20020405MSFHemailSrebrenica

Auteur :
Ruud HUURHAN à HSF
Date :
05 / 04 / 2002 18:49
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Objet :
Resend : previous mail is about SREBRENICA
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Sarry, my previous mail had a wrong title
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Ruud HUURl1AN
05/04/2002
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Akiko KOJO, Alain FREDAIGUE, Al ain FRILET, Ali ce LINCOLN,
Amanda SAl'JS / BCN/U/ HSF@t-lSF, Amanda \'JEIBEL, Amelia PAN, Anastasia
I'JARPINSKI, Anke Stockdreher , Anke VAl'J BRUGGEN/AMS/U/MSF@MSF, Anne
FOUCHARD , Anneli FOLKESSON, Aranka ANEHA / AMS/U / MSF@MSF, Asako TAMURA,
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SAERENS , [email protected], Carmen VICENTE/BCN/U/HSF@MSF, Caroline
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Subjec t:
Re: Rohingya Media Package Bangladesh - EMBARGO : April 1
9.00 CET(Document link: Ruud HUURt1AN)
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0ear all
This is to inform you about our activities re. Srebrenica
Please find attached a report that we produced . You can use it for web/or other
purposes
;..s you may recall, the Dutch government assigned the Dutch Institute for \·.J ar
Documentation NIOD in 1996 t o do a compreh ensive study about the fall of
Srebrenica and the Dutch involvement . In fact, t h e research assignmen t was
rather broad: the deci ssionmaking process, the context in Bosnia, the fall of
t he enclave and the killings .
The government assigned the NIOD , after several attempts to 'close'
this black
chapte r i n Dutch history. The attempts fai led, as nev1 facts and i nformation kept
popping up, which then challenged the previously presented picture of the
events . There was a great sense of suspicion in the public in Holland, that the
governmen t was covering up all sorts of details, and that they didn't face their
repsonsiblity.
The NIOD research has proven to be an effective way to avoid a political
confrontation about Srebrenica. Debates were blocked by referring repeatedly to
the NI OD report : we are waiting for the report ...
As you know, the French parliament has conducted an inquiry in the fal l and
~assacres of Srebrencia last year. MSFF had been pushi ng for this inquiry a nd
has inf luenced it by lobbying and posing specifie questions . One of the strong
focu s ses of investigation wa s the role of general Janvier , who had alledgedly
blocked aitstrikes. These airstraikes might have prevented the fall of the
enclave . It was stated that he did so, in return for a deal wi th Mladic t o
release t he UN hostages.
The o utcome of the French report was disappointing , as no clear p o l it ical
respons i blities were identified. The st ory about general Janvier was not
reso lved (no proof, but also no proof against it.)
The French commission criticised the attitude of Dutchbat, the Dutch UN bataljon
i n Srebrenica , as they had not done anything to resist the Serb attack. Had a
French bataljon been in Srebrenica .....
Dutch politicians reacted furiously on these statements. This is where MSFH came
in . We sent o ut a statement to call for a serious, open and honest discussi on i n
Holland and dismissed the defensive repsons on the French report.
Next Wednesday, 10 april, the NIOD report will be presented. 3,000 pages, +
2 ,00 0 pages annexes .
i-1SFH has been preparing i tself and see hovl we could con tribu te to the debate,
more specifie : how we could push for clarity regarding the issue of failed
protection in Srebrenica and protection in future inte rnat i onal interventions.
;•:e have produced a
'brochure', or report if you want, in which we present sorne
question s, whic h we hope the NIOD report will answer and clarify satisfactory
ar:d ':Jhi ch should be leading quest ions in the poli ti cal debate that will f o llow
after t he presentati on of the report.
Next Tuesday we wil publish an op inion article in the newspaper that wi ll
underline our concerns that Holland and the in ternational community in general
will only draw a cynical conclusi o n from Srebrenic a: we can't and don't want
anymo re to take responsibility for the protection of civi l ians in warzones.
You will receive a copy of this article next Honday la t e.
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had a d i scus si on yesterday evening with sorne jour na l ists, a peace
organisation here and a someone from a Research Institute for International
Affairs abou t t he NIOD report and strategies to try and get a sensible
di sc u ssion gog in in Holland, and we wi ll engage in interviews and public debates
i n the coming week s.
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will keep you informed about the events here and our activities.
Take care, Ruud
(See attached file : Paper Srebrenica English . doc)
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