Publications

MP's hunger strike halts war crimes investigation and wins release; Gotovina, Èermak and Markaè request ICTY trial to start later than May 2007; Constitutional Court celebrates 15th anniversary; new judges to be nominated;

Annual Report from 1 November 2000 to 31 October 2001

ICTY rejects Croatia's "amicus curiae" request; MP detained to minimize danger of witness tampering; Composition of HINA's Steering Committee remains unclear; HoM attends OSCE Tolerance Implementation Meeting; HoM launches Local Democracy Academy.

President Mesic highlights negative implications of Serbia-RS agreement; ICTY affirms two journalists' contempt convictions; Martic Trial Chamber visits war crime scenes in Croatia; Ethnically related incidents condemned by authorities in Vukovar.

Government hosts SEECP conference in Zagreb; Croatia requests status of amicus curiae in ICTY trials related to Croatia and BiH; ICTY indicts another Croatian journalist for revealing identity of witnesses; Mission sponsored roundtable in Parliament.

Online social networking sites have moved election campaigns into a new era of communication, in which voters have wider channels to express their opinions. While social networking sites provide space for voters to enhance their direct participation in campaigns and enable electoral contestants to better mobilize support, the use of social networks, especially during election campaigns, carries a wide array of challenges.

PM visits Serbia; Ethnically motivated attack in Dalmatia condemned; Controversy over new apointments to HINA Steering Committee; Threats against journalists continue; Parliament adopts new intelligence service law;

Constitutional Court highlights unconstitutionality of legislative drafting practices; Prime Minister dismisses opposition requests to strip Parliament Speaker of immunity; 2005 Ombudsman Report; Association of former Borovo workers stage protest

The purpose of these Guidelines is to ensure that those involved in drafting and applying legislation in the area of the freedom of religion or belief, including civil society representatives, have at their disposal a benchmark document containing minimum international standards in the area of recognition of religious or belief communities. The document does not seek to challenge established agreements between states and religious or belief communities but, rather, to delineate the legal framework that would ensure that communities wishing to do so have a fair opportunity to be granted legal personality, and that the criteria established are applied in a non-discriminatory manner. This document elaborates on the issues of registration and recognition of religious and belief organizations, and supplements section II.F on “Laws governing registration of religious/belief organizations” of the 2004 Guidelines. The 2004 Guidelines do, however, remain valid in their entirety.

Parliament adopts law on permanent state election commission; Parliament adopts three-year plan for combating corruption; Repeat local elections conducted calmly and in line with regulations; Journalist suing Croatia for violation of human rights.