ZAGREB, March 2 (Hina) - Croatian Homeland War soldiers treated for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on Thursday held their first convention in Zagreb, at which they requested their rights to be equalised with those of wounded
Croatian Homeland War soldiers. The convention was organised by the Association of Croatian Homeland War Soldiers Treated for PTSD. They also requested treatment for soldiers affected by the PTSD and other war-related illnesses and urgent closure to all cases being held in courts and commissions against Homeland war soldiers. A constantly increasing number of affected soldiers have a tendency towards asocial behaviour and suicide in a large number of cases due to a lack of and insufficient care for sick soldiers, participants of the convention said. They stressed that regulations differentiating invalid statuses according to illness or wounding or injury were not sustainable. A Government
ZAGREB, March 2 (Hina) - Croatian Homeland War soldiers treated for
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on Thursday held their first
convention in Zagreb, at which they requested their rights to be
equalised with those of wounded Croatian Homeland War soldiers.
The convention was organised by the Association of Croatian
Homeland War Soldiers Treated for PTSD.
They also requested treatment for soldiers affected by the PTSD and
other war-related illnesses and urgent closure to all cases being
held in courts and commissions against Homeland war soldiers.
A constantly increasing number of affected soldiers have a tendency
towards asocial behaviour and suicide in a large number of cases due
to a lack of and insufficient care for sick soldiers, participants
of the convention said.
They stressed that regulations differentiating invalid statuses
according to illness or wounding or injury were not sustainable.
A Government representative said the Government would
systematically approach solving the problem of ill Croatian
Homeland War soldiers.
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