BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO.3429 HINA ZAGREB, OCTOBER 31, 1999

HR-NEWS-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO.3429 HINA ZAGREB, OCTOBER 31, 1999 HOMELAND WAR CIVILIAN INVALIDS SEEK PROTECTION OF THEIR RIGHTSZAGREB, Oct 31 (Hina) - Representatives of the Association of civilians who sustained injuries in the Homeland War on Friday informed reporters of the serious position of these invalids, particularly of children wounded in the war. They propose an act on the protection of civilian invalids and families of civilians killed in the Homeland War, in order to solve their problems. During the war, 306 children were killed, 1,276 kids sustained injuries and 200 of them have become seriously disabled persons, the Association's Vice-President Marija Vrazic told a news conference. In addition, 3,115 civilians lost their lives in the Homeland War, and 908 civilians are still missing. The Association's representative, Tomislav Kirin, added that there were 10,000 civilian casualties in the war but, only 3,000 managed to receive the status of th