ZAGREB, May 28 (Hina) - Around 11,000 Croatian Serbs allegedly returned to Croatia in 2002 which is more than in previous years, however, problems with property restitution still exist, a report by Amnesty Intentional for 2002
says.
ZAGREB, May 28 (Hina) - Around 11,000 Croatian Serbs allegedly
returned to Croatia in 2002 which is more than in previous years,
however, problems with property restitution still exist, a report
by Amnesty Intentional for 2002 says. #L#
The Croatian government was obliged to adopt a decision on the
restitution of privately owned property by the end of 2002,
however, in late November the OSCE reported that less than 10
percent had been returned, said the report which the Amnesty
International Croatia presented to reporters on Wednesday.
The report notes that Croatia did not co-operate sufficiently with
the Hague Tribunal and that it hesitated to arrest and extradite
retired generals, Janko Bobetko and Ante Gotovina.
Amnesty believes that domestic courts trying Serbs and Croats
suspected of war crimes are for the most parts incapable of
conducting unbiased and independent war crimes trials.
Some cases of violence and discrimination against minority
members, particularly the Romany, were recorded in Croatia in 2002.
The Romany were discriminated against by civil servants, the
education system (segregation of Romany children in Medimurje) as
well as violent groups of skinheads.
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