Violations of humanitarian law by the NLA include:
* abductions of civilians. The whereabouts of some civilians remain unknown and Amnesty International fears some may have been victims of unlawful killings;
* injuries to civilians;
* displacement of civilians, the majority being ethnic Macedonians but also of other ethnic groups including Roma, Turks and Serbs.
Background to the report:
This report examines some of the specific abuses of human rights and of humanitarian law that occurred in the Tetovo region, one of the main centres of the fighting, during the most active phase of the conflict from March to September 2001. The abuses in Tetovo are illustrative of patterns of abuse and concerns in other parts of the country.
Some of the research for the report was carried out in Macedonia in June and November 2001. Interviews were carried out with ethnic Macedonians, ethnic Albanians and also with people from the Roma minority.
For the Report: 'Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia-Dark Days in Tetevo', http://web.amnesty.org/ai.nsf/recent/eur650072002
* abductions of civilians. The whereabouts of some civilians remain unknown and Amnesty International fears some may have been victims of unlawful killings;
* injuries to civilians;
* displacement of civilians, the majority being ethnic Macedonians but also of other ethnic groups including Roma, Turks and Serbs.
Background to the report:
This report examines some of the specific abuses of human rights and of humanitarian law that occurred in the Tetovo region, one of the main centres of the fighting, during the most active phase of the conflict from March to September 2001. The abuses in Tetovo are illustrative of patterns of abuse and concerns in other parts of the country.
Some of the research for the report was carried out in Macedonia in June and November 2001. Interviews were carried out with ethnic Macedonians, ethnic Albanians and also with people from the Roma minority.
For the Report: 'Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia-Dark Days in Tetevo', http://web.amnesty.org/ai.nsf/recent/eur650072002