were arrested under military law and=20 held with 30 day warrants which expired on June 30, 1999. Most were detained= =20 unlawfully for over one year, tortured extensively, and forced to give false= =20 confessions. They faced highly irregular trials, many times in groups,=20 before Serb judges, some of whom were the very ones who had supervised their= =20 torture and the attempted massacre in Kosova. In most cases there was no=20 evidence at all except a forced confession. These numerous violations have=20 been documented the Humanitarian Law Center in Belgrade, Human Rights Watch,= =20 and the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights in New York. II. Confidence Building 8. Martial law shall not be declared in Kosova. 10. All abducted persons or those held without charges especially in=20 connection with the conflict shall be released 12. Each side shall not prosecute anyone for crimes related to the conflict=20 in Kosova unless it is a serious violation of humanitarian law. A general amnesty shall be granted for all persons convicted of a=20 politically motivated crime related to the conflict in Kosova III. Judicial Process 4. The defendant is entitled to have his trial transferred to a Kosova cour= t=20 that he designates. At least one judicial member will be of the defendant= =92s=20 nationality. VI. Human Rights and Freedoms 1. All authorities shall ensure the internationally recognized human rights= =20 and freedoms, as set forth in this accord and in European conventions. 2. National members have additional rights to preserve their national,=20 cultural, and linguistic identity. Comment: One woman prisoner has been held for eight years before sentencing.= =20 She has now been in prison for 14 years and comes from a poor family. She=20 does not receive packages and has been mistreated repeatedly by other=20 prisoners and guards. She is still held in Pozharevac Prison on criminal=20 charges. XII. Prisoner Release 1. All parties shall release and transfer in accordance with international=20 standards all those held in connection with the conflict. UN RESOLUTION 1244, JUNE 10, 1999 Bearing in mind the Charter of the UN, guided by the Universal Declaration=20 of Human Rights and the Geneva Convention of 1949 and the Protocols of 1977 Promoting the human rights and meaningful self-government in Kosova, a=20 return home of all those displaced by the conflict, ensuring a peaceful life= =20 for all citizens of Kosova in full accordance with the Rambouillet Accords=20 and the political structures that it sets forth. (For detailed information on a partial list of human rights violations that=20 the prisoners have suffered, please see the web site of Lawyers Committee=20 for Human Rights at www.lchr.org) The prisoners=92 advocacy guide is in Serb= ,=20 Albanian, and English. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. _______________________________________________________ A-PAL mailing list: A-PAL@alb-net.com http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/a-pal ]