ROUND TABLE ON HUMAN RIGHTS HELD IN LIVNO

LIVNO, Aug 31 (Hina) - A round table called "Achievements of Civil Society - Democracy, Human Rights and Possibilities and Realization of Human Rights Through Media", organized by the U.S. non-government Centre for Civic Cooperation organization, was held in Livno (western Bosnia) on Saturday. A representative of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Srdjan Dizdarevic, spoke about basic human rights and the situation in BH. Attending were representatives of Livno opposition political parties which will take part in the forthcoming municipal election in BH, as well as Croatian and Bosnian reporters. According to Dizdarevic, the basic human rights as specified in the Dayton peace accord, such as the return of refugees and displaced persons and the holding of a regular and democratic election, were as yet unrealized, nor had any general progress been made. Instead of legislative, executive and judiciary power, in BH there is political domination over courts and the judiciary as a method of strengthening power and excluding alternatives, said Dizdarevic. Speaking about the media, Zeljko Ivankovic from Sarajevo said "in BH there are three dominant media fields which are controlled by ruling parties." There were three official truths on Bosnia's territory, he said, adding the international community was making a step forward by establishing independent media in an attempt to ensure proper and truthful reporting. (hina) ha 311156 MET aug 97