Annex to the Speech of Dr. Hanns Schumacher on 27 December 1997
List of Priority Human Rights Issues to be addressed by the RS Authorities in the forthcoming months
Bijeljina, 27 December 1997
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Right to Return / Property Rights
- Amend RS Laws relating to Abandoned Property in accordance with OHR
drafts, and ensure that the Law on Apartments adopted in September is
not enforced
- Enforce Court Orders for evictions in Banja Luka that will allow
persons expelled during the conflict to regain their homes
- Stop assessment of road tolls, visa fees, war taxes or any other
charges which discourage freedom of movement and are used in a
discriminatory manner
- Amend RS Amnesty law to provide amnesty for people who deserted or
avoided conscription
Rule of Law / Legal Reform
- Amend RS Law on Ministry of Internal Affairs in accordance with CoE
report
- Move expeditiously to revise criminal code and criminal procedure
code to ensure conformity with ECHR and international standards
- Allow Federation lawyers to be registered and to represent clients in
RS
- Abide by the Rules of the Road and instruct all relevant officials
that any other war crimes lists are no longer valid
Other Priority Human Rights Issues
- Ensure full cooperation with Ombudsperson, Human Rights Chamber and
Property Commission and implement their decisions/recommendations,
including the Human Rights Chamber's decision in the Matanovic case and
the Ombudsperson's recommendations in the Zvornik 3 case.
- Ensure freedom of association through appropriate NGO legislation
and support
- Cooperate fully with all efforts to provide information on missing
persons, including any exhumations within the RS
Handed in by The Senior Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Hanns
Schumacher, at the occasion of the Inaugural Session of the RS National
Assembly, Bijelina, 27 December 1998.
OHR Annex to Speech by the Senior Deputy High Representative
27 December 1997
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