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Croatia: A Decade of Disappointment
September 4, 2006

Croatia: A Decade of Disappointment

Continuing Obstacles to the Reintegration of Serb Returnees

Summary
Former Tenancy Right Holders Still Without Homes
Alternative Accommodation in "Areas of Special State Concern"
Alternative Accommodation in Other Areas
Ethnically Motivated Incidents
Incidents in 2005
Incidents During the First Half of 2006
Police Response
Changes in Legislation
Political Response
Employment Discrimination
Local Administration
Judiciary
Public Services and Government-owned Enterprises
Access to Electricity
Agricultural Land
Reconstruction and Repair of Property
Reconstruction of Houses Destroyed in the War A Qualified Success
Slow and Incomplete Repair of Post-war Damage
An Effective Remedy before the Courts
Conclusion
Recommendations
To the Government of Croatia
On "housing care" for former tenancy right holders
On ethnic incidents
On employment
On infrastructure
On the illegal use of agricultural land
On repair and reconstruction
On legal services
To the European Union
To the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
To the International Community
Acknowledgments