The U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Mary Robinson, has sharply criticized NATO over its air campaign against Yugoslavia. She says NATO’s humanitarian objectives have failed because its airstrikes have led to civilian deaths and injuries. The U.N. human rights chief is in the Balkans on a fact-finding mission investigating human rights abuses against all communities in Yugoslavia. The information will be used by the U.N. to define new human rights guidelines for future conflicts. Accoring to Robinson, all sides in the Kosovo conflict, including NATO, should be eligible for war crimes investigations in The Hague.
U.N. Human Rights Chief Sharply Criticizes NATO Air Campaign Against Yugoslavia
HeadlineMay 11, 1999