The issue of reparations from Germany in the international forum. What has been accomplished so far?

Germany must finally start thinking about how to solve this problem. We will act constantly. We will raise the issue at the forum of the Council of Europe, the United Nations, the US Congress and international organizations, and in the future also at the EU forum.

– He said.

He added that the Polish authorities are actively conducting a media, diplomatic and political campaign in this regard.

We have sent more than 50 diplomatic notes to the European Union, the Council of Europe and NATO countries, reporting on war casualties.. Therefore, we can assume that the foreign ministries of European countries, as well as the United States and Canada, are aware of these issues. In addition, in the past few weeks and months I have taken a number of actions in the international forum. I have submitted a draft resolution to the Council of Europe, proposing to investigate the question of the inconsistency in the treatment of civilian victims of World War II and the lack of legal recourse for these victims in the context of violations of the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights.

– He said.

He added that the matter is related to the articles of this agreement on equal treatment, human dignity and the right to a fair trial. The project has just been referred to the Council of Europe Legal Committee for further work at the Council of Europe office meeting in The Hague. Mularczyk expects that in the coming months this issue will be worked on, after which a landmark report from the Council of Europe will be prepared on this issue.

“If this is achieved, it will be a serious document of an international character, in which the issue of non-compensation for civilian victims will be analyzed, specifically whether some victims of World War II were discriminated against after World War II, especially those from Central and Eastern Europe. Through a violation their dignity, the right to a fair trial and discrimination and unequal treatment”

– He said.

“Council of Europe decisions are ‘soft law’, a kind of guideline for the countries to which they apply. If this decision shows a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, it could have a number of different international ramifications. It comes to the question of potential lawsuits before the European Court of Human Rights Human, as well as international pressure on the country concerned Such a country may be subject to control by the Council of Europe.

– added.

He also indicated that he had also held a number of international meetings on compensation.

I have been to Athens, Rome and Belgrade, as well as many other capitals and had meetings with ambassadors of many countries. We informed all Council of Europe delegations of this issue and decision. I think the matter will be dealt with further in the Council of Europe, although it may be very inconvenient not only for the Germans, but perhaps also for many other countries.

pointed out.

Molarczyk has held talks on the reparations issue at the United Nations in New York and Geneva. We have reported the problem to the main representatives of the United Nations. In New York, I met with UN Deputy Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilse Brands-Kehris, UN Vice-President of the Council of Europe Miroslav Jenka, UN Deputy Secretary-General DiCarlo Rosemary and Melissa Fleming, and in Geneva with UN Human Rights Council President Vaclav Palic. and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk.

As he added, he also addressed an intervention by UNESCO Secretary-General Audrey Azoulay regarding the failure to properly return cultural property on the part of Germany.

We will also prepare more activities in other international organizations. We have taken action in the US Congress and the Senate, having a series of meetings with members of Congress to brief them on this issue and ask for their support. I also had a meeting at the State Department with Deputy Assistant Secretary Derek Hogan, who assured me that the State Department would carefully review the war casualty report. I also appealed to the Polish American Congress for support knowing that this support will be given in the form of activities in the United States of America. The case is becoming increasingly public and known in Europe but also in the world.”

“This is important because Germany is currently trying to join the enlarged UN Security Council. So everyone in the UN should know that Germany is evading compensation talks and has unpaid debts to Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries. Thus, it has a moral mandate to perform these functions honorable

– He said.

Source: PAP, niezalezna.pl,

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