European leaders push peace plan with observers in former Soviet Union
At a Helsinki summit European leaders proposed a new peacekeeping effort across Europe including unarmed observers in Nagorno Karabakh and a possible NATO role to guard aid to Bosnia. U S President Bush did not commit to military intervention but signaled support for stronger CSCE actions and potential NATO aid.
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Helsinki
Finland
Europe
Soviet Union
Bosnia
Bush
U.S
Alija Izetbegovic
Yugoslavia
NATO
Republic
United States
Canada
Klaus Kinkel
Germany
Azerbaijan
Nagorno- Karabakh
Armenia
Mario Raffaelli
Rome
Italy
Commonwealth of Independent States
Security Conference
Balkan
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Barbara MacDougal
Sarajevo
MacDougal
UN compound hit as Croats move toward Sarajevo
In Sarajevo violence escalates as three mortars strike the U.N. compound and Croat units push from western Bosnian strongholds toward the Serb besieged capital. U.S. oppose sending combat troops but could aid air power for relief convoys. France plans helicopters and troops to bolster relief and airport security. Carrington reports a stalled peace effort.
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Washington
U.S
U.N
Fred Eckhard
Bosnia
Eckhard
Bosnia- Herzegovina
United Nations
France
Sarajevo
Tanjug
Amnesty cites widespread torture in Yugoslavia and other nations
Amnesty International reports 1991 abuses across 142 nations. Civilians in Yugoslavia face massacres and torture by all sides in Croatia and Bosnia. Kurds and Shiites in Iraq, Burma’s rulers, and Chinese detainees face mass repression and executions. Sri Lanka, Israel, and other states show continuing abuses with few prosecutions.
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London
Republic of Yugoslavia
Amnesty International
Iraq
Burma
China
Sri Lanka
Peru
United States
U.S
Yugoslavia
Croatia
Skabrnja
Nadin
JNA
Yugoslav National Army
Bosnia-Herzegovina
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