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Heliodrom, Mostar-Rodoc, from Makeshift series.

Annex VIII describes conditions at the Rodoc camp as „difficult but not life threatening”. There are isolated reports of abuse but for the most part the inmates state that they were treated kindly by their captors. The most difficult problems facing the inmates are due to overcrowding, insufficient food, and inadequate hygiene. The ICRC registered 1,900 inmates at the Rodoc camp in August, 1993. Most of the inmates were Muslim men between the ages of 18 and 60 although there also were soldiers and common criminals who are being disciplined at camp. In September 1993, the camp commander reported 1,300 inmates including two women who refused to leave. On some occasions, HVO guards withheld all food and water from the detainees, in retaliation for HVO military setbacks. There was regular cruel treatment and infliction of great suffering, with HVO soldiers and guards routinely beating detainees, often to the point of unconsciousness and severe injuries. Bosniak detainees were often humiliated in various ways, including being forced to sing nationalistic Croatian songs. On 5 July 1993, HVO members fired indiscriminately at the building in which the detainees were being held.