by Anna Karamanou (PSE) to the
Commission and Council
(05 September
2002)
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Subject: Women in
black - 7th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre |
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According to the
organisation 'Women in Black', the government of the Bosnian Serb Entity
prevented a delegation from the organisation from travelling to Srebrenica to
attend the ceremony to mark the 7th anniversary of the
Srebrenica massacre on 11 July 2002 and to pay tribute to the memory of the
victims. Moreover, despite the fact that the Stabilisation Force, SFOR, had
granted authorisation and promised to escort the buses, it did not keep its
word, so that women belonging to 16 peace organisations in Serbia and
Montenegro were unable to attend the commemoration. What measures will the
Commission take to compel the governments of present-day Yugoslavia and the
Bosnian-Serb Entity (Republika Srpska) and SFOR to respect the right of the
women to attend similar events in the future and not to obstruct the free
movement of individuals for reasons of political expediency? In addition,
what action will the Commission take to put an end to the attempts of
chauvinist elements in the Bosnian Serb Entity to undermine peaceful
coexistence in Bosnia-Herzegovina? |