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DIRITTI UMANI: JUGOSLAVIA, UDIENZA ATTACCO NATO A TV SERBA
(ANSA) - STRASBURGO, 24 OTT - La Corte europea dei diritti umani si e'
riunita questa mattina a Strasburgo per esaminare un ricorso presentato
da dipendenti, o dalle loro famiglie, della televisione di stato serba
Rts bombardata nel 1999 dalla Nato, contro 17 paesi europei aderenti
all'Alleanza atlantica ed al Consiglio d'Europa, fra cui l'Italia. Nel
bombardamento del palazzo che ospitava la Rts rimasero uccise 16
persone e altre 16 vennero gravemente ferite. Le famiglie di quattro
delle vittime figurano fra i firmatari del ricorso contro i paesi Nato.
Nella denuncia presentata ai giudici europei i 17 membri europei della
Nato sono accusati di avere violato in particolare l'articolo 2 della
convenzione europea dei diritti umani, uno dei piu' fondamentali, che
sancisce il diritto alla vita. I ricorrenti affermano che il palazzo
della Rts, raggiunto da un missile terra-aria alleato alle due del
mattino il 23 aprile 1999, era un obiettivo civile colpito
deliberatamente, e sostengono di disporre di prove che indicherebbero
che i giornalisti stranieri presenti nel palazzo erano stati avvertiti
prima dell'attacco. L'udienza di oggi e' dedicata all'esame della
ammissibilita' del ricorso, contestata dai 17 paesi contro i quali e'
rivolto, rappresentati in aula dal Regno Unito. La Corte europea
decidera' dopo l'udienza se dichiarare il ricorso ricevibile o meno, e
se iniziare l'esame di merito della causa. (ANSA). CEF
24/10/2001 10:35
http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/world/
europe/newsid_1616000/1616461.stm
BBC News
Wednesday, 24 October, 2001,
Nato challenged over Belgrade bombing
Sixteen people were killed in the attack
The European Court of Human rights is to hear a case
against Nato on Wednesday over the bombing of
Belgrade's main TV station during the Kosovo conflict.
Their relatives say the attack, which killed 16
people, was in breach of Europe's human rights charter
and that they deserve compensation.
The families of four of the victims and one survivor
are claiming that the air strikes were illegal under
Europe's human rights charter governing the right to
life and freedom of expression.
The hearing is only the first step to determine if the
European Court of Human Rights has the jurisdiction
even to hear the case.
Propaganda war
On the night of 23 April 1999, Nato aircraft attacked
the government-run studios of Radio Television Serbia
(RTS) in Belgrade, in which those killed, most of them
production workers, had been ordered to report for
work.
The attack was part of Nato's air campaign to force
the Yugoslav Government of former President Slobodan
Milosevic to withdraw its forces from Kosovo.
[Countries accused:
Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom]
At the time, Nato defended the air strike by saying
the TV station was a legitimate target because of its
role in what Nato called Belgrade's campaign of
propaganda.
The applicants to the Court of Human Rights argue that
the individual Nato member states are responsible for
the bombing, even though it was carried out by Nato
forces.
They are suing the European members of Nato - but not
the United States and Canada - for compensation.
Lawyers for the Nato states, which have denied the
charges, say that because the former Yugoslavia was
not a signatory to the European Charter of Human
Rights, the court cannot hear the case.
If the states are found responsible, the survivor and
families could be awarded damages.
A judgement is due in several weeks.
---
ALTRA DOCUMENTAZIONE SU CASI PRECEDENTI /
MORE DOCUMENTS ON PREVIOUS SIMILAR CASES:
---
Berlin Faces Court Action Over NATO Bombing of
Yugoslavia
Karsruhe, Jun 20, 2001 -- (dpa) The tremors from 1999
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia continue to reverberate
across the German political landscape with Germany's
reformed communist party launching a constitutional
court action against the U.S. backed security
alliance's raids.
The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) believes that
the German government's agreement for the NATO's
bombing raids was unconstitutional because the
nation's parliament, the Bundestag, was not consulted.
In the light of Germany's wartime past, military
action involving German troops remains a deeply
sensitive issue in the nation with the PDS having
fiercely opposed the NATO raids which followed
Belgrade's aggressive moves in the Yugoslavian
province of Kosovo.
As argument in the constitutional court commenced on
Tuesday, a PDS leader, Gregor Gysi claimed that NATO's
role had been extended by the bombing raids and as a
result the central part of the agreement with NATO had
been changed.
Gysi insisted that bypassing the parliament not only
raised democratic issues but also questions about the
legal protection of the nation's soldiers.
At the heart of the case is the German Federal
Government's endorsement in April 1999 of a so-called
a new strategic concept for NATO intervention.
This was also agreed to by other members of the
trans-atlantic alliance and stressed that the
transatlantic security group faced new complex risks.
Defending the German Government's action before the
constitutional court on Tuesday, the nation's Foreign
Minister, Joschka Fischer said that parliamentary
agreement for the concept was not necessary as it was
not a binding contract but a political document.
But Fischer said that Berlin believed the case before
the constitutional court had "enormous political
significance."
"It concerns the negotiating abilities of the
government in following its international
responsibilities," he said.
As a measure of the tensions unleashed in Germany by
the NATO action, Fischer had paint thrown over him
during a rowdy meeting of his Green Party at the
height of the bombing raids.
Also defending the government's support for the
bombing before the constitutional court on Tuesday was
the nation's Minister for Defense Rudolf Scharping who
said that the purpose of the alliance had changed as
well as the political circumstances.
Representing the Parliament before the court, the
Christian Democrat parliamentarian Rupert Scholz said
that not every new concept was a new contract.
(C)2001. dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH.
---
> http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?aid%ef%bf%bd413
KATHIMERINI
ATHENS, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2001
NEWS & COMMENT Updated: 06/15/2001 10:23 GMT
Del Ponte is asked to prosecute NATO for DU
The head of the Athens Bar Association and two human
rights groups yesterday asked the chief war crimes
prosecutor for Yugoslavia to charge NATO officials for
allowing the use of depleted uranium ammunition in the
Balkans.
In a request filed with Carla del Ponte, the three
asked for the prosecution of any NATO political or
military official who authorized the use of the
armor-piercing ammunition.
They claim use of the ammunition violated
international agreements barring the use of toxic or
"other" materials during a war, and the 1949 Geneva
Convention intended to protect civilians in areas of
conflict. No NATO officials are named in their
request.
The request was made by bar association president
Andonis Roupakiotis; Constantinos Menoudakis, a high
court judge and president of the Greek judicial
workers union for democracy and freedom; and Aliki
Maragopoulou, head of a human rights group.
Depleted uranium is a slightly radioactive heavy metal
which is used in shells and can pierce the armor of a
tank. There is concern that dust from the uranium can
cause cancer.
A NATO committee which acts as a clearinghouse about
possible health risks has said no evidence of a link
between depleted uranium munitions and an increase in
illness has yet been found.
The studies followed concerns in several European
countries after Italy began studying the illnesses of
30 veterans of Balkans peacekeeping missions, seven of
whom died of cancer, including five cases of leukemia.
(AP)
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DIRITTI UMANI: JUGOSLAVIA, UDIENZA ATTACCO NATO A TV SERBA
(ANSA) - STRASBURGO, 24 OTT - La Corte europea dei diritti umani si e'
riunita questa mattina a Strasburgo per esaminare un ricorso presentato
da dipendenti, o dalle loro famiglie, della televisione di stato serba
Rts bombardata nel 1999 dalla Nato, contro 17 paesi europei aderenti
all'Alleanza atlantica ed al Consiglio d'Europa, fra cui l'Italia. Nel
bombardamento del palazzo che ospitava la Rts rimasero uccise 16
persone e altre 16 vennero gravemente ferite. Le famiglie di quattro
delle vittime figurano fra i firmatari del ricorso contro i paesi Nato.
Nella denuncia presentata ai giudici europei i 17 membri europei della
Nato sono accusati di avere violato in particolare l'articolo 2 della
convenzione europea dei diritti umani, uno dei piu' fondamentali, che
sancisce il diritto alla vita. I ricorrenti affermano che il palazzo
della Rts, raggiunto da un missile terra-aria alleato alle due del
mattino il 23 aprile 1999, era un obiettivo civile colpito
deliberatamente, e sostengono di disporre di prove che indicherebbero
che i giornalisti stranieri presenti nel palazzo erano stati avvertiti
prima dell'attacco. L'udienza di oggi e' dedicata all'esame della
ammissibilita' del ricorso, contestata dai 17 paesi contro i quali e'
rivolto, rappresentati in aula dal Regno Unito. La Corte europea
decidera' dopo l'udienza se dichiarare il ricorso ricevibile o meno, e
se iniziare l'esame di merito della causa. (ANSA). CEF
24/10/2001 10:35
http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/world/
europe/newsid_1616000/1616461.stm
BBC News
Wednesday, 24 October, 2001,
Nato challenged over Belgrade bombing
Sixteen people were killed in the attack
The European Court of Human rights is to hear a case
against Nato on Wednesday over the bombing of
Belgrade's main TV station during the Kosovo conflict.
Their relatives say the attack, which killed 16
people, was in breach of Europe's human rights charter
and that they deserve compensation.
The families of four of the victims and one survivor
are claiming that the air strikes were illegal under
Europe's human rights charter governing the right to
life and freedom of expression.
The hearing is only the first step to determine if the
European Court of Human Rights has the jurisdiction
even to hear the case.
Propaganda war
On the night of 23 April 1999, Nato aircraft attacked
the government-run studios of Radio Television Serbia
(RTS) in Belgrade, in which those killed, most of them
production workers, had been ordered to report for
work.
The attack was part of Nato's air campaign to force
the Yugoslav Government of former President Slobodan
Milosevic to withdraw its forces from Kosovo.
[Countries accused:
Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom]
At the time, Nato defended the air strike by saying
the TV station was a legitimate target because of its
role in what Nato called Belgrade's campaign of
propaganda.
The applicants to the Court of Human Rights argue that
the individual Nato member states are responsible for
the bombing, even though it was carried out by Nato
forces.
They are suing the European members of Nato - but not
the United States and Canada - for compensation.
Lawyers for the Nato states, which have denied the
charges, say that because the former Yugoslavia was
not a signatory to the European Charter of Human
Rights, the court cannot hear the case.
If the states are found responsible, the survivor and
families could be awarded damages.
A judgement is due in several weeks.
---
ALTRA DOCUMENTAZIONE SU CASI PRECEDENTI /
MORE DOCUMENTS ON PREVIOUS SIMILAR CASES:
---
Berlin Faces Court Action Over NATO Bombing of
Yugoslavia
Karsruhe, Jun 20, 2001 -- (dpa) The tremors from 1999
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia continue to reverberate
across the German political landscape with Germany's
reformed communist party launching a constitutional
court action against the U.S. backed security
alliance's raids.
The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) believes that
the German government's agreement for the NATO's
bombing raids was unconstitutional because the
nation's parliament, the Bundestag, was not consulted.
In the light of Germany's wartime past, military
action involving German troops remains a deeply
sensitive issue in the nation with the PDS having
fiercely opposed the NATO raids which followed
Belgrade's aggressive moves in the Yugoslavian
province of Kosovo.
As argument in the constitutional court commenced on
Tuesday, a PDS leader, Gregor Gysi claimed that NATO's
role had been extended by the bombing raids and as a
result the central part of the agreement with NATO had
been changed.
Gysi insisted that bypassing the parliament not only
raised democratic issues but also questions about the
legal protection of the nation's soldiers.
At the heart of the case is the German Federal
Government's endorsement in April 1999 of a so-called
a new strategic concept for NATO intervention.
This was also agreed to by other members of the
trans-atlantic alliance and stressed that the
transatlantic security group faced new complex risks.
Defending the German Government's action before the
constitutional court on Tuesday, the nation's Foreign
Minister, Joschka Fischer said that parliamentary
agreement for the concept was not necessary as it was
not a binding contract but a political document.
But Fischer said that Berlin believed the case before
the constitutional court had "enormous political
significance."
"It concerns the negotiating abilities of the
government in following its international
responsibilities," he said.
As a measure of the tensions unleashed in Germany by
the NATO action, Fischer had paint thrown over him
during a rowdy meeting of his Green Party at the
height of the bombing raids.
Also defending the government's support for the
bombing before the constitutional court on Tuesday was
the nation's Minister for Defense Rudolf Scharping who
said that the purpose of the alliance had changed as
well as the political circumstances.
Representing the Parliament before the court, the
Christian Democrat parliamentarian Rupert Scholz said
that not every new concept was a new contract.
(C)2001. dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH.
---
> http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?aid%ef%bf%bd413
KATHIMERINI
ATHENS, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2001
NEWS & COMMENT Updated: 06/15/2001 10:23 GMT
Del Ponte is asked to prosecute NATO for DU
The head of the Athens Bar Association and two human
rights groups yesterday asked the chief war crimes
prosecutor for Yugoslavia to charge NATO officials for
allowing the use of depleted uranium ammunition in the
Balkans.
In a request filed with Carla del Ponte, the three
asked for the prosecution of any NATO political or
military official who authorized the use of the
armor-piercing ammunition.
They claim use of the ammunition violated
international agreements barring the use of toxic or
"other" materials during a war, and the 1949 Geneva
Convention intended to protect civilians in areas of
conflict. No NATO officials are named in their
request.
The request was made by bar association president
Andonis Roupakiotis; Constantinos Menoudakis, a high
court judge and president of the Greek judicial
workers union for democracy and freedom; and Aliki
Maragopoulou, head of a human rights group.
Depleted uranium is a slightly radioactive heavy metal
which is used in shells and can pierce the armor of a
tank. There is concern that dust from the uranium can
cause cancer.
A NATO committee which acts as a clearinghouse about
possible health risks has said no evidence of a link
between depleted uranium munitions and an increase in
illness has yet been found.
The studies followed concerns in several European
countries after Italy began studying the illnesses of
30 veterans of Balkans peacekeeping missions, seven of
whom died of cancer, including five cases of leukemia.
(AP)
---
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Coordinamento Nazionale per la Jugoslavia (CNJ).
I documenti distribuiti non rispecchiano necessariamente
le posizioni ufficiali o condivise da tutto il CNJ, ma
vengono fatti circolare per il loro contenuto informativo al
solo scopo di segnalazione e commento ("for fair use only").
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