Security Council Resolution 941 (1994) [on Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Banja Luka, Bijeljina and Other Areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina Under the Control of Bosnian Serb Forces]

S/RES/941(1994)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 60The situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, published in 1994.

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 topics

Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)Bijeljina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Situation Displaced Persons Ethnic Cleansing Former Yugoslavia Situation Human Rights Violations Property Serbs

What does this mandate say?

9 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that all parties to the conflict are bound to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law and in particular the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949;

Strongly condemns all violations of international humanitarian law, including in particular the unacceptable practice of "ethnic cleansing" perpetrated in Banja Luka, Bijeljina and other areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serb forces, and reaffirms that those who have committed or have ordered the commission of such acts will be held individually responsible in respect of such acts;

Reaffirms its support for the established principles that all declarations and actions made under duress, particularly those regarding land and ownership, are null and void, and that all displaced persons should be enabled to return in peace to their former homes;

Demands that the Bosnian Serb authorities immediately cease their campaign of "ethnic cleansing";

Demands that the Bosnian Serb party accord immediate and unimpeded access for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UNPROFOR, UNHCR and ICRC to Banja Luka, Bijeljina and other areas of concern;

Requests the Secretary-General to arrange, when conditions permit, the deployment of UNPROFOR troops and United Nations monitors in Banja Luka, Bijeljina, and other areas of concern, and to intensify his efforts in this regard;

Also requests the Secretary-General to report urgently to the Council on the implementation of this resolution;

Determines to consider any further steps that it may deem necessary;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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