The requiem Mass was said by Hiroshima Bishop Misue Joseph Atsumi with the Croatian Ambassador to Japan, Drago Štambuk. “Vukovar je umro da bi Hrvatska živjela. Preobrazio je suze u zvijezde, prostrijelne rane u snopove svjetlosti, mrtve u anđele. Vukovar je svod nebesnika, zaustavljenih u našem sjećanju, podsjetnik na zemaljske nedostatnosti i zazivatelj više sudbine.”
Category: Human Rights
Vukovar, Croatian Baroque city on the Danube river
Vukovar is reviving from ashes. Many of its wounds have been cured, but a lots remains to be done in the future. Of course, its extremely difficult past will not be forgotten. One of the symbols of the city is Siniša Glavašević (1960-1991), Croatian writer and newspaperman.
Croatian Franciscans: a letter to ICTY, Den Haag, regarding the Vukovar Tragedy
Povodom Vaše presude ratnim zločincima … za počinjene zločine nad civilnim stanovništvom, teškim ranjenicima i gradom Vukovarom, ne možemo ne izraziti Vam naše sveopće čuđenje i ne postaviti upitnim cjelokupni rad Vašeg Suda i njegovu dobronamjernost, pravičnost i vjerodostojnost.
66 out of 300 Croatian Lipizzan horses returned home
66 Lipizzan horses stolen from the Lipik Stud during the Serbian aggression on Croatia in 1991 has been returned. This is a part of about 300 Croatian Lipizzans kept in Serbia, belonging to the Lipik Stud, counting progeny. A part of them starved from hunger and inappropriate treatment.
Protest in front of the ICTY's headquarters located at The Hague, Netherlands
Croatian Society of Victimology. Peaceful gathering is scheduled for Thursday, October 11, 2007 in front of the ICTY’s headquarters located at The Hague, Netherlands. We urge the tribunal and the international community to take notice and assist in bringing forth true justice.
Freedom From Despair Screening at the European Parliament in Brussels
Freedom from Despair is a feature length documentary that explores the untold history of Croatia. Screening for the European Union at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, October 11, 2007 at 9:00 pm. Film by Brenda Brkusic. Music by Nenad Bach.
Vukovar is THE Croatian sacred ground and somebody just pissed on it.
The absurdly light or no prison terms handed out to the three most responsible for the Vukovar massacres and torture are not consistent with the crimes. It was not a lack of evidence but a devaluation of the crimes, or more accurately, the lives of the victims and all of us.
Uskoro povratak ukradenih lipicanaca Ergele Lipik, by Mato Čačić, M.Sc.
Put ukradenih lipicanaca bio je težak. … Prema našim procjenama sada je na prostoru Srbije oko 300 lipicanaca porijeklom iz Lipika.
Refugee Lipizzaners to return to Croatian home (Reuters)
The horses, originally a herd of some 90 animals, became refugees in 1991, when rebel Croatian Serbs shelled their stables in the town of Lipik in eastern Croatia in the early…
Svjedočanstva o zločinima jugoslavenskog režima 1971, Mijo Jurić
Sedam puta uhićivan, pet puta suđen te godinu dana robijaš, Jurić je naposljetku bio prisiljen bježati u Austriju, gdje se potom, uhođen i potvaran od sveprisutne Udbe i sumnjičen od austrijskih vlasti, dugo morao boriti da dobije politički azil.
Petition for unconditional return of Croatian Lipizzaners from Serbia
The Mayor of Lipik, Mr Antun Haramija, was among the first to sign a Petition for unconditional return of stolen Croatian Lipizzaners from Serbia to Croatia. We invite you to do the same. Did you know that Croatia is the leading world force in Lipizzaner’s breeding?
Forensic approach to investigation of human right violations
Excavation of site in Dalmatian hinterland, near the village of Zagvozd. All remains were men, mainly middle-aged, with gunshot wounds to the head. All of the positively identified remains belonged to the Franciscan friars allegedly killed in Herzegovina and buried at the analyzed site.
The 12 year anniversary of the genocide of Srebrenica July 11th 1995 – 2007
is a change in both tone and commemoration. For the first 5 years, Except for the still grieving mothers and family of the mostly yet unidentified victims, no one dared even observe the anniversary. We were lectured that it was not consistent with Dayton for Bosnians and Herzegovinians to scratch an old wound best left untouched.
Women in Homeland War – The Power of Love: to do Good
This is an extremely important collection of authentic testimonies of efforts of Croatian women to save children, wounded, as well as their own human dignity during the Homeland War in Croatia, 1991-1995.
Mo Sacirbey: A Convenient Genocide, in a fishbowl
They preach but do not confess. They demand forgetfulness but ask for no forgiveness. Perhaps they believe that by preaching to the victims, they will then avoid accountability for their own failings. Their sermons cannot go unchallenged. These are efforts at rewriting history.
Dr. Joyce Neu: Pursuing Justice in the Midst of War – Institute of Peace invites you
How do international tribunals operating during war to secure justice affect the work of peacemakers? Do they help bring parties to the peace table, or do they hinder the prospects for peace? Please join us as Senior Fellow Joyce Neu discusses her research. Thursday, July 5, 2007.
91% Of Croatian Citizens Say Croatia Should Sue Serbia
Hina Centre for the market research conducted a survey on the representative sample of 1000 citizens about their attitudes regarding the war damage and genocide. On the question should Croatia sue Serbia for the genocide 91 percent of citizens answered it should.
Genocide's most wanted: Countries, and people, shouldn't be allowed to get away with genocide
8,000 men and boys were taken by Bosnian Serb forces from a town named Srebrenica Wanted for Genocide Karadzic MladicGenocide’s most wanted Countries, and people, shouldn’t be allowed to get away with…
How The UN Violated Human Rights In Bosnia And Herzegovina
How the UN violated human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and why nothing has been done to correct it. A series of reports compiled by CROWN’s Brian Gallagher.