In collaboration with the Ministry of Veteran’s Affairs of the Republic of Croatia and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a round table on the Bill on Rights of Victims of Sexual Violence in the Homeland War was held on 14 April 2014 in Hotel Dubrovnik in Zagreb.
The Minister of Veteran’s Affairs Predrag Matić and the representative of UNDP Louisa Vintona gave the introductory note, while the Deputy Minister of Veteran’s Affairs Bojan Glavašević presented the Bill. The research with the goal of estimating the number of victims and the effects of various forms of financial compensation was also presented on the round table. Branka Galić, Dragan Bagić and Ozren Žunec from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences presented the research conducted in 2013, which defined the profile and estimated the number of victims of sexual violence in Croatia, as well as implications of compensation for victims. Ombudsperson for gender equality Višnja Ljubičić, who was a member of the working group for drafting the Law, also participated on the round table.
The round table was organized as part of the joint project of The Ministry of Veteran’s Affairs, Women in Homeland War Association and UNDP. The Swiss Government and UN Women support the project, with the goal of ensuring that the victims of sexual violence get the compensation and support they need.
