The
australian government
The
australian Olympic committee
The
international Olympic committee
the national
olympic committees
THE LITHUANIAN CONFERENCE OF PUBLIC ORGANISATIONS,
Vilnius 31 July 2000
The communist genocide has not ended with the collapse of the Soviet
Empire. Imperial Russia is conducting a
colonial war, continuing military crimes, and committing genocide in the
Chechen Republic/Ichkeria.
Russia’s participation in the World Olympic Games, which in essence is
an expression of the brotherhood of mankind, would desecrate the treasure of
common humanity. During the war in
Afghanistan, the world did not fraternise with Russia and boycotted the Olympic
Games. Has the world changed during the
last 20 years?
We demand that the Russian Federation, which is ignoring the
International Rights of Man and carrying out the genocide of the Chechen nation, be banned from
participating in the Sidney Olympic Games.
Conference chairpersons:
Jonas Čeponis, Presidium Chairperson of the
Lithuanian Freedom Struggle Sąjūdis (Movement)
Petras Gvazdauskas, Deputy Chairperson of the
Vilnius Branch of the Lithuanian Political Prisoners and Deportees Association
Ona Voverienė, Chairperson of the Lithuanian
Women’s League
Leonas Kerosierius,
Council Chairperson of the “Labora” Union of Sąjūdis (Movement) Chapters of the
city of Vilnius
Conference Secretaries:
Romutė Liegutė, Council Member of the Vilnius
Political Prisoners and Deportees Association
Regina Jakučiūnienė, Member of the Brotherhood
for the January 13th Defence of Lithuanian Independence