A/RES/52/147 Page 5 18. Calls upon the Government of the Republic of Croatia to undertake greater efforts to strengthen its adherence to democratic norms, especially in regard to the promotion and protection of free and independent media, to cooperate fully with the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium to ensure that the reintegration of Eastern Slavonia occurs peacefully and with respect for the human rights of all residents and returning displaced persons and refugees, including those belonging to minorities, and for their right to remain, leave or return in safety and dignity and to enable refugees to return, as agreed by the Government of the Republic of Croatia, on 5 August 1997; 19. Strongly condemns instances of harassment of displaced Serbs and reports of collusion or active participation in such acts by Croatian members of the Transitional Police Force of the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium, and calls upon the Government of the Republic of Croatia to strengthen and to take continuing measures to end all forms of discrimination by Croatian authorities in, inter alia, the areas of employment, promotion, education, pensions and health care; 20. Welcomes the recent establishment by the Government of the Republic of Croatia of the national programme for the re-establishment of trust, and calls for its full and prompt implementation; 21. Insists that all authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina cooperate fully with the Commission on Human Rights for Bosnia and Herzegovina, created under annex 6 of the Peace Agreement, in particular by providing information and resource reports requested by the Human Rights Ombudsman and by participating in hearings before the Human Rights Chamber, and demands that the Republika Srpska cease its pattern of non-cooperation with the Commission; 22. Calls upon the Commission on Human Rights for Bosnia and Herzegovina to intensify its activities concerning alleged or apparent violations of human rights or alleged or apparent discrimination of any kind; 23. Urges the parties to implement the results of recent municipal elections without delay, through the constitution of councils in all municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina; 24. Calls for the continuing implementation by the Republic of Croatia of the new general amnesty law, enacted on 20 September 1996 and intended in part to promote confidence on the part of the local Serb population; 25. Welcomes the signing of a cross-border agreement between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Croatia on 15 September 1997 and the easing of border crossing between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia;15 26. Calls upon the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to undertake a consistent border regime with all neighbouring countries; 27. Strongly urges the Government of the Republic of Croatia to allow the expeditious voluntary return of all refugees, including those from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and of displaced persons, to take all appropriate measures to secure their safety and human rights, to resolve, in the framework of 15 Ibid., Supplement for October, November and December 1997, document S/1997/767, para. 33. /...