(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 19 LUG - The International Federation of
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has warned in a
statement today that "dozens of people are being treated" by
Ifcr "daily for injuries sustained while attempting to cross
from Bosnia and Herzegovina into Croatia."
IFRC said that in the Bosnian town of Bihac, not far from the
Croatian border, first aid teams from the Bosnia and Herzegovina
Red Cross are treating up to 70 people per day. Many of them
"have suffered injuries while attempting to cross the border
into Croatia."
"We are extremely concerned about reports of violence against
people trying to make their way into Croatia," said IFRC's
Regional Director for Europe, Simon Missiri. "Governments have
the right to set and enforce migration policies, but they also
have the obligation to ensure that all people, regardless of
immigration status, are treated with dignity and respect."
"A desire to control one's border does not justify violence,"
Missiri added. (ANSA).
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