The government needs to show both perpetrators and victims that violence against minorities will not be tolerated. Condemning ethnically motivated attacks for what they are, and bringing those responsible to justice are crucial.

Holly Cartner

Government Needs Violence Will

Related Quotes

Violence against minorities has increasingly become a problem in Serbia today. Serbia cannot hope to move closer towards the European Union unless it starts taking these attacks a lot more seriously.

— Holly Cartner

HopeTodayViolence

Instead of going after the perpetrators of the massacre, the Uzbek government is trying to deny responsibility and silence witnesses.

— Holly Cartner

GovernmentResponsibilitySilence

This unprecedented assault on the work of human rights groups will invariably undermine the rights of all Russians.

— Holly Cartner

Human RightsRightsWill

The Uzbek government's promises not to torture these men are not worth the paper they're written on. Diplomatic assurances of this type from Uzbekistan do not provide a reliable safeguard against torture and ill-treatment.

— Holly Cartner

We are deeply concerned for his safety and well-being.

— Holly Cartner