Refugee appeal to UN High Commissioner Lubbers

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mister Ruud Lubbers

Palais des Nations

CH-1211 Geneva 10

Switzeland

Tel: 41 22 3102 61

Fax: 41 22 739 86 81

The appeal


Mister High Commissioner!

We lead up to your data, that after New 2003 has stopped activity a department of 8 polyclinics UNHCR in Azerbaijan, carrying out medical aid to refugees.

We do not know the real reason of closing of the given medical institution, but we count, that so brutal act has taken place not without intervention of the Russian authorities as it is represented to us, that thus us, the Chechen refugees, try to squeeze out back to the Chechen Republic where the final solution of the Chechen question waits.

Mister High Commissioner!

We address to you in hope that you will not allow that the most destitute part of refugees has remained without medical aid without which we are expected with physical death and inhuman agony.

We convincingly ask you to interfere immediately with an event for us, the patient, wounded and invalids to wait for the help there is no place.

We hope for your humanity, and that you will allow to trample to nobody on basic articles of the Charter of the United Nations Organization, and will not allow to mock at the deprived.

The list signed: 50 refugees, Baku, 09.01.2003

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