- 10 cases of profanation of national symbols,
- 10 cases of real estate usurpation,
- 9 cases of real estate confiscation
- 10 cases of hampering economic activity,
- 3 cases of hampering private festivals,
- 8 cases of police intervention in political institutions,
- 3 cases of police interventions in cultural institutions,
- 1 case of police intervention in religious institutions,
- 39 passports were seized,
- 14 cases of prevention of repatriation,
- 12 summons for drafting in the Serbian army.
During the month of January 1998, CDHRF registered:
- 3 Albanians were killed;
- 5 persons were wounded;
- 54 persons underwent routine checking;
- 80 persons were subject to arbitrary arrest;
- 11 persons were taken for informative talks ;
- 101 persons were subjected to physical torture;
- 1 person was unjustly sentence for a penal act;
- 2 persons were sentenced for petty-offenses;
- 5 persons received drafts summons from the Serbian Army;
- 2 passports were seized;
- 1 person disappeared;
- 80 cases of raids occurred;
- 24 persons were subject to ill treatment for weapons;
- 33 person suffered injuries;
- 17 women were subject to different forms of ill-treatment;
- 3 children were ill-treated;
- 2 journalist were subject to ill-treatment;
- 5 persons were kidnapped
Moreover, all of the above mention incidents occurred during the first month of 1998. So, the conditions got worst for the Albanians who lived in Kosovo. Finally, after years of Humanitarian Laws being violated NATO finally decide to intervene, and assist the Albanians in returning home. The transition will not be an easy one. Albanians have only known only hatred and anger. Maybe the situation will get better for them now.
In conclusion, what will happen to the Albanian people now that the Serbians Forces have been forced out of Kosovo? Well they be able to live in peace? If so, how much help will they require from outside sources? How many of their rights need to be violated before someone is willing to help them? Maybe such accounts will help nations realize the observance of Human Rights are very important. In addition, that not doing so will eventually lead to long drawn out wars with a high number of civilian casualties.
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http://web.eunet.ch/government/kom98_en.html
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