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In Croatia, Women Who Volunteered in Refugee Crisis Tap a Wider Gender Gap

By: Cyrille Cartier | July 6, 2016

When a university student started helping refugees by offering them tea and blankets and playing with the children, male classmates asked strange questions. “Are you expecting to be rewarded for that? Are you going to get money?”

Domestic Violence

Croatia Threatens Secrecy of Country’s Oldest Women’s Shelter

By: Tricia Taormina | June 27, 2016

The facility conceals its location to protect its occupants. But a new government policy requiring inspections, part of a larger movement to tighten control over civil society, could expose it.

Commentary

In Today’s Refugees I Am Finding My Mother’s Memories

By: Jurate Kazickas | February 2, 2016

Traveling through Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia with the Women’s Refugee Commission was eerie. So much of what I heard echoed my own family’s experience, decades ago.

Crime & Law
Croatian woman crossing street

In Croatia, Wartime Rape Survivors Start Testing a New Law

By: Cyrille Cartier | January 21, 2016

Most survivors who applied for compensation, including legal aid, medical insurance and rehabilitation, are still waiting for the decision. Implementation of the new law is slower than many would like and will determine how many more survivors will come forward.

Croatia

Croatia’s Wartime Rape Law Raises Hope and Doubt

By: Cyrille Cartier | July 23, 2015

A long-overdue law guaranteeing reparations for wartime rape that passed on May 29 is cause for celebration. But the challenges in drafting and passing it could portend difficulty in widespread implementation, set to begin this fall.

Work

Croatia’s Jobless Women Say ‘Hope is Very Low’

By: Cyrille Cartier | December 16, 2011

Croatian women over 50 and those of childbearing age are having a tough time finding work in an economy saddled with a jobless rate of over 17 percent. Two women from either end of the age spectrum talk about the job bias they live with.

Politics

Croatian Wives Contend With War’s After Shocks

By: Cyrille Cartier | September 14, 2008

Croatia’s war ended in 1995 but soldiers who returned home with post-traumatic stress never received adequate assistance. One group of veterans’ wives took it upon themselves to help form 11 centers to help families cope.

Politics

Dating Violence Warnings Candy-Wrapped in Croatia

By: Bojana Stoparic | September 6, 2007

In the former Yugoslav republics, dating violence is common and boys are typically reared to understand force. One organization is using educational brochures and school workshops to teach teens an alternative.

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