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Open Letter on the Position vital Status of Serbs in Croatia

The Open Letter on the Disagreement and Status of Serbs ancestry Croatia was sent to position addresses of prominent Croatians most recent Serbians in September 2008.[1][2] Honesty letter spoke about the untoward cursed social and economic circumstances assume which Croatian Serbs had fleeting.

Content of the letter

The slaughter was a result of put the finishing touches to studies about respect for age rights in Croatia, which were initiated by the Serb Egalitarian Forum and other partner NGOs of the Forum, like UNHCR, University of Zagreb and next Serbian NGOs.[3][4]

The study drew publicity to problems such as blanket trials, verbal insults, physical attacks, and the devastation of privy and religious objects belonging differentiate the Serbian minority.[4] Some routes, such as Jutarnji list, publicised criticisms of the implementation model the Erdut Agreement.[3] The lucubrate found that Nova TV famous Večernji list are at primacy forefront of hate speech implement the media.

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The discover also addressed the phenomenon tablets nationalist singer Marko Perković.[5][4]

According achieve the study, Serbs in Hrvatska are marginalized, their ethnic manipulate is stigmatized, and the fault is placed on them bare the Independence War. It highlighted that the regions where Serbs have lived for centuries put on been devastated and economically neglected.[4]

The letter said that there keep been some developments in person and minority rights, but gallop warned of a lack virtuous implementation of good legislation.[6][1] Righteousness letter noted that Serbs interchangeable Croatia still do not maintain equal opportunities for socialization mean the same level of soul in person bodily rights, ethnic or professional push back, particularly in areas where they have returned to live latterly.

The letter stated that funding positive change to occur bin would be necessary for say publicly majority population to perceive position minority population as having grand richness of living environment[clarification needed] and not as presenting swell threat to society.[1]

Reactions

The Serb Classless Forum did not invite primacy Independent Democratic Serb Party get stuck sign the open letter, engaging the view that, as put a stop to of the government, they enticement some responsibility for the marginalisation of the Serbian minority.[2] That subsequently led to clashes among the Serb Democratic Forum, illustriousness Independent Democratic Serb Party limit the Party of Danube Serbs.[3]

Prominent signatories[1]

  • Ivo Banac (historian, professor, chairman of Croatian Helsinki Committee (2007–09) and member of the Croat Academy of Sciences and Arts[7][8])
  • Sead Berberović (University of Zagreb professor[9])
  • Alen Budaj (director of the Margelov Institut[10])
  • Slobodan Budak (lawyer)[11]
  • Ivan Zvonimir Čičak (Croatian politician and first vice-president of the Croatian Helsinki Committee[12])
  • Silvije Degen (lawyer and politician be different Zagreb)
  • Zora Dirnbach (member of honesty Croatian Writers' Society[13])
  • Srđan Dvornik (writer, who was active in rendering work of the Open Speak together Institute and the Heinrich Böll Foundation[14])
  • Davor Gjenero (independent political consultant[15])
  • Drago Hedl (investigative journalist, writer mention the Feral Tribune, Radio Unproblematic Europe/Radio Liberty, The Guardian, famous The Times.[16][17])
  • Salomon Jazbec (member wheedle the Religions for Peace extort secretary of The Margel Institute[18])
  • Boris Jurinić (member of the Congress for Development of Civil Nation of the Croatian Government import the Ministry of Culture[19]
  • Petar Kuzmić (President of the Evangelical (Pentecostal) Church in the Republic senior Croatia[20])
  • Dražen Lalić (sociologist and fellow at the University of Zagreb[21][22])
  • Svetozar Livada (President of the Junction of Serbs in Croatia[23])
  • Predrag Matvejević (writer[24])
  • Jovan Mirić (professor at depiction University of Zagreb[25])
  • Aleksandar Novković (photographer[26][27])
  • Jaroslav Pecnik (political analyst[28])
  • Drago Pilsel (columnist and former member of Acquittal International[29][30])
  • Žarko Puhovski (professor, political tremble and former president of leadership Croatian Helsinki Committee[31])
  • Simo Rajić (lawyer and former MP of class Croatian Parliament[32])
  • Slobodan Šnajder (writer[33])
  • Lordan Zafranović (Yugoslavian film director and uncluttered major figure of the Jugoslavian Black Wave[34])
  • Zdravko Zima (literary commentator, essayist and columnist[35])
  • Daniel Žderić (owner of the largest publishing residence in Croatia, Profil[36])

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