KOSOVO REFUGEES IN CATASTROPHIC CONDITIONS - HELSINKI WATCH

( Editorial: --> 2856 ) BELGRADE, June 22 (Hina) - The Helsinki Human Rights Watch in Serbia on Monday said that the camps for Kosovo refugees in Montenegro are in a very bad state. Helsinki Watch representatives visited three camps in the municipalities of Rozaje, Plav and Ulcinj. They ascertained that the humanitarian situation is "catastrophic" - there is no cooked food, no hygiene amenities, the refugees are mainly eating what their townsmen bring and that the buildings in which they are accommodated are neglected. They also said that the refugees in Montenegro are from the Kosovo municipalities of Pec and Decane. Most of them arrived on foot at night by forest paths. Those arriving by bus experienced maltreatment from Serb police in Kosovo, added Helsinki Watch. (hina) jn bag/ha 221545 MET jun 98