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Serbian population, which are intended to change the ethnic structure of those
areas;
22.
Calls upon the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro) to allow the immediate entry of an international human
rights monitoring presence into the country, particularly into Kosovo, and
strongly urges them to reconsider their refusal to allow the continuation of
the activities of the missions of the Conference on Security and Cooperation
in Europe in Kosovo, Sandjak and Vojvodina and to cooperate with the
Conference by taking the practical steps needed for the resumption of the
activities of those missions, called for by the Security Council in its
resolution 855 (1993) of 22 February 1993, in order to prevent the extension
of the conflict to those areas;
23.
Reaffirms that all parties to the conflict in the territories of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia
and Montenegro) share the responsibility for finding a peaceful solution
through negotiations under the auspices of the International Conference on the
Former Yugoslavia, urges that human rights concerns be given proper priority
in the peace process, and calls upon the parties to implement immediately all
commitments made in the framework of the Conference and to reach a just and
durable solution as soon as possible;
24.
Urges all United Nations bodies, including the United Nations
Protection Force, the United Nations human rights treaty bodies and the
specialized agencies, and Governments and informed intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur
and in particular to provide him on a continuing basis with all relevant and
accurate information in their possession on the situation of human rights in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia
and Montenegro);
25.
Urges all States and competent organizations to consider
implementation of the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur in his recent
reports, and in particular:
(a)
Welcomes the call of the Special Rapporteur for the opening of
humanitarian relief corridors to prevent the imminent death of tens of
thousands of persons, especially in view of the lack of access to many areas
in the face of the coming winter;
(b)
Supports the call of the Special Rapporteur for the immediate
release of detainees into conditions of safety;
(c)
Draws the attention of the international community to the need for
an effective response to counter the policy of "ethnic cleansing" perpetrated
by any side, particularly the Bosnian Serb forces, who have used such tactics
as a matter of policy, and Bosnian Croat forces;
(d)
Supports the request of the Special Rapporteur to the Croatian
authorities to take action against those who have committed human rights
violations and contravened international humanitarian standards in the Medak
Pocket and to take steps to punish those responsible to prevent such incidents
in the future;
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