The Broken Rifle

Peace in Kosov@?

On 9 June, NATO General Sir Michael Jackson and representatives of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia signed the Military Technical Agreement that put an end to the 78-days bombing campaign of the country. The day after, Security Council Resolution 1244 gave UN backing to the agreement. Media around the world have presented these documents as cornerstones of a "peace" process.

1..CONCODOC (Conscription and Conscientious Objection Documentation Project.)

A. "Refusing to bear arms"

Special section on action over Kosov@

Letter to Albanian Friends from Nongovernment Organisations

Dear friends,

To get information about the Kosov@ conflict, apart from the website of WRI, you can check the following:

Women in Black: Documents in English and Spanish from womens point of view.

http://wib.matriz.net

Institution for War and Peace Reporting: Regular reports on the situation in Yugoslavia, many of them from people on the ground.

http://www.ipwr.net

The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research: Excelent reports from the ground, from a pacifist point of view.

http://www.transnational.org

1.Appeals

The December 1998 Appeal distributed the revised "Statement of Principles" agreed at Carmaux, 1997, and asked for financial support for WRIs continuing work, explaining the nature of the strategic plan for the next 3 years. It raised £3591.39 after costs, primarily from British donors. Donations are still coming in for the May 1999 appeal. It distributed the WRI statement on the Kosov@ crisis and NATO bombing, and asked for support for WRIs anti-war networking on this issue. At the time of writing, £3074.80 has been raised after costs.

by Robin Blackburn (extract)