REQUIUM HELD AT "WALL OF PAIN" FOR THE DEAD IN THE HOMELAND WAR

ZAGREB, Nov 2 (Hina) - A Requium Mass was held on All Souls' Day, Nove 2 in Zagreb at the "Wall of Pain", in honour of all those who were killed in defence of Croatia and particularly those who are still considered missing and their resting places are not known. The Wall of Pain was built in autumn 1993 by families of missing people in front of the then UNPROFOR headquarters. Bricks in the wall have names of each person whose whereabouts have been unknown since the beginning of the Serbian aggression. Deputy President of the Croatian National Sabor Jadranka Kosor lad flowers and lit candles at the foot of the cross at the Wall of Pain for all those who were killed or died during the Homeland War. Zdenka Farkas, the head of "Apela" (The Centre for the Protection of Human Rights of those Imprisoned or Missing Croatian Citizens and Members of Their Families) reminded that 1,860 Croatian citizens were still considered missing or detained. The Wall of Pain and the gathered pained families are evidence of the ineffectiveness of international organisations particularly the Red Cross, who have not done anything to stop the atrocities said Zdenka Farkas. Rakas invited families to gather at Ovcara (the site of a mass grave near Vukovar) on Nov 20 where a plaque is to be erected bearing the names of the victims of war. (Hina) sp / jn