BAN ON RALLIES IN DANUBIAN AREA IS AGAINST LAW & CONSTITUTION - CRO HELSINKI COMMITTEE

CRO HELSINKI COMMITTEE ( Editorial: --> 9591 ) ZAGREB, Mar 14 (Hina) - The Croatian Helsinki Committee for human Rights (HHO) Saturday assessed a decision of the Croatian government's which bans public gatherings in the Danube river region until 1 August 1998 as against the law and the constitution. The HHO believes the decision poses a permanent restriction on the citizens' human rights, and that it is contrary to the law which authorises the police to ban public gatherings only when they might imperil public peace and order. The decision was reached on 12 March 1998. (hina) ha jn 141711 MET mar 98