Balkans researcher of the international group for protection of human rights Amnesty International (AI) Sian Jones has told Tanjug that this organization is worried that that the human organ trafficking allegation have not become a subject to an independent investigation.

AI is very concerned about the number of problems in Kosovo, including discrimination against minority groups, war crimes which are not sanctioned, insufficient protection of witnesses, and the fact that the allegations presented in the report by Special Rapporteur of the Council of Europe (CoE) Dick Marty have not become a subject to an independent investigation, she said.

Jones stated that for the time being the AI has no concrete stand on Serbia's initiative for an independent investigation under the UN SC mandate, although it has been in favor of a fast and independent probe into Marty's allegations from the very start.

Commenting the AI report on the state of the world's human rights, Jones said that there was no improvement of the situation in Kosovo during the last year.

Discrimination against minorities is a huge problem, including the Serb minority in the north and enclaves. The situation is no better when it comes to returnees, Jones believes.

I am shocked that the Serb returnees to Kosovo still need to receive humanitarian aid from NGOs and other organizations which are trying to help them, she said.

Jones underscored that the return of refugees is responsibility of the government, the prime minister, the Interior Ministry of Kosovo and the Ministry of Communities and Return, which has Serbs among its officials.

I have to say that none of these institutions and municipalities has approached the problem of returnees in the right manner, she noted.

When it comes to the Roma people, the situation is even worse since that laws that the EU insists on are usually only dead letter on paper, and their adoption is very slow, she added.

We believe that the EU countries should not send back Roma people to Kosovo since we believe that there are no conditions for sustainable return, Jones underlined.

The report refers to Kosovo as part of Serbia in the section entitled Serbia including Kosovo.

Jones stated that the Serbian authorities have made progress in enforcement of laws in keeping with the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU, but added that the problem is that these laws are not being implemented.

We are very worried about a great number of trials and war crimes charges that have not been launched yet, while a large number of opened cases are being processed slowly, and we would really like to urge Serbia to make a greater effort in this respect, she said.

AI is also concerned about the situation of the Roma people and the failure of providing them with basic rights such as the rights to health, education, accommodation and employment.

The 400-pages report provides an insight into the state of human rights in 157 countries, including the cases of limited freedom of speech in 89 countries at the least, torture and abuse in 98 countries at the least, and unjust trials in 54 countries.