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March 14, 2023, 7:45 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey
Variables: ATC-DATA-7

“At the regional level, NGOs are also being incorporated into political discussion. At Working Table I on Democratization and Human Rights of the 1999 Stability Pact Conference, a Gender Task Force was established. The members include all European Union countries, those with treaties with the EU (Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, and Turkey), as well as the five south-eastern European countries yet to have a contractual relationship with the EU, (i.e. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Representatives of governments, women’s NGOs and international donors participated. The main goals of the Gender Task Force are to promote greater women’s participation in political life...more
March 14, 2023, 7:45 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

“At the regional level, NGOs are also being incorporated into political discussion. At Working Table I on Democratization and Human Rights of the 1999 Stability Pact Conference, a Gender Task Force was established. The members include all European Union countries, those with treaties with the EU (Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, and Turkey), as well as the five south-eastern European countries yet to have a contractual relationship with the EU, (i.e. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Representatives of governments, women’s NGOs and international donors participated. The main goals of the Gender Task Force are to promote greater women’s participation in political life...more
March 14, 2023, 7:44 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1

“At the regional level, NGOs are also being incorporated into political discussion. At Working Table I on Democratization and Human Rights of the 1999 Stability Pact Conference, a Gender Task Force was established. The members include all European Union countries, those with treaties with the EU (Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, and Turkey), as well as the five south-eastern European countries yet to have a contractual relationship with the EU, (i.e. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Representatives of governments, women’s NGOs and international donors participated. The main goals of the Gender Task Force are to promote greater women’s participation in political life...more
March 14, 2023, 7:44 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

“At the regional level, NGOs are also being incorporated into political discussion. At Working Table I on Democratization and Human Rights of the 1999 Stability Pact Conference, a Gender Task Force was established. The members include all European Union countries, those with treaties with the EU (Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, and Turkey), as well as the five south-eastern European countries yet to have a contractual relationship with the EU, (i.e. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Representatives of governments, women’s NGOs and international donors participated. The main goals of the Gender Task Force are to promote greater women’s participation in political life...more
March 14, 2023, 7:33 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1

“Business Opportunities for Women is a newly formed international association of businesswomen from South-eastern Europe, established in May 1999. The founding members of BOW are twenty-one women business leaders from six countries in the region: Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, and Romania.”
March 14, 2023, 7:32 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

“Business Opportunities for Women is a newly formed international association of businesswomen from South-eastern Europe, established in May 1999. The founding members of BOW are twenty-one women business leaders from six countries in the region: Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, and Romania.”
Feb. 19, 2023, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2

“...list of countries which suffers from the highest poverty-alcoholism rate in the world; were high levels of incest is plausible although, may or may not be backed by data...” (under the ‘Protector to Predator Incest’ picture).
Feb. 19, 2023, 1:30 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2

“...list of countries which suffers from the highest poverty-alcoholism rate in the world; were high levels of incest is plausible although, may or may not be backed by data...” (under the ‘Protector to Predator Incest’ picture).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Croatia currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Dec. 8, 2022, 11:47 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Luxembourg, Mali, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Suriname, Ukraine
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-5

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Dec. 8, 2022, 11:45 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: CONST-SCALE-1

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Dec. 8, 2022, 11:44 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: ATC-SCALE-2

1.0
Dec. 8, 2022, 11:42 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vanuatu
Variables: ATC-SCALE-1

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Dec. 8, 2022, 6:04 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: ATC-DATA-6

"After the Working Group finished preparing the Draft Proposal of the National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security, and related Resolutions (2019 to 2023) (NAP II), at the end of 2018 the draft was forwarded for a consultation process with the interested public via e-Consultations. In the period set for the consultation process between 21 December 2018 to 21 January 2019, interested groups and stakeholders had the opportunity to express their opinions, proposals and objections, thus contributing to the drafting of a document which would give concrete and socially beneficial results" (8). "The purpose of NAP II is to...more
Dec. 5, 2022, noon
Countries: Croatia
Variables: ATC-DATA-6

"After the Working Group finished preparing the Draft Proposal of the National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security, and related Resolutions (2019 to 2023) (NAP II), at the end of 2018 the draft was forwarded for a consultation process with the interested public via e-Consultations. In the period set for the consultation process between 21 December 2018 to 21 January 2019, interested groups and stakeholders had the opportunity to express their opinions, proposals and objections, thus contributing to the drafting of a document which would give concrete and socially beneficial results" (8). "The purpose of NAP II is to...more
Oct. 21, 2022, 8:39 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"By law, spouses are equal co-owners of the community property unless they have entered an agreement that governs their property relations otherwise" (para 3). "Administration of separate property is governed by the regime of administering individual property. Administering community property is divided into matters of ordinary and matters of extraordinary administration. Declarations made by one of the spouses is sufficient for matters of ordinary administration (ordinary maintenance, exploitation and use of the object for its ordinary purpose) – consent of the other spouse is presumed. For matters of extraordinary administration (change of purpose of the object, major maintenance, selling, establishment of mortgage, etc.) of real estates and movable property ownership...more
Oct. 21, 2022, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

"The law provides daughters with the same rights as sons to inherit land and non-land assets" (3).
Oct. 21, 2022, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"Regarding land, property and other non-land assets, married women are granted the same rights as married men to own, use, make decisions and use as collateral" (7). "The law provides married women with the same rights as married men to open a bank account at a formal financial institution" (7).
Oct. 21, 2022, 7:16 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: LO-LAW-1, IAW-LAW-1

"Women have the same legal status and rights as men regarding family, employment, labor, religion, inheritance, personal status and nationality laws, property, access to credit, owning or managing businesses or property, and voting" (17).
Jan. 26, 2022, 5:25 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
Variables: IIP-SCALE-1

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Jan. 15, 2022, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: DV-DATA-1

"Violence against women, including spousal abuse, remained a problem" (13). "According to the 2018 report by the ombudsperson for gender equality, the number of misdemeanor cases of domestic violence decreased by 10.7 percent since 2017; however, the same period saw an increase in the percentage of criminal acts committed against close family members, indicating the severity of domestic violence offenses" (13-14). "Child abuse, including violence and sexual abuse, remained a problem. On February 28, a 54-year-old man threw his four children, ages three, five, seven, and eight, off the balcony of their home, significantly injuring one. Following the attack, all the victims were released to their mother" (14).more
Jan. 15, 2022, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: LRW-LAW-2

"Rape, including spousal rape, is punishable by a maximum of 15 years’ imprisonment" (13).
Jan. 15, 2022, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3

"[W]omen experienced discrimination in employment, including in pay and promotion to managerial and executive positions" (21).
Jan. 15, 2022, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: CLCC-LAW-1

"Citizenship is derived by descent from at least one citizen parent " (14).
Jan. 15, 2022, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1

"In practice, women experienced discrimination in employment and occupation" (14). "[S]poradic discrimination in employment or occupation occurred on the bases of gender... The government did not effectively enforce the law and the penalties for discrimination were not sufficient to deter violations" (21).
Jan. 15, 2022, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: LRW-LAW-1

"The law criminalizes the rape of men or women" (13). "The minimum age for consensual sex is 15" (15).
Jan. 15, 2022, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1

"Six family members, including a 10-year-old child, were shot and killed in Zagreb by a 30-year-old man who later killed himself. Local media reported the suspect’s former wife and her partner were among the victims" (13).
Jan. 15, 2022, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: DV-LAW-2

"A separate law provides misdemeanor sanctions for family violence. Sentences range from fines to jail, depending on the crime’s severity... Conviction for domestic violence is punishable by up to three years’ imprisonment; the law provides for misdemeanor punishments and further protects victims’ rights" (13). "Amendments to the Penal Code which entered into force in January provided stricter penalties for the abuse of children. Penalties depend on the crime’s gravity and include long-term imprisonment if the consequence is death of a child" (14).
Jan. 15, 2022, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"Domestic violence NGO #spasime ('Save me') held protests in Zagreb, Dubrovnik, and Split to show support for victims and demanded that the 'system' adequately protect victims" (13).
Jan. 15, 2022, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"In another high-profile case, police charged five suspects with raping and blackmailing a 15-year-old girl in the Vrsi municipality near the city of Zadar" (13).