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ÐÌ886.€€The€Committee€notes€with€appreciation€the€high€quality€of€the€written€and€oral€replies€givenÐ À  Ðby€the€State€party,€as€well€as€the€open€nature€of€the€constructive€dialogue€with€the€delegation,€whichÐ ¬ü  Ðincluded€senior€experts.€€It€welcomes€the€willingness€of€the€delegation€to€provide€further€informationÐ ˜è Ðin€writing€in€response€to€those€questions€that€could€not€be€answered€during€the€dialogue.Ð „Ô ÐÌB.€€òòPositive€aspectsóóÐ \¬ ÐÌ887.€€The€Committee€welcomes€the€succession€of€the€State€party€to€the€six€major€internationalÐ 4„ Ðhuman€rights€treaties,€including€the€Covenant,€and€the€fundamental€human€rights€conventions€ofÐ  p ÐILO.€€The€Committee€notes€with€satisfaction€that,€in€accordance€with€article140€of€the€State€partyððsÐ  \ Ðrevised€Constitution€(2001),€international€agreements€to€which€the€State€is€a€party€enjoy€supremacyÐ øH Ðover€domestic€laws€and€can€be€directly€applied€in€domestic€courts.€€It€welcomes€the€fact€that€theÐ ä4 ÐCovenant€has€in€some€instances€been€invoked€in€court€proceedings.€€The€Committee€also€welcomesÐ Ð  Ðthe€efforts€being€made€to€provide€training€to€judges€in€the€applicable€international€human€rightsÐ ¼  Ðstandards.€€In€addition,€it€welcomes€the€explicit€enumeration€of€a€number€of€economic,€social€andÐ ¨ø Ðcultural€rights€in€the€revised€Constitution.Ð ”ä ÐÌ888.€€The€Committee€notes€with€satisfaction€that€many€of€the€pre„independence€laws€andÐ l!¼ Ðpost-independence€transitional€measures€are€being€amended€or€superseded€by€new€laws€thatbetterÐ X"¨  Ðconform€to€international€human€rights€principles.€€Laws€have€been€enacted€or€amended€to€make€aÐ D#”! Ðnumber€of€specific€types€of€violence€against€women€an€offence€Ô_ÔprosecutableÔ_Ô€by€the€public€prosecutorÐ 0$€" Ðex€officio,€and€the€National€Policy€for€the€Promotion€of€Gender€Equality€2001-2005€and€theÐ %l # Ðproposed€amendments€to€the€laws€governing€elections€have€among€their€aims€the€promotion€ofÐ &X!$ Ðpolitical€participation€by€women.€€In€addition,€the€Committee€welcomes€the€recent€amendment€ofÐ ô&D"% Ðformer€article€210€of€Labour€Act€No.€758/95,€by€which€failure€by€an€employer€to€pay€salaries€to€hisÐ à'0#& Ðor€her€employees€within€30€days€is€now€recognized€as€a€valid€ground€for€the€employees€to€go€onÐ Ì($' Ðstrike.Ð ¸)%( ÐÌ889.€€The€Committee€notes€that€the€State€party€is€benefiting€from€international€assistanceÐ +à&* Ðwithrespect€to€the€broad€questions€of€democratization,€human€rights,€reconstruction€andÐ |,Ì'+ Ðdevelopment,€which€affect€the€enjoyment€of€many€economic,€social€and€cultural€rights.€€It€also€notesÐ h-¸(, Ðthat€sizeable€assistance€programmes€are€being€provided€by€donor€States€and€international€andÐ ° Ðregional€organizations.€€It€welcomes€the€collaboration€between€the€State€party€and€the€Office€of€theÐ œì ÐUnited€Nations€High€Commissioner€for€Human€Rights.Ð ˆØ ÐÌC.€€òòFactors€and€difficulties€impeding€the€implementation€of€the€CovenantóóÐ `° ÐÌ890.€€The€Committee€recognizes€that€Croatia€is€in€a€state€of€transition,€recovering€from€armedÐ 8 ˆ Ðconflict,€which€is€causing€complex€Ô_ÔsocioÔ_Ô„economic,€political€and€other€difficulties€in€theÐ $ t Ðimplementation€of€the€rights€provided€for€in€the€Covenant,€including€a€breakdown€of€the€socialÐ  ` Ðwelfare€system,€acute€levels€of€unemployment€and€extensive€damage€to€the€nationððs€physicalÐ ü L  Ðinfrastructure.€€One€legacy€of€the€war€has€been€a€high€level€of€violence,€both€physical€and€verbal,€inÐ è 8  Ðthe€public€and€private€spheres.€€This€problem€of€violence,€including€that€directed€against€women,Ð Ô$  Ðmembers€of€trade€unions,€and€members€of€certain€ethnic€groups,€has€been€exacerbated€by€the€weakÐ À  Ðeconomy.€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌ891.€€The€Committee€notes€that€the€large€numbers€of€internally€and€externally€displaced€persons€hasÐ „Ô  Ðcreated€additional€strains€on€the€State€partyððs€resources.€€The€Committee€also€notes€the€highÐ pÀ Ðproportion€of€elderly€persons€living€in,€or€seeking€to€return€to,€the€State€party,€which€places€highÐ \¬ Ðdemands€on€the€output€of€a€proportionally€smaller€economically€active€population,€through€theÐ H˜ Ðpension€system,€health„care€system€and€other€social€welfare€programmes.Ð 4„ ÐÌD.€€òòPrincipal€subjects€of€concernóóÐ  \ ÐÌ892.€€The€Committee€notes€with€concern€that€measures€to€promote€ethnic€harmony€appear€to€beÐ ä4 Ðinadequate€and€are€impeded€by€continued€application€of€discriminatory€laws,€policies€and€practices.€Ð Ð  ÐIt€is€concerned€by€reports€that€private€acts€of€discrimination€and€ethnically„motivated€violence€areÐ ¼  Ðfrequently€not€adequately€addressed€by€the€competent€authorities.Ð ¨ø ÐÌ893.€€The€Committee€notes€with€concern€that€many€displaced€ethnic€Serbs€continue€to€face€legal€andÐ €Ð Ðadministrative€difficulties€in€attempting€to€repossess€their€former€homes.€€The€Committee€is€alsoÐ l¼ Ðconcerned€that€while€the€process€of€repatriation€and€relocation€of€ethnic€Serbs€has€begun€showingÐ X ¨ Ðsigns€of€improvement,€the€results€and€the€pace€of€their€return€and€the€settlement€of€their€property€andÐ D!” Ðtenancy€claims€in€relation€to€those€of€other€displaced€Croatians€reveal€that€ethnic€Serbs€continue€toÐ 0"€  Ðface€excessive€obstacles€to€their€return.€€The€Committee€is€deeply€disturbed€that€these€obstacles€haveÐ #l! Ðresulted€in€the€violation€of€the€rights€of€many€Serbs€under€articles€2€and€11€of€the€Covenant.€Ð $X" ÐÌ894.€€The€Committee€expresses€particular€concern€that€the€granting€of€citizenship€under€theLaw€onÐ à%0!$ ÐCroatian€Citizenship€(1991)€has€not€been€governed€by€fair€and€objective€non-discriminatory€criteriaÐ Ì&"% Ðbased€on€pre„war€residence€and€connections€to€Croatia,€and€as€a€result€has€heavily€favoured€ethnicÐ ¸'#& ÐCroats.€€The€Committee€notes€with€concern€that€the€inability€to€prove€habitual€residence€negativelyÐ ¤(ô#' Ðaffects€the€possibility€of€obtaining€Croatian€nationality€for€persons€from€certain€minority€groups€whoÐ )à$( Ðleft€during€the€war€and€wish€to€return€to€Croatia.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÌ895.€€The€Committee€is€deeply€concerned€about€the€scale€of€unemployment€in€the€State€party,€whichÐ T,¤'+ Ðcreates€conditions€in€which€the€right€to€work€cannot€be€enjoyed€by€a€considerable€part€of€theÐ @-(, Ðpopulation,€particularly€in€those€areas€with€large€numbers€of€returnees.€€The€Committee€is€alsoÐ ° Ðconcerned€about€reports€of€discrimination€in€employment€on€the€basis€of€gender,€age€and€ethnicÐ œì Ðorigin.€Ð ˆØ ÐÌ896.€€The€Committee€expresses€concern€that€women€are€generally€employed€in€lower„paying€andÐ `° Ðlower€status€jobs€and€are€poorly€represented€in€public€service€and€office.€€There€continues€to€be€noÐ L œ Ðlegal€prohibition€against€sexual€harassment€in€the€workplace.€€Despite€the€welcome€inclusion€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðoffences€of€sexual€violence€in€the€reformed€Criminal€Code€(1999)€and€the€offences€of€marital€rapeÐ $ t Ðand€domestic€violence€in€the€new€Family€Law€(1999),€the€lack€of€sensitization€concerning€suchÐ  ` Ðcrimes€among€the€police€and€the€lack€of€effective€procedures€to€deal€with€those€crimes€leave€womenÐ ü L  Ðwith€little€practical€protection€against€violence€in€the€home.€Ð è 8  ÐÌ897.€€The€Committee€is€concerned€that€Croatia€is€reported€to€be€a€major€transit€point€for€humanÐ À  Ðtrafficking,€especially€of€women.€€The€Committee€regrets€that€it€has€received€no€information€on€theÐ ¬ü  Ðnature,€extent€or€causes€of€the€phenomenon€of€human€trafficking.€Ð ˜è  ÐÌ898.€€The€Committee€is€alarmed€at€the€large€backlog€of€cases€before€the€courts,€estimatedÐ pÀ Ðat1million€cases€in€a€country€with€a€population€of€about€4.8€million€people,€which€impedes€accessÐ \¬ Ðto€justice.€€The€Committee€is€also€concerned€that€many€court€decisions€that€are€favourable€toÐ H˜ Ðminorities,€particularly€ethnic€Serbs,€are€not€implemented€by€the€responsible€enforcement€agencies.€Ð 4„ ÐThe€obstacles€faced€by€many€ethnic€Serbs€with€regard€to€occupancy€rights€and€the€difficulty€theyÐ  p Ðencounter€when€seeking€redress€through€the€courts€is€illustrated,€in€particular,€by€Application€No.Ð  \ Ð45943/99,€òòÔ_ÔRudanÔ_Ô€v.€Croatiaóó,€recently€decided€by€the€European€Court€of€Human€Rights.€€The€factsÐ øH Ðof€that€case€demonstrate€the€legal€and€administrative€obstacles€facing€a€Serb€family€appealing€theÐ ä4 Ðunilateral€termination€of€occupancy€rights.€€Although€the€Court€declared€this€case€inadmissibleÐ Ð  ÐòòÔ_ÔrationeÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔtemporisÔ_Ôóó,€the€Committee€notes€that€the€events€detailed€in€that€case€have€occurred€since€1992,Ð ¼  Ðwhen€the€Covenant€was€in€force€in€Croatia,€and€that€the€situation€persists€today.Ð ¨ø ÐÌ899.€€The€Committee€notes€with€concern€that€the€legal€criteria€for€establishing€trade€unions€areÐ €Ð Ðunduly€narrow€and€do€not€conform€to€article€8€of€the€Covenant.€€It€is€also€concerned€that€the€requiredÐ l¼ Ðminimum€number€of€employees€necessary€for€the€formation€of€a€trade€union€is€too€restrictive.Ð X ¨ ÐÌ900.€€The€Committee€notes€with€concern€that€there€are€no€reliable€data€with€which€the€State€partyÐ 0"€  Ðcan€identify€the€most€disadvantaged€and€Ô_ÔmarginalizedÔ_Ô€groups.€Ð #l! ÐÌ901.€€The€Committee€is€concerned€about€the€deterioration€in€the€general€standard€of€living€intheÐ ô$D # ÐState€party,€which€has€ensued€in€part€from€economic€instability,€high€levels€of€unemployment,€non„Ð à%0!$ Ðpayment€of€salaries€of€many€workers,€the€unrecovered€pension€payments€made€by€Croatians€priorÐ Ì&"% Ðto€independence€and€the€destruction€during€the€war€of€vital€infrastructure€and€settlements€that€haveÐ ¸'#& Ðnot€yet€been€reconstructed.€€The€Committee€is€concerned€that€some€reconstruction€efforts€appear€toÐ ¤(ô#' Ðhave€been€disproportionately€benefiting€certain€ethnic€groups.€Ð )à$( ÐÌ902.€€With€respect€to€the€right€to€education,€the€Committee€commends€the€near„achievement€ofÐ h+¸&* Ðuniversal€and€free€compulsory€primary€education,€in€conformity€with€article€14€of€the€Covenant.Ð T,¤'+ ÐHowever,€the€Committee€is€concerned€by€reports€that€some€children€from€certain€minority€groups,Ð @-(, Ðin€particular€the€Roma,€and€children€of€undocumented€aliens€may€not€be€going€to€school.€€TheÐ ° ÐCommittee€is€concerned€about€reports€that€the€curriculum€and€textbooks€used€in€schools€containÐ œì Ðderogatory€references€to€minority€groups.€Ð ˆØ ÐÌE.€€òòSuggestions€and€recommendationsóóÐ `° ÐÌ903.€€The€Committee€urges€the€State€party€to€undertake€a€comprehensive€review€of€the€phenomenonÐ 8 ˆ Ðof€all€forms€of€discrimination€within€the€meaning€of€article€2€of€the€Covenant€andthe€relevantÐ $ t Ðprovisions€of€other€international€human€rights€treaties€to€which€the€State€is€a€party,€particularly€theÐ  ` ÐInternational€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination€and€theÐ ü L  ÐInternational€Covenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights.€€The€Committee€recommends€that€the€necessaryÐ è 8  Ðmeasures,€including€legislative€reforms,€be€taken€to€ensure€that€the€rights€of€all€minority€groups€areÐ Ô$  Ðenjoyed€throughout€the€territory,€without€discrimination,€in€accordance€with€article€2€of€theÐ À  ÐInternational€Covenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights.€€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌ904.€€The€Committee€urges€the€State€party€to€take€effective€measures€to€accelerate€the€return€andÐ „Ô  Ðreintegration€into€Croatian€society€of€all€Croatian€refugees€without€discrimination,€particularly€ofÐ pÀ Ðethnic€Serbs,€by€expediting€the€restitution€of€their€housing,€arranging€for€adequate€alternativeÐ \¬ Ðaccommodation€or€providing€them€with€compensation€when€restitution€is€not€possible,€as€explainedÐ H˜ Ðby€the€Committee€in€its€General€Comment€No.€7€(1997)€on€the€right€to€adequate€housing€(art.€11,Ð 4„ Ðpara.€1,€of€the€Covenant).Ð  p ÐÌ905.€€The€Committee€urges€that€the€State€party€establish€objective€criteria€for€the€granting€ofÐ øH Ðcitizenship€to€those€wishing€to€obtain€citizenship,€in€particular€to€those€who€left€during€the€war€andÐ ä4 Ðwish€to€return€to€Croatia,€irrespective€of€ethnic€origin,€and€that€the€Law€on€Croatian€Citizenship€beÐ Ð  Ðamended€accordingly.€€It€further€recommends€that€the€State€party€ratify€the1961Convention€on€theÐ ¼  ÐReduction€of€Statelessness.Ð ¨ø ÐÌ906.€€The€Committee€encourages€the€State€party€to€continue€its€efforts€to€reduce€unemployment€andÐ €Ð Ðpromote€entrepreneurship.€€In€so€doing,€the€State€party€should€ensure€thatallsuch€measures,Ð l¼ Ðincluding€training€of€prospective€employees€and€placement€of€job„seekers€with€potential€employers,Ð X ¨ Ðare€undertaken€in€a€non„discriminatory€manner.€€Ð D!” ÐÌ907.€€The€Committee€strongly€recommends€that€the€State€party€undertake€a€comprehensive€reviewÐ #l! Ðof€the€situation€of€women€in€all€aspects€of€life,€as€members€of€the€family,€in€the€workforce€and€asÐ $X" Ðpublic€servants,€in€order€to€assess€those€situations€in€which€women€are€at€a€disadvantage€and€toÐ ô$D # Ðdevelop€appropriate€laws€and€policies€to€address€their€inequality.€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌ908.€€The€Committee€recommends€that€the€State€party€take€measures€to€make€sexual€harassment€inÐ ¸'#& Ðthe€workplace€a€Ô_ÔprosecutableÔ_Ô€offence.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌ909.€€The€Committee€recommends€that€all€present€and€future€policies,€laws€and€practices€beÐ |*Ì%) Ðreviewed€in€the€light€of€their€potential€effects€on€women€and€that€appropriate€measures€be€taken€toÐ h+¸&* Ðensure€that€women€are€not€disadvantaged.Ð T,¤'+ ÐÐ @-(, Ð910.€€The€Committee€recommends€that€the€State€party€include€in€its€second€periodic€report€detailedÐ ° Ðinformation€on€the€nature,€extent€and€causes€of€the€human€trafficking€taking€place€in€its€territory.Ð œì ÐÌ911.€€In€view€of€the€very€large€number€of€persons€affected€in€the€areas€of€occupancy€rights,Ð tÄ Ðacquisition€of€citizenship€and€other€matters€resulting€from€the€war€and€the€aftermath€ofÐ `° Ðindependence,€the€Committee€is€of€the€opinion€that€the€burden€on€the€court€system€could€beÐ L œ Ðsignificantly€reduced€by€adopting€non„discriminatory€laws€and€by€streamlining€legal€andÐ 8 ˆ Ðadministrative€procedures€accordingly.Ð $ t ÐÌ912.€€The€Committee€recommends€that€the€State€party€arrange€to€provide€extensive€human€rightsÐ ü L  Ðtraining€for€members€of€all€professions€that€have€a€direct€role€in€the€promotion€and€protection€ofÐ è 8  Ðhuman€rights,€including€judges,€lawyers,€the€police€and€the€military.€€Instruction€on€the€CovenantÐ Ô$  Ðshould€be€part€of€such€training.Ð À  ÐÌ913.€€The€Committee€strongly€recommends€that€the€State€party€review€its€criteria€for€establishingÐ ˜è  Ðtrade€unions€in€accordance€with€article€8€of€the€Covenant€and€with€the€appropriate€ILO€conventionsÐ „Ô  Ðto€which€it€is€a€party.Ð pÀ ÐÌ914.€€The€Committee€urges€the€State€party€to€structure€its€data€collection€efforts€in€the€future€in€suchÐ H˜ Ða€way€as€to€be€able€to€identify€clearly€the€most€disadvantaged€and€Ô_ÔmarginalizedÔ_Ô€groups€of€society.€Ð 4„ ÐIt€calls€on€the€State€party€to€conduct€studies€of€all€its€laws,€policies€and€practices€with€a€view€toÐ  p Ðassessing€their€effects€on€those€groups,€especially€with€regard€to€those€areas€that€most€directly€affectÐ  \ Ðtheir€basic€living€conditions,€such€as€employment,€housing€restitution,€relocation,€tenancy€rights,Ð øH Ðhealth€care,€naturalization€and€education.€€All€data€should€be€Ô_ÔdisaggregatedÔ_Ô€by€minority€groups,€asÐ ä4 Ðwell€as€by€gender,€religion,€disability€and€any€other€relevant€criteria€that€will€help€the€State€partyÐ Ð  Ðdevelop€targeted€programmes€to€help€those€most€in€need.Ð ¼  ÐÌ915.€€The€Committee€recommends€that€the€State€party€reinforce€its€efforts€to€address€the€high€levelÐ ”ä Ðof€unemployment.Ð €Ð ÐÌ916.€€The€Committee€recommends€as€a€matter€of€urgency€that€the€State€party€continue€itsÐ X ¨ Ðnegotiations€with€the€relevant€authorities€to€ensure€that€Croatians€who€made€pension€contributionsÐ D!” Ðprior€to€independence€are€able€to€benefit€from€their€pensions.Ð 0"€  ÐÌ917.€€The€Committee€recommends€that€the€State€party€carefully€review€the€probable€effects€of€itsÐ $X" Ðplans€to€privatize€portions€of€the€national€health„care€system€on€the€most€disadvantaged€andÐ ô$D # ÐÔ_ÔmarginalizedÔ_Ô€sectors€of€society,€including,€in€particular,€the€unemployed€and€underemployed,€theÐ à%0!$ Ðhomeless€and€those€living€in€poverty.€Ð Ì&"% ÐÌ918.€€The€Committee€urges€the€State€party€to€ensure€that€the€content€of€education€is€directed,€inÐ ¤(ô#' Ðaccordance€with€article€13,€paragraph€1,€of€the€Covenant,€to€strengthening€respect€for€human€rightsÐ )à$( Ðand€fundamental€freedoms,€to€enabling€all€persons€to€participate€effectively€in€a€free€society€and€toÐ |*Ì%) Ðpromoting€understanding,€tolerance€and€friendship.Ð h+¸&* ÐÌ919.€€The€Committee€recommends€that€immediate€steps€be€taken€to€ensure€that€all€children€residingÐ @-(, Ðwithin€the€territory€of€the€State€party,€regardless€of€their€ethnic€origin€or€the€status€of€their€parents,Ð ° Ðare€able€to€go€to€school€and€are€protected€from€discrimination.Ð œì ÐÌ920.€€The€Committee€urges€that€the€educational€curricula€of€schools€at€all€levels€be€reviewed€withÐ tÄ Ða€view€to€promoting€human€rights€education,€mutual€understanding,€tolerance€and€friendship,€inÐ `° Ðaccordance€with€article€13€of€the€Covenant.€€Conversely,€any€educational€material€that€isÐ L œ Ðdiscriminatory€or€derogatory€towards€others€should€be€removed.€€The€Committee€recommends€thatÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€State€party€take€guidance€in€such€educational€reform€from€its€General€Comment€No.€13€(1999)Ð $ t Ðon€the€right€to€education€(art.€13€of€the€Covenant)€and€by€Committee€on€the€Rights€of€the€ChildÐ  ` ÐGeneral€Comment€No.€1€(2001)€on€the€aims€of€education€(art.€29,€para.€1,€of€the€Convention€on€theÐ ü L  ÐRights€of€the€Child).Ð è 8  ÐÌ921.€€The€Committee€strongly€recommends€that€the€State€party€establish€an€inclusive€procedureÐ À  Ðthrough€which€the€views€of€non„governmental€organizations€can€be€taken€into€account€during€theÐ ¬ü  Ðpreparation€of€future€reports.€€The€next€periodic€report€should€be€widely€circulated€among€allÐ ˜è  Ðinterested€sectors€of€civil€society€and€their€input€solicited.€€Ð „Ô  ÐÌ922.€€The€Committee€requests€the€State€party€to€disseminate€the€present€concluding€observationsÐ \¬ Ðwidely,€including€among€government€agencies€and€the€judiciary,€and€to€inform€theCommittee€in€itsÐ H˜ Ðsecond€periodic€report€of€the€steps€taken€to€implement€them.€Ð 4„ ÐÌ923.€€The€Committee€requests€the€State€party€to€submit€its€second€periodic€report€by30June2006.Ð  \ ÐÔ#†Xõ°XX/Xõ°@#ÔÓÉÓ