Statement No. 7 – The Attack on Zdravko Mamić

Zdravko Mamić, official advisor to GNK Dinamo, and for many a grey eminence not only for Dinamo but for Croatian football as a whole, is once again at the centre of public attention. The reason for this is a physical assault on him in the tourist town of Bol on the island of Brač, where […]

SUMMARY REPORT ON THE CROATIAN FOOTBALL CUP QUARTER-FINALS

Under the framework of the Direct Protection of Fan Violence project, CHC observers monitored the quarter-final games of the Croatian Football Cup, and based on direct insight and collected data recorded the following events: NK Bjelovar : GNK Dinamo 1 : 2 The quarter-final match of the Croatian Football Cup was played on Tuesday, October […]

Statement No. 5 – On deleting voters’ rights of Croatian citizens

The problem of “deleted” citizens of the Republic of Croatia from voters’ lists right before the upcoming local elections is once again a hot topic in public circles. Especially given the fact that because of police practices which have already caused a fuss among many Croatian citizens, many of these individuals have lost of both […]

Public Statement No. 1 – On the Hate Speech of Zoran Šprajc

The Croatian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (CHC) closely monitors cases of hate speech, especially incidents displaying racism, fascism, and chauvinism at Croatian football stadiums. In the same manner we also monitor hate speech in the media, especially on television. In this context, we must inform the public, but also the Electronic Media Council, of […]