OHR RTRS News Summary, 31 May 2000

News Headlines

  • Several thousand Banja Luka soldiers demand suspension of evictions until provided appropriate accommodation
  • RS workers will go on general strike on 29 June if RS Government does not bring decision on surplus of workers – RS Syndicate Union
  • PEC adopts several amendments to draft of election law – OSCE
  • 10 July deadline for general election voter registration – OSCE
  • BiH Constitutional Court organizes public debate on accordance of RS and BiH Federation Constitutions with BiH Constitution on 29 June
  • Jelavic and Miller discuss implementation of property laws
  • 250 houses of returnees to RS to be reconstructed with IC funds – UNHCR
  • RS Union of Refugees and DPs demand realization of Annex 7
  • RS Commission for Searching for Missing Persons to start exhumations in Kazani, near Sarajevo
  • 10 Turks arrested while trying to illegally cross BiH-Yugoslav border near Trebinje
  • Four Iranian citizens drown in Sava River on night of 24/25 May – UN spokesperson Alun Roberts
  • Prlic departs on official visit to Slovakia
  • At least 81 children killed during NATO aggression – book “Children Accused” presented in Belgrade
  • 55 Serbs banished from Urosevac and Istok come to Kosovska Mitrovica to see if they can return – BETA
  • Kosovo Protection Corp member and two Albanians injured during conflict with Albanians near Pristina – KFOR
  • UN resolution to Kosovo not completely realized and UN supports its full implementation – Robertson
  • All my bodyguards arrested upon my arrival at Belgrade airport from Moscow – Draskovic
  • Belgrade transport workers on strike
  • 200 Belgrade philosophy students condemn policy on higher education
  • EU and US leaders support full implementation of UN resolution on Kosovo
  • World news
  • BiH Central Bank and British Logic enterprise sign contract on equality in BiH finances
  • RS Rails becomes member of International Committee of Rails in Bern
  • Novi Grad Sana San workers on strike, demanding resignation of factory leadership
  • Health and pensioners’ fees of 865,447 KM not paid to Bratunac Technical Maintenance Factory
  • Banja Luka University plans to enroll 2,485 students next year
  • Deputy High Representative Hoffman supports BiH Federation agreement on education signed on 10 May
  • PDP welcomes Peace Implementation Council declaration adopted in Brussels
  • DSP President Nebojsa Radmanovic denies claims that Sloga collected signatures for Djokic dismissal on 30 May
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