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AI Index: EUR 63/001/2007 (Public) News Service No: 038 23 February 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Amnesty International calls for impartial investigation into death of human rights defender Amnesty International is extremely concerned about the murder of the member and co-founder of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina Dusko Kondor, as well as about the serious injury of his daughter. The organization welcomes the fact that a person allegedly responsible for the killing was reportedly arrested but also calls on the police and prosecutor’s office of Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina to immediately launch an investigation in to the murder of Dusko Kondor. The investigation should be conducted promptly, thoroughly and impartially, according to international standards. According to several reliable sources Dusko Kondor died from injuries after being attacked by persons with machine gun fire on the night of 22 February in his own apartment in Bijeljina. Although Amnesty International has no information on what the motive for the murder was, the organization is concerned that the killing may be connected to the cooperation of Dusko Kondor with international organizations in his work to reveal the impunity for the war crimes in Republika Srpska. Amnesty International is concerned that despite the fact that Mr Kondor several times reported death threats to the police no security measures have been undertaken by the police of the Republika Srpska to protect him. “Although the motives for the murder are not yet known, under the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, persons such as Dusko Kondor should be guaranteed the right to participate in peaceful activities publicizing human rights violations and to be protected against violence” said Nicola Duckworth, Director of the Europe and Central Asia Programme of Amnesty International, attending a conference organized by the International Helsinki Federation in Montenegro. According to the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders it is the state obligation to conduct a "prompt and impartial investigation" or inquiry whenever there is a "reasonable ground" to believe that a violation has occurred. AI Index: EUR 63/001/2007 23 February 2007 +++ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0It09A/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
