MAZOWIECKI IN MOSTAR

MOSTAR, May 30 (Hina) - Compared to my visit in July last year there has been some progress in the realisation of human rights in the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, UN special Rapporteur on Human Rights Tadeusz Mazowiecki told a press conference in Mostar today. There had been some achievements in the reconstruction of infrastructure, the meetings between the two sides on the political level were more frequent and meaningful but the freedom of movement from the eastern (Muslim) to the western (Croat) part of the town was not satisfactory, Mazowiecki said. Mazowiecki proposed that the number of persons allowed to go from one side to the other be increased from 250 to 500. He also said he had heard of cases of evictions from flats, especially in the western part of the town. It was necessary to find a place were the Islamic humanitarian organisation Merhamet could work and where members of Serb community could hold meetings, Mazowiecki said. He stressed positive examples of Tomislavgrad (under Bosnian Croat control) and Gornji Vakuf, where refugees were returning, and the negative example of Muslim-controlled Bugojno. During his five-day stay in the Federation of Bosnia- Herzegovina Mazowiecki met Federation's President Kresimir Zubak, mayors of Mostar, representatives of international organisations and others. Mazowiecki visited Tomislavgrad, Bugojno, Uskoplje and Prozor. He will end his visit to the Federation today, after his visit to Capljina and Stolac. (hina) jn rm 301708 MET may 95