Human rights in Croatia
Human rights in Croatia are defined by the Constitution of Croatia, chapter three, sections 14 through 69.
There are numerous non-governmental organizations dealing with the issue in the country, as well as the Croatian Government's Office for Human Rights and several equality bodies, such as The Ombudsperson for Human Rights, Ombudsperson for Gender Equality, Children's Ombudsperson and The Disability Ombudsman.
Since independence
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LGBT rights
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Homosexuality was legalised in 1977. The age of consent was equalised in 1998. Homosexuals are not banned from military service. In 2003, the Croatian government passed laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment and education, the distribution of homophobic materials, and defamation of homosexuality and homosexuals. Rights are conferred upon same-sex couples after three years, but registered unions are still not permitted.
In November 2010 the European Commission's annual progress report on Croatia's candidacy stated that that Croatia's numerous homophobic incidents, like the ones mentioned above as well as others, are worrying since inquisitions need to make further efforts in combating hate crimes.[1] The European Parliament, as stands in its 2010 resolution, “expresses its concern at the resentment against the LGBT minority in Croatia, evidenced most recently by homophobic attacks on participants in the Gay Pride parade in Zagreb; urges the Croatian authorities to condemn and prosecute political hatred and violence against any minority; invites the Croatian Government to implement and enforce the Anti-Discrimination Law”.[2]
See also
- Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- Internet censorship and surveillance in Croatia
- List of human rights articles by country
- Political prisoners in Croatia
References
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- Croatian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights
- Office for Human Rights of the Croatian Government
- Amnesty International USA - Croatia's human rights violations
- Human Rights Watch on Croatia
- 2009 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Croatia, released by the US DoS Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor on March 11, 2010
- Croatia Human Rights Practices, by the US Department of State in 1993
- Report by T. Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, following his visit to Croatia from 6 to 9 April 2010
- Croatia - Commission on Human Rights
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Croatia, by the US Department of State in 1996
- Censorship in Croatia - IFEX
