ZAGREB, June 21 (Hina) - Human rights in Croatia are still being seriously violated, Ombudsman Ante Klaric told the Croatian parliament on Thursday, adding that in comparison to 2000 problems with human rights have remained the same
or increased while the target groups have changed. Presenting a report on his work in 2000, Klaric said many of last year's complaints were made by Bosnian Croat refugees settled in Croatia, who, he says, have become second-class citizens. They were given other people's houses, were promised all kinds of things and are now unable to return to their homes because they no longer have their acquired rights in the neighbouring country, Klaric said. He also warned about the reduction of child's allowances and wondered who, with Croatia's demographic policy being as it was, would be paying off the state's foreign debts in a couple of years. Klaric also addressed the problem of forme
ZAGREB, June 21 (Hina) - Human rights in Croatia are still being
seriously violated, Ombudsman Ante Klaric told the Croatian
parliament on Thursday, adding that in comparison to 2000 problems
with human rights have remained the same or increased while the
target groups have changed.
Presenting a report on his work in 2000, Klaric said many of last
year's complaints were made by Bosnian Croat refugees settled in
Croatia, who, he says, have become second-class citizens. They were
given other people's houses, were promised all kinds of things and
are now unable to return to their homes because they no longer have
their acquired rights in the neighbouring country, Klaric said.
He also warned about the reduction of child's allowances and
wondered who, with Croatia's demographic policy being as it was,
would be paying off the state's foreign debts in a couple of years.
Klaric also addressed the problem of former soldiers working in the
Interior Ministry, who he said were first on lists for dismissals in
the process of reorganisation of the ministry. Some former
employees of intelligence services complained that the reason why
they had lost their jobs was their diligence and not lack of
competence, he said.
The parliament resumed today's session with a debate about the
Ombudsman's report.
At the beginning of the session, the parliament adopted with a
majority vote a Report on the implementation of the Law on Croatian
Homeland Defence War Soldiers and members of their families in
2000.
The Sabor today also adopted reports on the work of the Croatian
Pension Insurance Fund and the Croatian National Bank in 2000.
(hina) rml