DOCUMENTARY ABOUT BOSNIAN CATHOLIC BISHOP KOMARICA PREMIERED IN ZAGREB

ZAGREB, Sept 6 (Hina) - A documentary about Roman Catholic Bishop of Banja Luka, Msgr. Franjo Komarica, had its first run in Zagreb on Tuesday night. The film entitled "Glas Za Covjeka (Voice for Humanity in an unofficial translation)" is about this Catholic dignitary and his ten-year-long struggle for the protection of the dignity of every man in the area of Banja Luka (north-western Bosnia-Herzegovina which is a part of the Bosnian Serb entity). The documentary focused also on the work of the Banja Luka-based office of the Catholic relief agency - Caritas - which offered shelter to everybody regardless of their religion or ethnic origins. The film also points to Bishop Komarica's tireless struggle for the right of every man to return to their home, said the film's author Zdravko Fucek. The Bishop's stand is that all who would like to come back to their pre-war homes should be allowed to do so. He has earned the international reputation for his efforts in the human rights' protection, Fucek added. Prior to the last night's performance, Bishop Komarica called on reporters to help promote the dignity of every man and fundamental human rights. Present at the premiere were senior Croatian authorities, foreign diplomats, religious dignitaries, leaders of political parties, public figures and humanitarian workers. The largest part of the Banja Luka Catholic diocese is now within the Bosnian Serb entity - the Republic of Srpska. During the war in Bosnia, over 220,000 Croats (who are mainly Catholic faithful) were forced to leave their homes in the Serb-controlled areas. Also members of other non-Serb ethnic groups were expelled during ethnic cleansing. In the last four and a half years since the end of the war, just 1,090 Croats of those 220,000 refugees, have come back to their hometowns and villages in the Serb entity. (hina) jn ms