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Non-Albanians' human rights vulnerable in Kosovo
Paris,
16 March 2004
The minister in Kosovo's government in charge of the return of displaced people, Milorad Todorovic of the Serb Coalition Povratak, said at a meeting of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly that in Kosovo, the human rights of Serbs, Roma, Bosniaks, Croats, and other non-Albanians are ignored.
Todorovic called on the international community, particularly the member-states of the CoE, to take resolute steps to improve the situation in Kosovo.
He also warned of widespread corruption in the province and added that unemployment is too high, while judiciary and police are not functioning, which affects security and jeopardises the rule of law.
Todorovic also said that the human rights of non-Albanians in Kosovo are additionally under threat because of linguistic, cultural, and religious differences.
He added that the return of the displaced is hindered by inadequate security, the inefficiency of UNMIK's bodies, lack of readiness to restitute property to those who would return, and resistance by the Albanian community.
Tony Lloyd, CoE's representative in Kosovo, whose report on human rights in the province was the starting point for today's debate, said that Kosovo is part of Serbia-Montenegro but warned that the situation in the province is complex given that it is under international protectorate.
He added that it is necessary to find ways of making application of international conventions more effective.
He also warned of widespread corruption in the province and added that unemployment is too high, while judiciary and police are not functioning, which affects security and jeopardises the rule of law.
Todorovic also said that the human rights of non-Albanians in Kosovo are additionally under threat because of linguistic, cultural, and religious differences.
He added that the return of the displaced is hindered by inadequate security, the inefficiency of UNMIK's bodies, lack of readiness to restitute property to those who would return, and resistance by the Albanian community.
Tony Lloyd, CoE's representative in Kosovo, whose report on human rights in the province was the starting point for today's debate, said that Kosovo is part of Serbia-Montenegro but warned that the situation in the province is complex given that it is under international protectorate.
He added that it is necessary to find ways of making application of international conventions more effective.
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