REFUGEES FROM VOJVODINA APPEAL TO U.N. GENEVA OFFICIALS

GENEVA, May 22 (Hina) - Advisor Minister in Croatia's mission to the UN in Geneva, Neven Madey, today conveyed the appeal of Community of displaced Croats from northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. The Community, gathering around 15,000 people, asked for urgent international community's action in order to stop racist- styled violence and barbarities in the Croat populated villages of Vojvodina, such as Hrtkovci, Kukuljevci, Golubinci, Surcin and Bac. The appeal was forwarded to the President of International Red Cross Committee, Cornelio Sammaruga, to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Jose Ayala-Lassou, UN special rapporteur Tadeusz Mazowiecki, and to UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ms. Sadako Ogata. (Hina) jn bk 221607 MET may 95