São
Paulo, August 29, 2003
Mr. Hans Holthuis
Registrar
ICTY
The Hague
The Netherlands
Dear
Mr. Holthuis,
The General Confederation of Trade Unions of Brazil - CGTB - finds it necessary to express its indignation against the recent Hague tribunal decision to ban visits to President Milosevic.
That
arbitrary decision furthermore, reinforces the idea shared by wide sections
of the international public opinion that The Hague tribunal was created with
the sole objective of condemning President Milosevic to justify the
aggression against Yugoslavia and the crimes committed by EUA/NATO when, in
less than 90 days, they threw 25 thousand tons of bombs on Yugoslavia
murdering 5 thousand civilians and wounding another 10 thousand, of which
40% were children.
In
the 3rd Congress of our Confederation, which took place in March of 2002,
the Brazilian workers were aware of the crimes practiced by EUA/NATO. They
condemned the foreign aggressor and they questioned the role of The Hague
tribunal, considering it one more instrument controlled by the government of
the USA.
Today,
after the attack on Iraq, all the people in the world are aware of the farce
that is set up by the North American administration to justify the invasion
of a sovereign country and to guarantee with that their own interests.
Therefore, if The Hague tribunal continues acting in an arbitrary and
unilateral way as it is doing, it is taking the serious risk of becoming
totally discredited.
In
this sense, we consider it indispensable that The Hague tribunal should
respect the broad rights of defense and of visit of President Milosevic and
guarantee immediately his right of access to media, a right that is today
insured to the prosecution by the tribunal at any time.
Yours
sincerely,
Antonio
Neto
Maria Pimentel
President CGTB
Secret. of Inter. Relations of CGTB
Vice-president of
World Federation of Trade Union
Iugoslávia heróica
derrota desmembramento de Kosovo "Nós năo apenas
defendemos nosso país, mas trouxemos de volta ao cenário internacional a ONU.
Esta é a nossa contribuiçăo ao mundo. O heroísmo de nosso povo na
resistęncia ao inimigo, muitas vezes mais forte e maior, marcará o fim
do século 20" O altivo discurso do
presidente Milosevic Read
the whole speech in Portuguese
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