Croatian Association of Prisoners in Serbian Concentration Camps ( hr, Hrvatsko društvo logoraša srpskih koncentracijskih logora) is an association of former prisoners in
Serbian jails and prison camps during the
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugosl ...
. The organization was founded in
Zagreb in 1995 and began its work that same year. Its offices are located on
Ban Jelačić Square. In 2006, the association was admitted to the
World Veterans Federation. Its president is Danijel Rehak.
The organization helps raise monuments, commemorates anniversaries relating to the war and also helps publish related books. In 2004 the association opened a centre in
Borovo Naselje, whose aim is to research war crimes committed during the war. The centre was opened by deputy prime minister
Jadranka Kosor and parliamentary speaker
Vladimir Šeks. Kosor served as the
minister of Family Affairs, War Veterans and Intergenerational Solidarity, a ministry with which the association works closely.
According to the Societies data, a total of 8,000 Croatian civilians and
POW
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Belligerents hold prisoners of war ...
s (a large number after the
fall of Vukovar) went through Serb prison camps at
Sremska Mitrovica
Sremska Mitrovica (; sr-Cyrl, Сремска Митровица, hu, Szávaszentdemeter, la, Sirmium) is a city and the administrative center of the Srem District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the left bank ...
,
Stajićevo
Stajićevo (; hu, Óécska) is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (96.29%) and its population numbering 1,999 people (2002 ...
and elsewhere; some 300 people never returned from them.
News article on Vukovar commemoration
, danas.rs; accessed 7 May 2015.
A total of 4570 camp inmates started legal action in 2004 against the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of Serbia and Montenegro (now the Republic of Serbia) for torture and abuse in the camps.
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Croatian War of Independence
Croatian veterans' organizations
Organizations established in 1995