United Nations Security Council Resolution 771
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
771, adopted unanimously on August 13, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713
(1991), 721
(1991), 724
(1991), 727
(1992), 740
(1992), 743
(1992), 749
(1992), 752
(1992), 757
(1992), 758
(1992), 760
(1992), 761
(1992), 762
(1992), 764
(1992), 769
(1992) and 770
(1992), the Council expressed concern at and condemned widespread violations of international humanitarian law
in the territory of the former Yugoslavia
and in particular, Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
The resolution cited cases of "mass forcible expulsion" and deportation of civilians, abuse in detention centres, deliberate attacks on non-combatants, hospitals and ambulances which impeded the delivery of humanitarian aid
to affected areas. The Council strongly condemned the violations, including that of ethnic cleansing
(the first such resolution to do so), demanding all parties cease and desist from violating international law
. It further demanded international organisations, particularly the International Committee of the Red Cross
, be given immediate and unrestricted access to camps, prisons and detention centres.
Resolution 771 then called on Member States and international organisations to collect information concerning violations of humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions
and to make it available to the Council. It asked the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
to collate and summarise the information into a report that would also make recommendations that might be an appropriate response to the information.
Finally, acting under Chapter VII
, thus making it legally enforceable, the Council demanded all parties and military forces present in the former Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina comply with the terms under the current resolution, otherwise the Council would consider further measures it could take. A commission of experts was established in Resolution 780
to assess the information gathered.
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771, adopted unanimously on August 13, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713
United Nations Security Council Resolution 713
United Nations Security Council Resolution 713, adopted unanimously on September 25, 1991, after receiving representations from a number of Member States and commending the efforts of the European Community in the region, the Council decided to impose, under Chapter VII, an arms embargo on the...
(1991), 721
United Nations Security Council Resolution 721
United Nations Security Council Resolution 721, adopted unanimously on November 27, 1991, after reaffirming Resolution 713 on the situation in the SFR Yugoslavia, the Council strongly supported the efforts of the Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar and his Personal Envoy to help end the...
(1991), 724
United Nations Security Council Resolution 724
United Nations Security Council Resolution 724, adopted unanimously on December 15, 1991, after reaffirming resolutions 713 and 721 and noting a report by the Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar on the situation in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Council agreed to carry...
(1991), 727
United Nations Security Council Resolution 727
United Nations Security Council Resolution 727, adopted unanimously on January 8, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 and considering a report by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Council welcomed the recent signing of an agreement in Sarajevo regarding a ceasefire...
(1992), 740
United Nations Security Council Resolution 740
United Nations Security Council Resolution 740, adopted unanimously on February 7, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 and 727 and considering a report by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Council approved plans for a peacekeeping mission in the Socialist Federal...
(1992), 743
United Nations Security Council Resolution 743
United Nations Security Council Resolution 743, adopted unanimously on February 21, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 and 740 , and considering that the situation in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia constitutes a threat to international peace and stability, the...
(1992), 749
United Nations Security Council Resolution 749
United Nations Security Council Resolution 749, adopted unanimously on April 7, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 , 740 and 743 , the Council approved of a report by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and decided to authorise the earliest possible deployment of the...
(1992), 752
United Nations Security Council Resolution 752
United Nations Security Council Resolution 752, adopted unanimously on May 15, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 , 740 743 and 749 , the Council expressed concern at the situation in the Yugoslavia, in particular the fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina, demanding that all...
(1992), 757
United Nations Security Council Resolution 757
United Nations Security Council Resolution 757, adopted on May 30, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 , 740 743 , 749 and 752 , the Council condemned the failure of the authorities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to implement Resolution 752.After demanding the...
(1992), 758
United Nations Security Council Resolution 758
United Nations Security Council Resolution 758, adopted unanimously on June 8, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 , 740 743 , 749 , 752 and 757 , the Council, in accordance with a report by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, decided to enlarge the mandate and...
(1992), 760
United Nations Security Council Resolution 760
United Nations Security Council Resolution 760, adopted unanimously on June 18, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 752 , 757 and 758 which brought attention to the need for humanitarian aid in the former Yugoslavia, the Council, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, exempted...
(1992), 761
United Nations Security Council Resolution 761
United Nations Security Council Resolution 761, adopted unanimously on June 29, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 , 740 743 , 749 , 752 , 757 , 758 and 760 , the Council authorised the Secretary-General to immediately deploy additional elements of the United Nations...
(1992), 762
United Nations Security Council Resolution 762
United Nations Security Council Resolution 762, adopted unanimously on June 30, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 , 740 743 , 749 , 752 , 757 , 758 , 760 and 761 , the Council urged all parties to honour their commitments to the United Nations plan in former Yugoslavia and...
(1992), 764
United Nations Security Council Resolution 764
United Nations Security Council Resolution 764, adopted unanimously on July 13, 1992, after reaffirming previous resolutions on the topic, the Council noted the violations of the agreement concerning Sarajevo International Airport which established a security corridor and demanded withdrawal of...
(1992), 769
United Nations Security Council Resolution 769
United Nations Security Council Resolution 769, adopted unanimously on August 7, 1992, after reaffirming Resolution 743 and all subsequent resolutions relating to the United Nations Protection Force , the Council authorised enlargements in the strength and mandate of UNPROFOR to "enable the Force...
(1992) and 770
United Nations Security Council Resolution 770
United Nations Security Council Resolution 770, adopted on August 13, 1992, after reaffirming previous resolutions on the topic, including Resolution 743 , Resolution 749 , Resolution 761 and Resolution 764 , the Council recognised the humanitarian situation in Sarajevo and other areas in Bosnia...
(1992), the Council expressed concern at and condemned widespread violations of international humanitarian law
International humanitarian law
International humanitarian law , often referred to as the laws of war, the laws and customs of war or the law of armed conflict, is the legal corpus that comprises "the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Conventions, as well as subsequent treaties, case law, and customary international law." It...
in the territory of the former Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
and in particular, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
.
The resolution cited cases of "mass forcible expulsion" and deportation of civilians, abuse in detention centres, deliberate attacks on non-combatants, hospitals and ambulances which impeded the delivery of humanitarian aid
Humanitarian aid
Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises including natural disaster and man-made disaster. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity...
to affected areas. The Council strongly condemned the violations, including that of ethnic cleansing
Ethnic cleansing
Ethnic cleansing is a purposeful policy designed by one ethnic or religious group to remove by violent and terror-inspiring means the civilian population of another ethnic orreligious group from certain geographic areas....
(the first such resolution to do so), demanding all parties cease and desist from violating international law
International law
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. It further demanded international organisations, particularly the International Committee of the Red Cross
International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. States parties to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, have given the ICRC a mandate to protect the victims of international and...
, be given immediate and unrestricted access to camps, prisons and detention centres.
Resolution 771 then called on Member States and international organisations to collect information concerning violations of humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions
Geneva Conventions
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of the victims of war...
and to make it available to the Council. It asked the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996...
to collate and summarise the information into a report that would also make recommendations that might be an appropriate response to the information.
Finally, acting under Chapter VII
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military and nonmilitary action to "restore international peace...
, thus making it legally enforceable, the Council demanded all parties and military forces present in the former Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina comply with the terms under the current resolution, otherwise the Council would consider further measures it could take. A commission of experts was established in Resolution 780
United Nations Security Council Resolution 780
United Nations Security Council Resolution 780, adopted unanimously on October 6, 1992, after reaffirming Resolution 713 and subsequent resolutions on the topic, the Council expressed its concern at the continued "widespread violations of international humanitarian law" in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
to assess the information gathered.
See also
- Breakup of Yugoslavia
- Bosnian WarBosnian WarThe Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
- Croatian War of IndependenceCroatian War of IndependenceThe Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 701 to 800 (1991 – 1993)
- Slovenian Independence War
- Yugoslav WarsYugoslav warsThe Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...