NATIONAL COMMITTEE PRESIDENT RECEIVES UN HUMAN RIGHTS RAPPORTEUR

ZAGREB, Oct, 21 (Hina) - President of the Croatian National Committee for the implementation of the Trust Establishment Programme, accelerated return and normalisation of life in war- ravaged areas of Croatia, Vesna Skare-Ozbolt, on Tuesday received the UN special human rights rapporteur, Elizabeth Rehn. Skare-Ozbolt acquainted Rehn with the work and plans of the National Committee. She said that local committees would begin to be established in counties, towns and villages in war-ravaged areas. The committees would comprise of representatives of local authorities and minorities, and would function by joint effort to solve problems. Rehn stressed this was a very big and challenging task, and expressed satisfaction about the positive progress in the reintegration of the Croatian Danube river region, as well as about steps the National Committee meant to undertake. (hina) lm mm 211846 MET oct 97