Kosovo I SERBI DEL KOSOVO CHIEDONO A BELGRADO LA PULIZIA ETNICA O IL RIMPATRIO di Blerim Shala (*) SOMMARIO: la rivista “Internazionale” pubblica questo articolo apparso sul settimanale sloveno Mladina (**) il 5 gennaio. ... Continua

La question kabyle. NAISSANCE ET RECONNAISSANCE KABYLES par Charles-Robert Ageron * SOMMAIRE: La Kabylie aspire à une véritable renaissance de son identité, au respect et à la sauvegarde de sa culture, non à la constitution d’une nation berbère et à l’éclatement de l’Algérie unitaire. (Libération, 16-11-1994) Lorqu’eut été écrasée en 1871 l’insurrection de la Grande Kabylie quelques militaires français annoncèrent: “Finis Kabyliae”, lorsqu’en 1962 Ben Bella, de retour en Algérie, s’écria: “Nous sommes Arabes, Arabes!” bien des Kabyles s’interrogèrent: la République arabo-islamique sonnerait-elle le glas de la Kabylie? Or la Kabylie, décrite il y a peu comme “une minorité opprimée de l’Algérie indépendante” connaît une véritable renaissance. Qui sont les Kabyles? Cette désignation n’apparaît en français qu’au début du XVIIIe siècle sous la forme “Cabayles ou Cabeilles” (chez J.-A Peysonnel en 1725), “Kabyléahs ou tribus” (chez le docteur Thomas Shaw en 1738). ... Continua

La question touarègue NIGER: L’ACCORD ENTRE LA REBELLION TOUAREGUE ET LE GOUVERNEMENT DE NIAMEY PARAIT AUSSI FRAGILE QU’AU MALI. par Marie-Pierre Subtil SOMMAIRE: Un accord de paix a été signé, dimanche 9 octobre, à Ouagadougou, capitale du Burkina, entre le gouvernement nigérien et les mouvements de rébellion touaregs. ... Continua

THE SITUATION OF THE HUNGARIANS IN ROMANIA by Democratic Union of Hungarians of Romania (RMDSz-UDMR) SUMMARY: Some datas of the Democratic Union of Hungarians from Romania (UDMR-RMDSz) about the situation of the Hungarian minority in Romania (March, April 1993). 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1991/25 Resolution E91r025 30 May 1991 12th plenary meeting Elimination of discrimination against women in accordance with the aims of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women The Economic and Social Council, Recalling General Assembly resolution 34/180 of 18 December 1979, by which it adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Recalling also General Assembly resolution 45/124 of 14 December 1990 and Economic and Social Council resolution 1990/17 of 24 May 1990, Noting resolutions 35/1 of 7 March 1991 and 35/3 of 8 March 1991 of the Commission on the Status of Women, Noting that in resolution 45/124, the General Assembly strongly supported the view of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women that the Secretary-General should accord higher priority within existing resources to strengthening technical and substantive support for the Committee, Having considered the report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its tenth session, Noting that the Committee agreed, in examining reports, to take due account of the different cultural and socio-economic systems of States parties to the Convention, Noting with satisfaction the establishment of the practice of holding a pre-sessional working group three to five days prior to each session of the Committee, Convinced that the close relationship between the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989, implies that the secretariats of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the Committee on the Rights of the Child should work closely together, Welcoming the general recommendations contained in the report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its tenth session, Noting with appreciation the South Pacific regional seminar on the Convention held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, in March 1991, which recommended that all Pacific Island States accede to the Convention, Aware that the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women will take place on 3 September 1991, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1986/1 member name e86r001 19 May 1986 15th plenary meeting Activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia and follow-up to the report of the Panel of Eminent Persons established to conduct the public hearings on the activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia The Economic and Social Council, Recalling its resolutions on the activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia, in particular resolution 1981/86 of 2 November 1981, in which it requested the Secretary-General to make arrangements for the organization of public hearings on the activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia, Recalling further its resolution 1985/72 of 26 July 1985, in which it invited all States, non-governmental organizations and all transnational corporations operating in South Africa and Namibia to co-operate with the United Nations so as to facilitate the conduct of the hearings, Noting with grave concern the deterioration of the situation in South Africa as evidenced by the recent increased brutality, indiscriminate killings and mass arrest of innocent persons, including children, by the authorities of the racist minority regime, Concerned that some Governments of home countries of transnational corporations operating in southern Africa have not taken effective measures at the national level which respond directly to the concerns of the international community to prevent collaboration by transnational corporations with the racist minority regime in southern Africa, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1983/74 Member Name E83r074 29 July 1983 Activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia and their collaboration with the racist minority regime in South Africa The Economic and Social Council, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and international economic co-operation, Recalling also General Assembly resolutions 37/39 of 3 December 1982 on the adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to the racist and colonialist regime of South Africa, 37/40 of 3 December 1982 on the implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, 37/41 of 3 December 1982 on the Second World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, 37/69 of 9 December 1982 on the policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa, 37/74 of 9 December 1982 on the implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa and 37/233 of 20 December 1982 on the question of Namibia, Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the activities of transnational corporations in southern Africa and their collaboration with the racist minority regime in South Africa, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the policies and practices of transnational corporations regarding their activities in South Africa and Namibia, prepared pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/69 of 27 October 1982, Considering that the persistent operations of transnational corporations in Namibia in contravention of various United Nations resolutions continue to reinforce the illegal occupation of Namibia by South Africa and to pose a serious threat to the future political and economic independence of Namibia, Considering that the role of transnational corporations in the strategic sectors, including military and nuclear sectors of the South African economy, has persisted in violation of United Nations resolutions, Considering also that the continued collaboration of transnational corporations with the racist minority regime in South Africa has caused widespread concern in recent years among national and local legislators, non-governmental organizations, trade unions, academic institutions and numerous other groups, Affirming the need for action at the international level by intergovernmental organizations in order to complement national measures, 1. ... Continua