STATE DEPARTMENT REPORT ON B-H HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION

ZAGREB, Feb 3 (Hina) - The US State Department Report on the human rights situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1993 that we received today from the US Embassy in Zagreb was addressed on 12 pages. Following are some highlights among which is the statement that "in 1993 (...) all national groups were victimized by the conflict, and all sides violated the Geneva Conventions." "Bosnian Serb armed forces, with Belgrade's complicity, launched the Bosnian conflict through its aggressive 'ethnic cleansing' campaign", continues the report. "Ethnic cleansing campaigns in 1993, states the report, also took place in Banja Luka and Bijeljina, and the BSA waged sporadic attacks on Tuzla, Doboj, Brcko, Olovo, Teocak, and Maglaj (...)." "Bosnian government forces perpetrated a number of abuses and atrocities in 1993, for the most part against the Bosnian Croats," the report said. The State Department also quotes reports on violations of human rights and international military and humanitarian law committed by HVO. 031331 MET feb 94