CONFERENCE HELD ON 11TH ANNIVERSARY OF VUKOVAR TRAGEDY

VUKOVAR, Nov 16 (Hina) - On the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the tragic fall of Vukovar and in memory of the victims of the Serbian aggression, the Zagreb-based "Ivo Pilar" Institute of Social Sciences on Saturday organised in the eastern town the fifth international scientific conference "Vukovar '91 - 11 Years Later". #L# This year's event, which was organised in cooperation with the Croatian Society of Serbian Concentration Camp Inmates, addressed concentration camps and human rights in Europe at the threshold of the 21st century. "We wish to research and present the truth about Vukovar as it is, and not as individuals or groups who promote their own interests wish to (present it)," the head of "Ivo Pilar", Vlado Sakic, said. Speaking on behalf of the Croatian Society of Serbian Concentration Camp Inmates, Zdravko Komsic warned about the danger of forgetting the Serbian aggression and its effect on Vukovar and Croatia. Former inmates have a duty to spread the truth about the abuse they were subjected to in the Serbian concentration camps, said Komsic. About 10,000 Croatian soldiers and civilians passed through those camps, according to data of Komsic's society. According to data of the government's Office for Detained and Missing Persons, about 300 people were killed in those camps. (hina) ha sb