Gornjodravska obala 81
Osijek
Croatia
- Democracy and community development
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
Coalition for promotion and protection of human rights is an association of non-profit, non-governmental organizations that act in realizing and advancement of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the Republic of Croatia. The Coalition overlooks and monitors the consistency in implementing laws and their harmonization with international standards; educates and raises awareness on the importance of respect for human rights, and; advocates the enhancement of the status of the civil society organizations that deal with human rights and democratization.
Mission of Coalition is to monitor and consistently supervise the application of legislation and theirs coherence with international accepted standards, educates and making public more sensible on importance of respecting human rights as well as advocating an improvement of status of civil rights organizations which are involved in human rights and democratization of societies.
Projects: Multiculturalism as a part of modern European society; Promotion and protection of human rights Program; Promoting European values against racism and xenophobia at local and regional level; Minority rights in practice in southeast Europe – National action plan for Croatia for period 2007-2008; etc.
Values and principles of activity are: Fundamental rights and freedoms, Equality before the law for all citizens, Rule of law Gender / sex equality (equal possibilities for men and woman in public, political and economical life), Active citizenship (or participative democracy), Multiculturalism and nondiscrimination on ethnic, cultural, lingual and religious foundations. Few current and past activities: initiating the campaign to adopt the Law on Free Legal Service; one of the initiators of the campaign “The Public Right to Know” – Adopting the Law on the Right of Access to Information; campaign for the restitution of tenancy rights; members of the Coalition have and still are providing legal advices…