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Croatia

Regional group:

Eastern European Group (EEG)

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Council Bureau membership:	Vice-president (2019)
Coordinator of regional group:	–
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2023) :

Other HRC positions:	Member of Consultative Group (2017, 2018) Member of Working Group on Situations (2018)
OHCHR presence:	– No field presence
NHRI accreditation status:	A

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Unknown

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Moratorium on the use of the death penalty; Conscientious objection to military service.

Voting record

Since it first became a member of the Council in 2017, Croatia has either voted in favour or has joined consensus on every resolution tabled under item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention), For item 7 texts (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories), Croatia has either voted in favour or abstained. On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Croatia has joined consensus on all resolutions or voted in favour, (i.e. cooperation with Georgia, and cooperation with and assistance to Ukraine in the field of human rights). For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Croatia has generally joined consensus or voted in favour of such texts. Notwithstanding, this general trend it has voted against a Cuban resolution on the right to peace, and an Egyptian text on the effects of terrorism on human rights. For thematic resolutions focusing on economic, social and cultural rights, Croatia has joined consensus on the majority of texts. Resolutions that it has voted against include: Cuban resolutions on the effects of foreign debt; NAM resolutions on unilateral coercive measures; China’s resolution on the contribution of development to the enjoyment of all human rights; Egypt’s resolution on protection of the family; and Cuban resolutions on international solidarity. Croatia has abstained on African Group resolutions dealing with the non-repatriation of illicit funds, and NAM’s resolution on international cooperation.

HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 98

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 46

270

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 61

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
SR on the right to truth, 2019

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

ICESRC
15.58 Years

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2010, 2015, 2020)

Mid-term report

1st and 2nd cycles

Level of delegation

Inter-Ministerial

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 4 / 192

2^nd cycle: 32 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2023)?

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 0

Croatia presented voluntary pledges and commitments in support of its candidature for membership for the period 2017-2019.

Croatia pledged, inter alia, to: Implement UN obligations and commitments, and harmonise national laws with international standards; Maintain a standing invitation to Special Procedures and closely cooperate with thematic mandates; Implement UPR and Special Procedures recommendations; Engage domestic NGOs and the NHRI in the UPR process, including in the implementation of recommendations; Ratify CRC-OP-IC (communications procedure) and CED; Fulfil reporting obligations under the human rights treaties, and implement recommendations; Cooperate with other UN members of the implementation of Council resolution 16/18 and its resolutions on freedom of religion; Share domestic experience with addressing hate crime; Support UN work on women’s rights and violence against women; Engage in the implementation of the Security Council’s women, peace and security agenda; Continue to table resolutions on conscientious objection to military service; Advocate in favour of civil society space both domestically and at the UN; Strengthen prevention at the Council by supporting the development of an early warning mechanism, reducing selectivity, and ensuring a more timely and effective response; Help strengthen the Council’s delivery of capacity- building and technical support; and Continue close cooperation with OHCHR.

Croatia did not make a voluntary contribution to the OHCHR. It has participated in only around 20% of all panel discussions and debates, although it has been a member of the consultative group and the working group on situations. It has a strong record of cooperation with the Special Procedures. Turning to cooperation with the Treaty Bodies, Croatia has ratified seven core conventions, but has not submitted its periodic reports under three of these. Although it ratified the CRC-OP-IC, it is yet to ratify the CED.

Croatia

Eastern European Group (EEG)

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 4 / 192

2nd cycle: 32 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 0

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 4 / 192

2^nd cycle: 32 / 192