The Ombudsperson of the Republic of Croatia (Ured pučke pravobraniteljice) (2023), Annual report of the Ombudsperson's Office for 2022 (Izvješće pučke pravobraniteljice za 2022. godinu)

Country

Croatia

Title

The Ombudsperson of the Republic of Croatia (Ured pučke pravobraniteljice) (2023), Annual report of the Ombudsperson's Office for 2022 (Izvješće pučke pravobraniteljice za 2022. godinu)

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Year

2022

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

National human rights body

Institution

Croatia, The Ombudsperson of the Republic of Croatia | Pučka pravobraniteljica

Main Thematic Focus

Discrimination hate crime and/or incitement to hatred Racism & xenophobia Religious freedom

Target Population

General population

Key findings

In 2022, the Ombudsperson's Office received 86 complaints of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, nationality or skin colour (23% of all complaints) and 5 based on religion (1% of all complaints). Regarding the hate crimes, the report states that according to data from the Ministry of Interior, there were 51 cases in 2022, a significant drop in the number of recorded cases in the long time. The perpetrators were motivated mostly by nationality or ethnicity of victims (35) and race (5) but there is no further data segregation that could highlight which ethnicities were targeted. Islamic community informed the Ombudsperson’s office that there was no discrimination or violation of religious beliefs reported by the community members, but there was inappropriate and insulting mentions of Islam and the questioning of international court judgments of genocide against Muslims by certain high state officials.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

Report uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. It is based on analysis of cases the Ombudsperson's office worked on, field work data, research and data collected from several hundred actors, among them public bodies, civil society organisations, unions, employers, universities, churches, religious organisations and others. It is also an analysis and the report on the state of rights and freedoms in the Republic of Croatia.

Sample details and representativeness

Not applicable

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