PANEL ON USORA'S PLIGHT HELD IN ZAGREB

ZAGREB, March 5 (Hina) - A panel titled "Usora - a Beleaguered Croatian Enclave," organised by the Croatian Victimological Society, was held on Saturday in Zagreb. President of the Victimological Society Dr. Zvonimir Separovic informed the audience that Usora (northern Bosnia, 90 km N. of Sarajevo) has been under Serb siege for 20 months, forgotten by the Croatian and the international public. Some 18,000 inhabitants have received no relief aid for almost a year. Humanitarian organisations have collected 250 tonnes of aid, but there has been no way to deliver it to the population. Artillery attacks on Usora have increased in intensity in the past few days, so there are more casualties among the civilian population than among the defenders, said the participants. Refugees from occupied villages testified about war-crimes committed by Serb forces in the area. The participants will meet today with UNHCR representatives to discuss the delivery of relief aid to Usora. 051555 MET mar 94