Country Profile
Asylum-seekers were denied access to asylum; the police pushed back and abused people entering irregularly. The legal framework on gender-based violence was improved, but cases continued to attract minor penalties. Access to abortion remained severely constrained. Same-sex couples were granted the...
Research
Croatia
EU
Croatia’s recently announced border monitoring mechanism, meant to provide for independent human rights monitoring of border operations, appears to fall short of the standards needed to ensure its effectiveness and success, 8 human rights and humanitarian aid organizations said today. Any border...
August 3, 2021
Research
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Asylum
In response to the questionnaire of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on “pushback practices and their impact on the human rights of migrants”, this document provides Amnesty International’s input on select patterns of pushbacks of migrants and refugees in Europe with a focus...
February 10, 2021
Research
Belarus
Climate change
This document makes recommendations to 10 of the states to be reviewed during the 36th Session of the Universal Periodic Review, 2-13 November 2020: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Honduras, Jamaica, Libya, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia and the United States of America.
October 13, 2020
Research
Croatia
Domestic Violence
In this submission, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Croatia in its previous Universal Periodic Review. It assesses the national human rights framework with regard to existing legal and policy measures designed to address widespread domestic violence and...
August 5, 2020
Research
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Asylum
Thousands of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants are currently facing harsh winter conditions in the Greek islands and mainland Greece, and along the Western Balkans route. On International Migrants Day, Amnesty International is calling on the newly installed European Commission to urgently...
December 18, 2019
Research
Croatia
Asylum
In this submission Amnesty International assesses the national human rights framework with regard to existing legal and policy measures designed to address widespread domestic violence and the highly problematic definition of rape and raises concerns about persisting challenges facing women’s...
October 17, 2019
Research
Croatia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
The first Balkans Trans Intersex Pride march in Zagreb, Croatia, gathering participants from across the region, is due to take place on 30 March – one day before Transgender Day of Visibility. Amnesty International supports trans and intersex people and their allies participating at the march and...
March 27, 2019
Research
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Asylum
This report sheds light on human rights violations against refugees and migrants along the Western Balkans route, focusing on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Slovenia. It finds that widespread pushbacks and collective expulsions – often accompanied with violence – and routine denial of access...
March 13, 2019
Research
Andorra
Arms Trade
This document contains Amnesty International’s suggested recommendations for the 14 states – Andorra, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Honduras, Jamaica, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Panama, and USA – that are coming up for review in the UPR Working Group session on 4-15...
April 17, 2015
Research
Croatia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Amnesty International’s Fight Discrimination in Europe campaign tackles most forms of discrimination including on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. Despite the considerable advances in recent years, LGBTI people in Europe continue to be bullied at school, excluded from employment...
May 17, 2014
Research
Bulgaria
Discrimination
Although the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people has improved in recent years in some European countries, prejudice, discrimination and hate-motivated violence persist, even in countries where same-sex relationships are relatively accepted. In order to effectively tackle...
September 18, 2013
Research
Armenia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Amnesty International submits this contribution in the context of the evaluation of the implementation of the Recommendation on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. Despite discrimination being prohibited by European human rights law, lesbian, gay,...
February 20, 2013