The report covers the period from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004 and the monitored countries are divided into categories from A to F depending on how much effort they invest in the prosecution of Nazi war criminals.
Croatia is in the D category, which consists of "those countries which have ostensibly made at least a minimal effort to investigate Nazi war criminals but which failed to achieve any practical results during the period under review".
Apart from Croatia, this category also includes Argentina, Great Britain, France, Finland, Australia and Estonia - countries which in the past were severely criticised for hiding war criminals.
"During the period under review no appreciable progress was made. No convictions were obtained, nor were any indictments filed. The Office of the State Attorney in Zagreb County continues to conduct one investigation against a Croatian citizen currently residing in Argentina," reads the section of the report on Croatia.
Although there is no direct reference to his name, this sentence most probably refers to a senior Ustasha officer from Dubrovnik, Ivo Rojnica.
After the completion of the report, CSW expanded its "Operation: Last Chance" to include Croatia. As part of the operation, a reward of 10,000 dollars is offered for information on Nazi war criminals.
In 2001 CSW started issuing annual status reports on investigations into and the prosecution of Nazi war criminals throughout the world. During 2003, 335 investigations were launched all over the world against Nazi war criminals, and the largest number of verdicts was reported in the United States, the country which received the best grade in the latest report.
Norway and Sweden were given poor marks and sharp criticism due to legislation which prevents the prosecution of Nazi war criminals. Sharp criticism was levelled against Romania as well.
The report, signed by CSW director Efraim Zuroff, ends with the conclusion that progress had been made during the period covered by the report despite numerous problems.