HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS PRESENTED

ZAGREB, Dec 10 (Hina) - Fourteen organizations for the protection and promotion of human rights which work in Croatia on Tuesday presented themselves at a meeting organized by Amnesty International in Croatia, the Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights - Magna Carta and the Croatian European Movement. #L# Speaking about the work of their organizations were representatives of associations of missing and detained Croatian citizens and soldiers "Vukovarske majke" and "Hrvatski Feniks", Croatian Helsinki Committee, Croatian Legal Centre, ON Office for Human Rights in Croatia, Croatian Amnesty International, Direct Human Rights Protection Group, Civilian Human Rights committee, Human Rights Committee, Women Victims of War Centre, Jesuits refugee agency, Croatian Movement for Family and Life human rights promotion centre Magna Carta and the Zagreb Students' Associations Coordination. Presenting the work of every organization, their representatives warned about the meaning of human rights in a democratic society and about the importance of cooperation among organizations which care for them. Representatives of the Mothers of Vukovar and Croatian Phoenix warned that this was the sixth year that they knew nothing about their children "although they have knocked on every possible door". An OSCE envoy was also present at the meeting. (hina) lm jn 102238 MET dec 96