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On 09 and 10 May 2015 in Kumanovo, Republic of Macedonia, few events
took place that were very disturbing. A large group of armed persons
clashed with police in a very densely populated area in the downtown
area in Kumanovo. Peace and security of all citizens was threatened.
Regional Women's Lobby for Peace, Security and Justice in
South-eastern Europe (RWL SEE) strongly condemns the violence that
occurred, expressed condolences to the families of the dead and
hopes for a fast recovery of the injured persons from the security
structures. It also supports the fight against terrorism and
violence.
RWL calls on political parties, institutions, journalists and all
citizens to replace hate speech by mutual dialogue that will lead to
a calming of tensions, peace and security of every citizen.
RWL encourages the leaders of the main political parties to continue
dialogue to overcome the political crisis and create an environment
of steady progress of ethnic relations, build democratic
institutions, support democratic values and promote Euro-Atlantic
integration.
Active role in this process must have the women politicians,
leaders, activists at all levels in Macedonia.
RWL calls on political leaders and representatives of the
international community in negotiations to overcome the political
crisis it is necessary to include women. They requested to be active
participants in peace-building, improving interethnic relations,
strengthening of democratic processes and thus improve the life of
all citizens.
Members of the Regional Women’s Lobby for Peace, Security and
Justice in the Southeast Europe (RWL SEE):
Albania: Marieta Zace, Eglantina Gjermeni, Majlinda Bregu
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Memnuna Zvizdić, Nada Tešanović, Meliha
Alić, Ismeta Dervoz
Croatia: Grodana Sobol, Morana Paliković Gruden, Lovorka Marinović
Kosovo: Edita Tahiri, Teuta Sahatqija, Luljeta Vuniqi
Macedonia: Irina Pockova, Teuta Arifi, Savka Todorovska
Montenegro: Nada Drobnjak, Slavica Striković, Ljubomirka Mira Asović
Serbia: Sonja Biserko, Nataša Mičić, Liljana Radovanović, Staša
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