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in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, established by Security
Council resolution 827 (1993), for prosecution, as appropriate, by the Chief
Prosecutor;
9.
Expresses deep concern at the number of disappearances and missing
persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), and reiterates calls on all parties to
make all possible efforts to account for those missing;
10.
Urges that an immediate end be brought to the continuing practice
of "ethnic cleansing", and in particular that the authorities of the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) use their influence with the
self-proclaimed Serbian authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia to
bring the practice of "ethnic cleansing" to an immediate end and to reverse
the effects of that practice;
11.
Urges the Government of Croatia to use its influence with the
self-proclaimed Croatian authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to bring the
practice of "ethnic cleansing" to an immediate end and to reverse the effects
of that practice;
12.
Reaffirms that States are to be held accountable for violations of
human rights which their agents commit on their own territory or on the
territory of another State;
13.
Expresses its complete support for the victims of those
violations, reaffirms the right of all persons to return to their homes in
safety and dignity, considers invalid all acts made under duress affecting
ownership of property and other related questions, recognizes the right of
victims of "ethnic cleansing" to receive just reparation for their losses, and
urges all parties to fulfil their agreements to this end;
14.
Condemns in particular the violations of human rights and
humanitarian law in connection with detention, including killings, torture and
the systematic practice of rape, and urges the immediate, internationally
supervised release of all persons arbitrarily or illegally detained in Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro);
15.
Calls for the immediate closure of all detention facilities not in
compliance with the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949;
16.
Urges all parties to notify immediately the International
Committee of the Red Cross of the locations of all camps, prisons and other
places of detention within Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), and urges that the
International Committee of the Red Cross, the Special Rapporteur and his
staff, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the monitoring and
other missions of the European Union and the Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe and other relevant international and regional
organizations be granted immediate, unimpeded and continued access to such
places of detention;
17.
Expresses its grave concern at the deteriorating human rights
situation in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro),
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