ZAGREB, Feb 12 (Hina) - UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Croatia, FR Yugoslavia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Jiri Dienstbier, expressed concern about the stalled return of refugees to Croatia in the past several months. During
talks with Croatian Reconstruction and Development Minister Jure Radic on Friday, Dienstbier cited examples of inappropriate care for some returnees of Serb nationality, the Reconstruction and Development Ministry said in a statement Friday. Radic expressed surprise that the recent reports of the international community kept mentioning a stagnation in the process of return in the last several months, as it was natural that people would be returning slower during winter months due to the harsh weather conditions, as well as because of the school year, the statement said. Radic reiterated Croatia's readiness to consistently implement the adopted Programme of Return, with equal rights f
ZAGREB, Feb 12 (Hina) - UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in
Croatia, FR Yugoslavia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Jiri Dienstbier,
expressed concern about the stalled return of refugees to Croatia
in the past several months.
During talks with Croatian Reconstruction and Development Minister
Jure Radic on Friday, Dienstbier cited examples of inappropriate
care for some returnees of Serb nationality, the Reconstruction and
Development Ministry said in a statement Friday.
Radic expressed surprise that the recent reports of the
international community kept mentioning a stagnation in the
process of return in the last several months, as it was natural that
people would be returning slower during winter months due to the
harsh weather conditions, as well as because of the school year, the
statement said.
Radic reiterated Croatia's readiness to consistently implement the
adopted Programme of Return, with equal rights for all its
citizens.
He also pointed to the fact that the return of refugees and
displaced persons to Croatia had so far been carried out mostly with
Croatia's funding, from the state budget (98 per cent). Radic added
Croatia rightly expected the assistance of the international
community to help expedite the return process.
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