"In a letter to an organizer of the conference, Presidential Adviser Mario Nobilo
stated that the conference could not be held because such a meeting could be
used "as an excuse for the repression of the island's Croatian inhabitants by
Serbian forces." Mr. Nobilo also stated that "any discussion [regarding] the future
military status of this strategically important island can be organized only when
the Republic of Croatia regains i ..."
Romania Ethnic Hungarians in Post-Ceausescu Romania: Struggling for Ethnic Identity by HelsinkiWatch Paperback, 142 Pages, Published 1993 by Human Rights Watch ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-115-2, ISBN: 1-56432-115-0
"(For accounts of the fighting between Bosnian and Serbian troops between
August 1992 and February 1993, see Tim Judah, "Muslim Offensive Turns War
Against Serbs in Bosnia," The Times of London, September 28, 1992; Tim Judah,
"Serb Forces Move South to Bolster Creaking Defences," The Times of London,
December 30, 1992; Tim Judah, "Belgrade Accuses Muslims of Attack and
Returns Fire," The Times of London, January 18, 1993; "Skelani: ..."
"^er 1992, when approximately eleven Erk members held seats in the Uzbekistan
parliament. ... the Milli Majlis was created to coordinate a grouping of opposition
organizations (parties, movements, trade unions and other social and political ..."
"The most recent in this series of attacks affected Oleg Panfilov, a correspondent
for Neiavisimaia Gazeta and a representative ... On June 1 1, also in Moscow,
unknown attackers struck from behind Igor Rotar, another journalist at
Nezaidsimaia ..."
"A real visit came after ten days.71 In a public statement issued on February 20,
the Macedonian Helsinki Committee, a local human rights group, pointed out
similar violations: Our sources claim that the first two detainees [Fadil Sulejmani
and Arben Rusi] were not allowed to contact an attorney despite their requests
and that all four of them were brought before the Justice of the Peace after a 29-
hour detention, which is five hour ..."
"op cit; The 60,000-70,000 figure is supplied by the Roma Parliament (Helsinki
Watch interview, January 6, 1993); 20,000-30,000 is by David Crowe op. cit. at
298 and Janos Szonyi, "A ciganyok sorsa a fasizmus evei alatt," (The fate of the
Gypsies during the fascist years,") at 53-57 in Laszlo Szego op, cit. The 5,000
figure is by Laszlo Karsai, A Ciganykerdes Magyarorszagon 1919-1945 (Ut a
cigany Holocausthoz), (The Gypsy question i ..."
"We don't live in a prison anymore; they let us out of the prison. But they are
constantly watching us. If I invited you to my house, they would call me in to the
KGB the very next day. ... publishing house. Restrictions of a free press in
Turkmenistan include censorship and denial of registration to some newspapers
and journals. Ak-Mukhammed Velsapar, the outspoken writer, told Helsinki
Watch"4 In the years of stagnation25 I worked ..."
"... Law for such offenses as "criticizing" or "insulting" the president, public officers,
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk or the military; printing "anti-military propaganda;" ...
Turkish authorities have confiscated and banned dozens of issues of small left-
wing or pro-Kurdish journals and raided editorial offices. ... His publisher, Hikmet
Kocak ..."
Restricted Subjects Freedom of Expression in the United Kingdom by HelsinkiWatch Paperback, 66 Pages, Published 1991 by Human Rights Watch ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-044-5, ISBN: 1-56432-044-8
US Mother of Exiles: Refugees Imprisioned in America by Human Rights Watch, HelsinkiWatch Staff Paperback, 76 Pages, Published 1986 by Human Rights First ISBN-13: 978-0-938579-85-4, ISBN: 0-938579-85-1
"The minister of the interior for the state of Hesse, Gerhard Bokel, announced in
January 1 995 that he would begin an investigation of public servants who hold
leadership positions in the Republican Party. The party is right-wing extremist
and anti-constitutional, Bokel said; any public service employee speaking out
publicly for that party, therefore, comes under suspicion of "committing a
disciplinary offense." ... the Republikane ..."
"The largest part of the joint command was the Republican or Dniester guard,
which began to be formed in 1988 from Workers Detachments for Cooperation
with the Militia (ROSM),43 and were activated on the order of Igor' Smirnov on
September 27, 1991. Guardsmen are fulltime, paid soldiers, and are
recognizable by the red head- and left arm-bands they wear; some also wear
Soviet Army uniforms. On January 9, 1992, DMR authorities report ..."
Bloodshed in the Caucasus Violations of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in the Georgia-south Ossetia Conflict by Human Rights Watch, HelsinkiWatch Paperback, 62 Pages, Published 1992 by Human Rights Watch ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-058-2, ISBN: 1-56432-058-8
"A young Ossetian woman told Helsinki Watch that toward the end of January
1991 her home was raided and robbed three times before she and her family
finally decided to leave Gori. The first time, four or five Georgians armed with
machine guns and pistols broke in while she was at home, and stole crystal and
4,000 rubles. They spoke Georgian, were unshaven, and wore civilian clothes
and red hats with pins of Georgian flags in them. " ..."
Yugoslavia Human Rights Human Rights Abuses in Kosovo 1990-1992 by HelsinkiWatch, Ivana Nizich Paperback, 59 Pages, Published 1992 by Human Rights Watch ISBN-13: 978-1-56432-086-5, ISBN: 1-56432-086-3