DISCRIMINATION WIDESPREAD IN B&H FEDERATION: OMBUDSMEN

( Editorial: --> 0695 ) SARAJEVO, 30 April (Hina)- Ethnic, religious and political discrimination is practised in areas of the Federation of Bosnia- Herzegovina (FBH) and by all levels of government, warn FBH Ombudsmen in an annual report on the state of human rights, which was published in Sarajevo on Thursday. Discrimination, which varies in intensity from area to area, applies to the return of refugees, employment, treatment of women, people in mixed marriages and atheists, the document says. For the first time in the three years since they started operating in FBH, Ombudsmen noted positive signs. Those are, better respect of their recommendations, positive laws and decisions of the exective branch of Government and restructuring of the police according to democratic principles. (hina) jn mr/mrb 301857 MET apr 98