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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 65

Calling for a United States effort to end restrictions on the freedoms and

human rights of the enclaved people in the occupied area of Cyprus.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 6, 1997

Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. MIKULSKI) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Calling for a United States effort to end restrictions on

the freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people

in the occupied area of Cyprus.

Whereas respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights

is a cornerstone of United States foreign policy;

Whereas the enclaved people of Cyprus, those Greek-Cypriots

and Maronites living in the Karpas peninsula, are subject

to restrictions of freedom and human rights;

Whereas the representatives of the two communities in Cyprus, who met in Vienna in August, 1975, under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary General, reached

an agreement known as the Vienna three agreement,

which, inter-alia, states that, ‘‘Greek-Cypriots in the

North of the island (of Cyprus) are free to stay and they
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will be given every help to lead a normal life, including

facilities for education and for the practice of their religion, as well as medical care by their own doctors and

freedom of movement in the North . . . (and) the United

Nations will have free and normal access to Greek-Cypriot villages and habitations in the North’’;

Whereas the key elements of this agreement have not been

implemented and, in fact, severe restrictions have been

placed on the daily lives of the enclaved people of Cyprus;

Whereas the United Nations Secretary General in his December 10, 1995 report on the U.N. operations in Cyprus

sets out the recommendations contained in UNFICYP’s

(the United Nations Forces in Cyprus) humanitarian review, as endorsed by U.N. Security Council Resolution

1032(95), regarding the restrictions on the freedoms and

human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus, that:

(a) ‘‘The constant presence of the Turkish-Cypriot

police in the daily lives of the Karpas Greek-Cypriots

should be ended’’;

(b) ‘‘Karpas Greek-Cypriots and their visitors should

be allowed to travel between the Karpas and the buffer

zone crossing point in their own vehicles or in regular

public transportation without police escort’’;

(c) ‘‘All restrictions on land travel within the northern part of Cyprus should be lifted’’;

(d) ‘‘Unrestricted availability of private telephones

should be permitted when they become generally available

and the Karpas Greek-Cypriots should be permitted to

make private telephone calls from locations in the Karpas

other than police stations without the presence of any official or other person’’;
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(e) ‘‘Restrictions on hand-carried mail and newspapers should be lifted’’;

(f) ‘‘Secondary schooling for Greek-Cypriots should

be facilitated in the Karpas, and teachers and school supplies for the Greek-Cypriots should be allowed to be provided from the south without hinderance’’;

(g) ‘‘All Karpas Greek-Cypriot students attending

secondary schools or third-level institutions in the south

should be allowed to return to their homes on weekends

and holidays’’;

(h) ‘‘Access to and religious use of the monastery at

Apostolos Andreas and the church there by the GreekCypriots of the Karpas peninsula and their clergy should

be unrestricted’’;

(i) ‘‘Provision of funds from outside the northern

area should be permitted for the renovation and maintenance of Greek-Cypriot schools and churches in the

Karpas area’’;

(j) ‘‘Karpas Greek-Cypriots should be permitted visits by Greek-Cypriot doctors and medical staff’’;

(k) ‘‘There should be no hindrance at any time to

children of Karpas Greek-Cypriots returning to their

family homes without formality’’;

(l) ‘‘Karpas Greek-Cypriots should be allowed visits

from close relatives who normally reside outside the

northern part of Cyprus’’;

(m) ‘‘Karpas Greek-Cypriots should be allowed to

bequeath fixed property in Karpas to their next of kin

and in the event that such beneficiaries normally reside

outside the northern part of the island, they should be allowed to visit bequeathed properties without hinderance

or formality’’;
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(n) ‘‘Restrictions on UNFICYP’s freedom of movement to and from as well as within the Karpas area

should be lifted’’;

(o) ‘‘Restrictions on the discharge by UNFICYP of

its humanitarian and other functions with regard to

Karpas Greek-Cypriots should be lifted and liaison posts

should be established where the greatest number of

Greek-Cypriots live in the north at the villages of

Rizokarpaso and Ayias Trias. (The sole remaining permanent UNFICYP presence in the Karpas, a small liaison post, remains confined, with no freedom of movement, in the village of Leonarisso, where only 9 GreekCypriots still reside.)’’; and

(p) ‘‘All restrictions preventing offshore fishing by

the Greek-Cypriots of the Karpas should be lifted’’;

Whereas other restrictions on the freedom and human rights

of the enclaved include:

(a) A requirement that enclaved males aged 18 to 50

report once a week to those in control;

(b) Harassment, beating, rape, and murder without

investigation; and

(c) Lack of compensation for work performed;

Whereas U.N. Security Council Resolution 1062(96), interalia, expressed regret that ‘‘the Turkish-Cypriot side has

not responded more fully to the recommendations made

by UNFICYP and calls upon the Turkish-Cypriot side to

respect more fully the basic freedoms of the Greek-Cypriots and Maronites living in the northern part of the island and to intensify its efforts to improve their daily

lives’’; and

Whereas on July 31, 1997, Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides

and Turkish-Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash agreed to fur-
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ther address this issue along with other humanitarian issues: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives

2 concurring), That the Congress—

3 (1) strongly urges the President to undertake

4 efforts to end restrictions on the freedoms and

5 human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus; and

6 (2) shall remain actively interested in the mat7 ter until the human rights and fundamental free8 doms of the enclaved people of Cyprus are restored,

9 respected and safeguarded.

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