"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 ..."
"(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: ..."
"141 The call sent Milic into hiding in Sarajevo, where he remains, unable to
escape the fighting. Since the outbreak of the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina,
journalists working for Sarajevo Television and YUTEL, a Sarajevo-based pan-
Yugoslav television program, reportedly have been targeted by paramilitary
groups in Sarajevo. Nenad Pejic", editor-in-chief of Sarajevo Television, was
forced to flee the country after a public call for his ..."
"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 ..."
US Mother of Exiles: Refugees Imprisioned in America by HumanRightsWatch, HelsinkiWatch Staff Paperback, 76 Pages, Published 1986 by HumanRights 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 chair of Helsinki Watch is Jonathan Fanton and the vice chair is Alice Henkin
. ... Lisa Anderson, Peter Bell, Alice Brown, William Carmichael, Dorothy Cullman,
Irene Diamond,Jonathan F anton, Jack ... Jeri Laber, Aryeh Neier, Bruce Rabb,
Harriet Rabb, Kenneth Roth, Orville Schell, Gary Sick, Robert Wedgeworth."
"Theodore Zang, Jr., former Staff Counsel to Helsinki Watch, and Rob Levy, Senior
Attorney for the New York Civil Liberties Union, each participated in a ..."
"... 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 ..."
"... Snestadc Sanloid Sclendei George Soros Susan Weber Soros Michael Sovera
Sve•JaiM Stone RoseTyron Jaylbpbs In UUman Gregory Walknce Rosalind
Whuehead Jerome R Wiesner RogeiWiflans September 24, 1992 VIA
FACSIMILE 011-49-228-562357 Chancellor Helmut Kohl Adenaueralle 139-141
5300 Bonn 1 Dear Chancellor Kohl: Helsinki Watch is an independent, non-
governmental organization created to monitor domestic and international
compliance w ..."
"Five West Belfast teenagers (known as the "Beechmount Five") are now on
remand in Crumlin Road Prison, charged with the murder of Officer Stephen
Gillespie in an IRA rocket attack on May 1, 1991 (the attack about which Damien
Austin was questioned). Two of these youths are seventeen years old — Kevin
Mulholland and Lawrence Hillick. All were interrogated for seven days in
Castlereagh Interrogation Centre. All made statements implic ..."
"Other members are: Nan Aron, Vivian Berger, Haywood Burns, Alejandro Garro,
William Hellerstein, Edward Koren, Sheldon Krantz, Benjamin Malcolm, Diane
Orentlicher, Norman Rosenberg, David Rothman and Clarence Sundram. ... Staff:
Executive Director, Aryeh Neier; Deputy Director, Kenneth Roth; Washington
Director, Holly J. Burkhalter; Press Director, Susan Osnos; Counsel, Jemera
Rone; ..."
"FOREWORD One of chief reasons for undertaking a study of prison conditions in
Spain was Helsinki Watch's and the Prison Project's interest in examining the
prison system of a relatively new democracy in Western Europe.1 Until 1975, the
year of the death of Caudillo Francisco Franco, the country's ruler for 36 years,
Spain had been infamously repressive and its prison system, which then housed
scores of political prisoners, was noto ..."
"The seven deputies are Mehmet Ali Eren, Kenan Sonmez and Ismail Hakki Onal
from Istanbul, Ahmet Turk and Adnan Ekmen from Mardin, Salik Sumer from
Diyarbakir, and Mahmut Alinak from Kars. A similar incident took place in January
1 989, when SHP Member of Parliament Ibrahim Aksoy made a speech at a
Turkey- European Joint Parliamentary Commission meeting in Strasbourg saying
that Kurds exist and should be treated as a people. He call ..."
"Children of Charterists are often interrogated about their parents' activities, and
then denied educational and employment opportunities. o Ivan Kyncl, the son of
Karel Kyncl who is a Charter 77 signatory and author of 63 Days in Dallas, was
not allowed to complete his education because of his father's political activity.
Ivan Kyncl left Czechoslovakia in 1980 and now works as a freelance
photographer in London. o Jan Hajek, the so ..."
"... Lawrence Hughes*, Susan Jacoby*, Tamar Jacoby, Anne Johnson*, Philip M.
Kaiser, Russell Karp*, Stephen Kass', Bentley Kassal, ... Leon Lipson, Richard
Maass, Elizabeth McCormack, Robert McKay, Nancy Meiselas*, Theodor Meron*,
Arthur Miller, Toni Morrison*, ... Jerome Wiesner, Roger Wilkins * Board Member
HELSINKI WATCH STAFF MEMBERS Jeri Laber, Executive Director; Catherine A
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