Manual for Sustainable Return
Part III - Selected Policy Framework Documents - Kosovo Assembly Resolutionon Return
PROPOSAL FOR A RESOLUTION ON RIGHTS OF COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBERS
AND ON THE CONDITIONS FOR RETURN OF IDPs AND REFUGEES
Adopted July 2002
The Government:
- Considering the basic principals of UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999), in particular relating to the creation of security conditions for everyone,
- Considering the basic principles of the Constitutional Framework (UNMIK Regulation 2001/9) in particular relating to the Rights and Communities and Their Members (Chapter 4),
- Considering the provisions of the Geneva Convention on Refugees (1951) as updated by the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement,
- Expressing its hope and commitment that multi-ethnicity and the prevention of repression is the goal of the people and democratic institutions of Kosovo,
- Confirming the right to freedom of movement,
- Convinced that compliance with international policies on the rights and interests of refugees and displaced persons, is a basic condition for the development of Kosovar society,
- Taking into account the current situation in Kosovo in the area of ethnic community rights, especially the right to freedom of movement and the right to return,
- For the purpose of decreasing the inter ethnic conflicts and contributing to a safe and secure environment for all,
Based on Section 9.1.26 (a),
proposes the following resolution to the Assembly of Kosovo for its approval:
RESOLUTION XX/2002
RIGHTS OF COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBERS AND ON THE CONDITIONS FOR RETURN OF IDPs AND REFUGEES
I. All citizens of Kosovo, regardless of their race, gender, religion or ethnicity, have the right to enjoy private property,
II. The competent institutions of Kosovo and UNMIK and KFOR are strongly called upon to implement the legal provisions ensuring the freedom of movement without discrimination,
III. All communities regardless of their ethnic, cultural, religious or linguistic group, have the right to free and unhindered movement throughout the whole of Kosovo,
IV. The competent institutions of Kosovo and UNMIK and KFOR are strongly called upon to implement the legal provisions ensuring equality in exercising the right to freedom of movement throughout the whole of Kosovo,
V. The majority of Kosovars, living in freedom, commit themselves to contributing actively to establish equal conditions for those not able to enjoy their rights freely and fully, including the right to return to their homes,
VI. The Government calls upon the Assembly of Kosovo to collaborate closely with all of the administrative structures with a purpose of creating the conditions for the implementation of the goals of this resolution,
VII. The Government calls upon the Assembly of Kosovo to mandate the Assembly Committee on the Rights and Interests of Communities, to work for the creation of pre-conditions for the return of refugees and displaced persons in order to implement article VI of this resolution and the relevant provisions in UNSC 1244, the Constitutional Framework and the commitment of the people of Kosovo for a multi-ethnic society in a free and democratic Kosovo.