Resolution 1077 (1996) on Albanian Asylum-Seekers from Kosovo
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24 January 1996
i.calls on the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(Serbia and Montenegro) and the Government of the Republic of Serbia:
a.to strictly respect and safeguard human rights in Kosovo;
b.to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross immediate access to all detainees;
c.to guarantee the return to their homes of rejected Kosovo Albanian asylum-seekers in safety and dignity;
d.to renounce their plans for the systematic mass resettlement of Serbs in Kosovo and to respect the principle of proportionality in deciding where tolocate Serb refugees so as to avoid aggravating tensions between the Serbs and the Albanian majority in Kosovo;
e.to accept the good offices of the Council of Europe and the European Union in the organisation of a population census in Kosovo;
f.to resume negotiations with the representatives of the Kosovo Albanians with a view to finding a suitable framework for co-existence based on full recognition of, and respect for, the political, national, cultural, social and economic rights of the Kosovo Albanians in accordance with Council of Europe principles and instruments;
ii.urgently demands that the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) allow the establishment of genuine democratic institutions in Kosovo, and respect the will of its inhabitants as the best means of preventing the escalation of the conflict in the region;
iii.calls on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro):
a.to adopt an amnesty for deserters and draft evaders;
b.to fulfil its obligation to readmit rejected asylum-seekers from Kosovo in accordance with international law;
iv..calls on the representatives of the Kosovo Albanians to explore every opportunity to find a suitable framework for co-existence between the Serbian and Kosovo Albanian populations based on full recognition of, and respect for, their political, national, cultural, social and economic rights in accordance with Council of Europe principles and instruments;
v.invites the governments of the member states of the Council of Europe:
a.to renounce their intention to forcibly return rejected Albanian asylum-seekers from Kosovo, and to grant them temporary protection until such time as the human rights situation in Kosovo allows them to return in safety and dignity;
b.to organise any voluntary returns in groups under the aegis of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) directly to Pris-tina airport, after informing local human rights organisations;
c.to discuss the problems of the Kosovo Albanian asylum-seekers and refugees directly with the representatives of these groups;
d.to exert pressure on the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the Government of the Republic of Serbia to respect and safeguard the human, political and national rights of the Kosovo Albanians;
e.to promote the resumption of dialogue between the representatives of the Kosovo Albanians and the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(Serbia and Montenegro) and the Republic of Serbia under the aegis of the high representative responsible for the civilian aspects of the implementation of peace, referred to in the Dayton Agreement, with a view to agreeing confidence-building measures and to reaching a mutually acceptable political settlement;
vi.invites the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to allow the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to resume participation in its work with a view to fostering dialogue between the Serb authorities and the Kosovo Albanians and to sending a long-term international observer mission to Kosovo in co-operation with the Council of Europe;
vii.calls on the Governments of Bulgaria, Hungary, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and Romania to refuse to allow their countries to serve as transit points for the forced return of rejected Albanian asylum-seekers from Kosovo.
[1]Assembly debate on 24 January 1996 (5th Sitting) (see Doc. 7444, report of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography, rapporteur: Mr Cucó).
Text adopted by the Assembly on 24 January 1996 (5th Sitting).
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