Szittyakürt, 1978 (17. évfolyam, 1-9. szám)

1978-09-01 / 9. szám

Official publication of the

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HUNGÁRIA FREEDOM FIGHTER MOVEMENT

THE CASE AGAINST RUMANIA

Editorial by Louis F. Molnár

Defendant:

The Government of the Socialist Republic of Romania and all collabolators, who may aid said government to carry out the policies of GENOCIDE-ETHNOCIDE and willfully attempt to conceal said activities.

Charges:

1. Confiscation of pre-World War II. Hungarian documents under Romanian Decree Law 206/1974, and destroying cultural, historical treasures of the Hungarian Nation.

2. Widespread political, social, educational, economical discrimination against Hungarians and Minorities in Transylvania.

3. Forceful integration of ethnically homogenous Hungarian Szekler communities, with the clear intent to eliminate the Hungarian nationality in Transylvania.

4. Restricting human contacts under Romanian Decree Law No. 225/1975 by prohibiting visiting non-Romanian citizens to stay overnight with relatives (exception to children and parents).

5. Under Romanian Decree Law No. 372 Nov. 8, 1976, foreign visitors (except of Romanian origin) are compelled to exchange daily $10.00 U.S. currencies. (Hungarian relatives from the Peoples Republic of Hungary would not have such currencies.)

6. Suspension of Hungarian language instructions at two universities and reducing the number of Hungarian primary and secondary schools. (Even by Romanian Government statistics only 65% of Hungarian children attend Hungarian grade schools and 25% Hungarian secondary schools.)

7. Murder of Hungarian educators, political leaders in Transylvania, GENOCIDE.

8. Persecution of Hungarian and minority religious groups in Transylvania, and confiscation of property and religious relics.

9. Falsification of population statistics and history of Transylvania.

10. Exporting fradulent propaganda to U.S. universities and elsewhere, about Romania’s history, occupational policies in Transylvania and many aspects of that region.

HOW WOULD ROMANIA’S ACTIONS STACK UP IN AN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE???

I. THE PARIS PEACE TREATY.

The Peace Treaty concluded between the Allied Powers and Rumania in 1947, stipulates in Part II (Political Clauses), Section 1, Art. 3 that

(1) Rumania shall take the steps necessary to secure

to all persoip. under Rumanian jurisdiction, without distinction as to race, sex language or religion, the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression, of press and publication, of religious worship, of political opinion and of public meeting. jF*

(2) Rumania further undertakes that the laws in force in Rumania shall not, eitlifj^ in their content or in their application, discriminate or entail any discrimination between persons of Rumanian nationality on the ground of their race, sex, language or religion, whether in reference to their persons, property, business, professional or financial interests, status, politizál or civil rights or any other matter.

II. THE HELSINKI TREATY

Officially known as “Conference on Security and Co- Operation in Europe Final Act, Helsinki 1975.”

VII. Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms including the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief

The participating States will respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, for all without distinstion asjjo race, sex, language or religion.

They wUjf promote and encourage the effective exercise of Civil, political, economic, social, cultural and other human rightspftct freedoms all of which derive from the inherent digift;yjfefj|j,he human person and are essential for his freelin^full development.

Within this framework the participating States will recognize and respect theffraddhi. of the individual to profess and practise, alone oMn qifnrnunity with others, religion or belief acting in accordance*with the dictates of his own conscience. ** F

The participating States on whose tjífitxÉ-y national minorities exist will respect the righ^of persons belonging to such minorities to equality before the law, will afford them the full opportunity for the actual enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms and will, in this manner, protect their legitimate interests in this sphere.

In the field of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the participating States will act in conformity with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They will also fullfill their obligations as set forth

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IN RUMANIA,

While President Carter rolled out the red carpet for Romanian President Ceausescu members of Hungarian organizations 1500 strong, demonstrated in front of the White House, against Romania’s oppression of Transylvanian Hungarians. The demonstration was organized by the Committe of Human Rights in Romania and the Transylvanian World Federation.

in the international declaration and agreements in this field, including inter alia the International Covenants on Human Rights, by which they may be bound.

VIII. Eq

The partiéi

tits and self-determination of peoples

testates will respect the equal rights of peoples and their right to self-determination, acting at all times in conformity' ^.h the purposes and principles of the Charter of th^Tjnited Nations and with the relevant norms of international la#yncluding those relating to territorial integrity of’States. >

By virtue of the principle eqvjöíi rights and selfdetermination of peoples, all peoples ;al\#ys have the right, in full freedom, to determine, w^jpn slid as they wish, their internal and external political Minus, without external interference, and to pursue as they wish their political, economic, social and cultural development.

The participating States reaffirm the universal significance of respect for and effective exercise of equal rights and self-determination of peoples for the development of friendly relations among themselves as among all States; theyJHso recall the importance of the elimination of any fornypfVfj|ation of this principle.

National

cipating States,1 national minorities operation among them when such minorities

or regional cultures. The parti:ing the contribution that gional cultures can make to cois fields of culture, intend, ( ilttuitas exist within their

territory, to facilitate thi: account the legitimate interest

1. HUMAN CONTACTS

tion, taking embers.

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into

(a) Contacts and Regular Meetings!

of Family Ties

In order to promote further development of contacts on the basis of family ties the participating States will favorably consider applications for travel with the purpose of allowing persons to enter or leave their territory temporarily, and on a regular basis if desired, in order to visit members of their families.

Applications for temporary visits to meet members of their families will be dealt with without distinction as to the country of origin or destination: existing requirements for travel documents and visas will be applied in this spirit. Thapreparation and issue of such documents and visas will»! effected within reasonable time limits: cases of urg^mf i&pessity—such as serious illness or death—will be g^u^iority treatment. They will take such steps as may lpF necessary to ensure that the fees for official travel documents and visas are acceptable.

They confirm that the presentation of an application concerning contacts on wie, b^is of family ties will not modify the rights and obligations^ the applicant or of members of his family.

III. INTERNATIONAL COVEÍ HUMAN RIGHTS . . .

IV. CONSTITUTION OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF ROR

V. CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS

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INASMUCH AS THE OCCUPYING FORCE THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF ROMANIA HAS VIOLATED EVERY TREATY AND INTERNATIONAL LAW WITH REFERENCE TO THE HUNGARIAN PEOPLE OF TRANSYLVANIA, WE (THE HUNGÁRIA FREEDOMFIGHTER MOVEMENT) DEMAND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED NATION’S GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 32/14, NOVEMBER 7, 1977, WHEREBY THE ASSEMBLY REAFFIRMED THE “LEGITIMACY OF THE PEOPLE’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, NATIONAL UNITY AND LIBERATION FROM COLONIAL AND FOREIGN DOMINATION AND ALIEN SUBJUGATION BY ALL AVAILABLE MEANS INCLUDING ARMED STRUGGLE.”

IN CONFORMITY WITH THIS RESOLUTION THE HUNGÁRIA FREEDOMFIGHTER MOVEMENT CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO RECOGNIZE THE INDEPEDENCE STRUGGLE OF THE HUNGARIAN PEOPLE OF TRANSYLVANIA