BELGRADE NGOs _________________________________________________

REQUEST FOR LIFTING OF STATE OF WAR

Belgrade, June 6, 1999

Dear Sirs,

Yugoslav Action of nongovernmental organizations and Trade Union Confederation "Nezavisnost" demands from authorized state officials to, in accordance with the Document ratified by the Parliament of the Republic of Serbia accepting the Draft Peace proposal offered by the international community, and presented by Mr. Victor Chernomyrdin and Mr. Marti Ahtisaari, immediately lift the declared state of war as well as all Legal acts, sub-legal acts and measures adopted since March 24th, 1999 as a consequence of the declared state of war.

Having in mind the principle presented in the Article 9 of the adopted document, providing for: "... the improvement of democratization, economic prosperity, stability and regional cooperation...", Yugoslav Action of nongovernmental organizations and Trade Union Confederation "Nezavisnost" demands that all positive regulations be brought into accord with the generally accepted international standards on human rights. Consequently, the Action specifically demands that in the shortest possible time, new laws on international and local nongovernmental organizations, university, media and judiciary be passed.

1. UGS "Nezavisnost"

2. Alternative Education Academic Network

3. Belgrade Circle

4. Belgrade Women's Lobby

5. Center for Policy Studies

6. Center for Gender Studies

7. Center for Transition to Democracy

8. Society for Tolerance Backa Palanka

9. Children Humanitarian Fund

10. Society for Cooperation with Neighboring Countries

11. Eco Center

12. European Movement in Serbia

13. Foundation for Peace and Crisis Management

14. FOSCODE NGO Glasnik

15. Forum for Ethnic Relations

16. Civic Initiatives

17. Civic Forum Novi Pazar

18. Group 484

19. Yugoslav Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights

20. Council for Human Rights Leskovac

21. Women Safe Houses

22. Society of Citizens for Democracy, Social Justice and Support to Trade Unions

23. VIN (Video Weekly)

24. Women in Black

25. XXL Creative Youth Group

26. Democratic Movement for Pancevo

27. Student Union of Yugoslavia/Serbia

28. SOS Telephone for Women and Children Victims of Abuse

29. Movement from the Margin Kraljevo

30. Women Civic Initiatives Kraljevo

31. District 0230 Kikinda

32. Urban In Novi Pazar

33. Council for Humanitarian Work Pancevo

34. Council for Environmental Protection Pancevo

35. Peace Action Subotica

36. Ethnic Forum Subotica

37. Agora Subotica

38. FEDRA Zrenjanin

39. Trag Nis

40. Panonian Civic Forum Novi Sad

41. Movement for Peace Pancevo

42. Sombor Peace Group

Cc:

Mr. Marti Ahtisaari, European Union's Special Envoy for Kosovo

Mr. Victor Chernomyrdin, President Boris Yeltsin's Special Envoy for Kosovo

Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations

Mr. Gerhard Schröder, Chairman of the European Union Council