As part of his official visit to Croatia, Lord Tom McNally, Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on February 21, 2012t met with representatives of civilian war victims from ​​Sisak-Moslavina County.

The meeting, organized by joint efforts of Documenta - Centre for Dealing with the past and the UNHCR representative in Croatia, aimed to once again emphasize the necessity of a comprehensive compensation of civilian victims of war invalids, civilian and family members who are closest to the dead or missing during the war events.

During the meeting, in a brief and emotional testimonies mothers, wifes and daughters tragically killed and missing - Vjera Solar (mother of murdered Ljubica Solar, Sisak, September 18, 1991), Jasna Borojević (husband Stevo Borojević killed in Sisak on September 06, 1991), Milja Bojinović (her daughter Željka Bojinović was killed in Trnjani village near Sisak on August 22, 1991), Đurđa Gmaz (mother of Zrinka Gmaz, killed on the Kupa river banks near Stara Drenčina, on July 16, 1991) and Marica Katić (her parents Kate and Nikola Dumbović went missing from their home in village Gore Petrinja on December 25, 1991) - once again reminded the British minister on all problems they're facing regarding their rights as civil war vicitims in Croatia.

On behalf of Documenta, Milena Čalić Jelić and Eugen Jakovčić, members of a team researching the needs of civilian victims of war in Croatia, highlight the need for making the decision to give up collection of litigation costs of all plaintiffs who have failed to claims for damages the death of a loved ones.

During the meeting with the British Minister all present emphasized the importance of the National Programme and the establishment of the Fund for compensation of war victims which should be prepared in accordance with the Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for victims of serious violations of international human rights and serious violations of international humanitarian law and the UN.

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