A forward. Charles Brown ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( In a message dated 4/20/99 3:23:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Subj: (abolition-usa) Fwd: 'Let Civility Prevail': an appeal from Belgrade Date: 4/20/99 3:23:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ASlater) Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: 'Let Civility Prevail': an appeal from Belgrade >Priority: non-urgent >X-FC-MachineGenerated: true >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-FC-Forwarded-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > >---------------------- Forwarded by Tom K Snowdon/Winnipeg/MCC on 04/20/99 >11:16 >AM --------------------------- > > > > >From: Zarana Papic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Bojan Aleksov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Fwd: Syndicate: <nettime> Let Civility Prevail - A >Statement of Concerned SerbianCitizens] > >-------- Original Message -------- > >Subject: Syndicate: <nettime> Let Civility Prevail - A Statement of >Concerned SerbianCitizens >From: Andreas Broeckmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 16:45:32 +0200 (CEST) >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >LET CIVILITY PREVAIL > >A STATEMENT OF CONCERNED SERBIAN CITIZENS > >As long time proponents of and activists for a democratic and >anti-nationalist Serbia, who have chosen to remain in >Yugoslavia during this moment of crisis and who want to see >our country reintegrated into the community of world nations, >we state the following: > >1. We strongly condemn the NATO bombings which have >hugely exacerbated violence in Kosovo and have caused the >displacement of people outside and throughout Yugoslavia. We >strongly condemn the ethnic cleansing of the Albanian >population perpetrated by any Yugoslav forces. We strongly >condemn the Kosovo Liberation Army's (KLA) violence >targeted against the Serbs, moderate Albanians and other ethnic >communities in Kosovo. The humanitarian catastrophe in >Kosovo - death, grief and extreme suffering for hundreds of >thousands of Albanians, Serbs and members of other ethnic >communities - has to be ended now. All refugees from >Yugoslavia must immediately and unconditionally be allowed >to return to their homes, their security and human rights >guaranteed, and aid for reconstruction provided. Perpetrators of >crimes against humanity whoever they are must be brought to >justice. > >2. The fighting between Serbian forces and KLA has to be >stopped immediately in order to start a new round of >negotiations. All sides must put aside their maximalist >demands. There are (as in other numerous similar conflicts such >as Northern Ireland) no quick and easy solutions. We all must >be prepared for a long and painstaking process of negotiation >and normalization. > >3. The bombing of Yugoslavia by NATO causes destruction >and growing numbers of civilian victims (at least several >hundred, maybe a thousand, by now). The final outcome will be >the destruction of the economic and cultural foundations of >Yugoslav society. It must be stopped immediately. > >4. The UN Charter, the Helsinki Final Act, the founding >document of NATO, as well as the constitutions of countries >such as Germany, Italy, Portugal, have been violated by this >aggression. As individuals who have devoted their lives to the >defense of basic democratic values, who believe in universal >legal norms we are deeply concerned that NATO's violation >of these norms will incapacitate all those struggling for the >rule of law and human rights in this country and elsewhere >in the world. > >5. NATO's bombings have further destabilized the southern >Balkans. If continued this conflict can escalate beyond Balkan >borders and, if turned into land military operations, thousands >of NATO and Yugoslav soldiers, as well as Albanian and >Serbian civilians, will die in a futile war as in Vietnam. Political >negotiations toward a peaceful settlement should be reopened >immediately. > >6. The existing regime has only been reinforced by NATO's >attacks in Yugoslavia by way of the natural reaction of people >to rally around the flag in times of foreign aggression. We >continue our opposition to the present anti-democratic and >authoritarian regime, but we also emphatically oppose NATO's >aggression. The democratic forces in Serbia have been >weakened and the democratic reformist Government of >Montenegro threatened by NATO's attacks and by the regime's >subsequent proclamation of the state of war and now find >themselves between NATO's hammer and regime's anvil. > >7. In dealing with the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia the >leaders of the world community have in the past made >numerous fatal errors. New errors are leading to an aggravation >of the conflict and are removing us from the search for peaceful >solutions. > >We appeal to all: President Milosevic, the representatives of >the Kosovo Albanians, NATO, EU and US leaders to stop all >violence and military activities immediately and engage in the >search for a political solution. > >Belgrade, April 16, 1999 > >1. Stojan Cerovic, "Vreme" columnist and journalist >2. Jovan Cirilov, Belgrade International Theater Festival (BITEF) >selector and former director of the Yugoslav Drama Theater; Theater >History Center Director >3. Sima Cirkovic, Member Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, >Professor, Belgrade University, Dept. of History >4. Mijat Damnjanovic, Former Professor, Belgrade University, Faculty >of Political Sciences, Center for Public Administration and Local >Government (PALGO) Director >5. Vojin Dimitrijevic, Former head of the Department of >International >Law, Belgrade Law School; The Belgrade Center for Human Rights >Director; UN Human Rights Committee former Vice Chairman >6. Dasa Duhacek, Director Women Studies Center, Board Member of >Alternative Academic Educational Network (AAEN) >7. Milutin Garasanin, Member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and >Arts; Vice President of The Association for Research of South-Eastern >Europe (UNESCO) >8. Zagorka Golubovic, Professor, Belgrade University, Department of >Sociology; Chair Social Sciences Department of AAEN >9. Dejan Janca, Professor, Novi Sad University, Law School >10. Ivan Jankovic, Belgrade lawyer, human rights activist, Board >President of Center for Anti-War Action >11. Predrag Koraksic, Belgrade caricaturist >12. Mladen Lazic, Professor, Belgrade University, Department of >Sociology, AAEN Board member >13. Sonja Licht, President, Fund for an Open Society Executive Board >14. Ljubomir Madzar, Professor Belgrade University, Faculty of >Economy, Member Group-17 >15. Veran Matic, Editor in Chief, Belgrade Radio B92, President >Alternative Network of Electronic Media (ANEM) >16. Jelica Minic, Secretary General, European Movement in Serbia >17. Andrej Mitrovic, Professor, Belgrade University, Department of >History >18. Radmila Nakarada, Senior Reserach Fellow, Belgrade Institute for >European Studies >19. Milan Nikolic, Director, Center for Policy Studies >20. Vida Ognjenovic, Theater director, playwrite >21. Borka Pavicevic, Director, Center for Cultural Decontamination >22. Jelena Santic, Anti-war 487 group, human rights activist >23. Nikola Tasic, Associate member of the Serbian Academy of >Sciences >and Arts, Member European Academy >24. Ljubinka Trgovcevic, Senior Research Fellow, Belgrade >University, >Department of History >25. Srbijanka Turajlic, Professor, Belgrade University, Faculty of >Electrical Engineering, Board President AAEN >26. Ivan Vejvoda, Fund for an Open Society Executive Director, >27. Branko Vucicevic, translator > >>
