Senate Judiciary Committee on Immigration: Kosovar Refugees

Call Number
350-1-1:633/1

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:633/1
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #633 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000633
Date of air
1999-04-14
Date
1999
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
1 hour 26 min.
Notes
First panel only

Content

Form/Genre
Trial proceedings
Contents Summary
Three Kosovo leaders testify about the situation in Kosovo to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- Dr. Vjosa Dubruna (sp), human rights activist and founder of Pristina's Center for the Protection of Women and Children, speaks about displaced persons within Kosovo, the persecution of her fellow human rights activists and individuals who worked with international organizations, how her family was deported, conditions in Macedonian refugee camps, the humanitarian situation inside Kosovo, and a proposal for solutions of the crisis.
- Aferdita Kelmendi, director of Radio 21 in Pristina, describes her journey from Pristina through a Macedonian refugee camp and the goals of the Kosovo Albanian media, and asks NATO for help.
- Mentran Imani (sp), who worked with the Humanitarian Law Center (an NGO), testifies about his organization's activities, their cooperation with Bajram Keljmendi (killed by Serb forces), his trip out of Kosovo to Belgrade and then to Albania, his work in Albania,and tells stories of two refugee families.
- Testimonies are followed by questions and comments by Committee members. Questions asked: Senator Hatch: how well was the expulsion of Albanians organized, where are the missing men?; Senator Kennedy: is there sufficient evidence to indict Milosevic, willingness to working with the Tribunal?; Senator Leahy: refugee aid; Senator Feinstein: who are the men wearing black masks?; Senator Schumer: what happened to deportees after authorities closed the Yugoslav border?; Senator Byden: how long has ethnic cleansing been going on, evidence of rape cases?; Senator Specter: when did ethnic cleansing begin, how much rebuilding will be necessary in Kosovo, what are the prospects of Albanians living with Serbs again?