CANDLES LIT IN FRONT OF ICRC OFFICES IN ZAGREB IN MEMORY

ZAGREB, Sept 16 (Hina) - Representatives of associations of Croatian Homeland War veterans and their families on Thursday lit candles in front of the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Zagreb, in memory of all victims of that war. They again reminded the public that nothing is still known about the destiny of over 1,600 people who went missing during the aggression against Croatia. The Croatian Movement for Life and Family today joined demonstrators in front of the ICRC offices in Zagreb who upbraided the international community and its humanitarian agencies for their passivity in preventing war crimes against Croats during the Homeland War. On August 12, the centre called "Apel" gathering families of missing and detained Croatian soldiers and civilians, initiated this campaign of lighting candles every Thursday in order to mark the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions. These associations wanted to express their exasperation at the fact that to date no light has been shed on the fate of 1,687 people. In addition, about 30,000 people were killed and 50,000 wounded in the war. The Croatian Movement for Life and Family also forwarded a letter to the ICRC President Cornelio Sommaruga reminding him of 121 unearthed mass graves in Croatia. (hina) ms