Return-Path: <sentto-279987-3362-1003921910-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 24 Oct 2001 04:13:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 656 invoked by uid 510); 24 Oct 2001 11:11:18 -0000 Received: from n12.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.62) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 24 Oct 2001 11:11:18 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-3362-1003921910-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.1.220] by n12.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 24 Oct 2001 11:11:50 -0000 X-Sender: yangyun@metacrawler.com X-Apparently-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_0_1); 24 Oct 2001 11:11:50 -0000 Received: (qmail 30269 invoked from network); 24 Oct 2001 11:11:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by 10.1.1.220 with QMQP; 24 Oct 2001 11:11:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO n3.groups.yahoo.com) (10.1.10.42) by mta1 with SMTP; 24 Oct 2001 11:11:49 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: yangyun@metacrawler.com Received: from [10.1.10.102] by n3.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 24 Oct 2001 11:11:49 -0000 To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: <9r67li+g5ke@eGroups.com> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 24.112.32.13 From: yangyun@metacrawler.com X-Yahoo-Profile: televr Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 11:11:46 -0000 Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] NATO bombing taken to EU Court Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit BBC News Wednesday, 24 October, 2001, 10:33 GMT 11:33 UK Nato challenged over Belgrade bombing Sixteen people were killed in the attack The European Court of Human Rights has begun deciding whether Nato should face trial for bombing Belgrade's main TV station during the Kosovo conflict. Six people have brought a case on behalf of the station's employees, saying the attack, which killed 16 people, was in breach of Europe's human rights charter. Civilian casualties proved a propaganda nightmare for Nato They say the air strikes were illegal under the charter, which governs the right to life and freedom of expression. They are asking for compensation. The hearing is only the first step to determine if the European Court of Human Rights has the jurisdiction even to hear the case. Propaganda war On the night of 23 April 1999, Nato aircraft attacked the government- run studios of Radio Television Serbia (RTS) in Belgrade, in which those killed, most of them production workers, had been ordered to report for work. The attack was part of Nato's air campaign to force the Yugoslav Government of former President Slobodan Milosevic to withdraw its forces from Kosovo. At the time, Nato defended the air strike by saying the TV station was a legitimate target because of its role in what Nato called Belgrade's campaign of propaganda. The applicants to the Court of Human Rights argue that the individual Nato member states are responsible for the bombing, even though it was carried out by Nato forces. They are suing the European members of Nato - but not the United States and Canada - for compensation. Lawyers for the Nato states, which have denied the charges, say that because the former Yugoslavia was not a signatory to the European Charter of Human Rights, the court cannot hear the case. If the states are found responsible, the survivor and families could be awarded damages. A judgement is due in several weeks. Countries accused : Belgium Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Luxembourg The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE VeriSign guide to security solutions for your web site: encrypting transactions, securing intranets, and more! http://us.click.yahoo.com/UnN2wB/m5_CAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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