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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery Republic of Croatia [ Country-by-Country
Reports ] The Croatia is a
source, transit, and increasingly a destination country, for women and girls
trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Croatian females are
trafficked within the country and women and girls from Romania, Bulgaria,
Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and other parts of Eastern Europe are
trafficked to and through Croatia for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
Croatian men are occasionally trafficked for forced labor. Victims transiting
Croatia from Southeastern Europe are trafficked into Western Europe for
commercial sexual exploitation. IOM reported continued seasonal rotation of
international women in prostitution to and from the Dalmatian coast during
high tourist seasons, raising concerns about trafficking. - U.S. State Dept
Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2008 [full country
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Human Trafficking Victim Speaks With RFE/RL "It happened abroad,"
says Martina, a 29-year-old trafficking victim from Zagreb. "I was sold
for 3,500 euros [$4,400]. I was beaten, raped, forced against my will. They
would put out cigarette butts on me and cut me with razors. It was like a horror movie, she
says. Martina was 19 years old at that time, trained as a cook. She
lived in the suburbs of Zagreb and desired a better job and a better life.
She met a young man who told her about his brother who had a restaurant in
Italy, but who had a hard time finding good employees. Martina was locked in a Rome
apartment for two months. Instead of working in a restaurant, she was beaten
and raped daily until she was “broken” and had become a sexual slave. Then,
she says, the man who bought her took her out to the street. ***
ARCHIVES *** U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs CURRENT
GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR - The Government of Croatia is implementing its National
Plan of Action on Trafficking through a National Committee for the
Suppression of Trafficking in Persons.
The trafficking action plan calls for training programs for all
professionals working with groups at high risk of trafficking, including
children, and schools are to develop curricula on the issue. Since 2003,
women and children taken into custody as illegal migrants are screened as
potential trafficking victims. The
local In June 2004, a working group on
child trafficking was established. The
Child Trafficking Prevention Program is being implemented by the Center for
Social Policy Initiatives, a national NGO. Modules have been developed
on child trafficking, child exploitation, sexual exploitation of children,
child pornography, and the worst forms of child labor. Teachers have
been trained to use the program and a pilot project is underway in 5
elementary schools in Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – Refugees,
displaced persons, and young persons were most at risk of being trafficked.
Anecdotal information indicated that international organized crime groups,
local groups, and travel or marriage agencies were responsible for
trafficking. Victims were subject to violence, intimidation, withholding of
documents, and threats by traffickers. Concluding
Observations Of The Committee On The Rights Of The Child (CRC) - 2004 [66] While welcoming the measures
taken by the State party to prevent and raise awareness of the problem of
trafficking in persons, including the establishment of the National Committee
for the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons responsible for formulating and
implementing the National Plan for the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons,
it remains concerned about the effective implementation of the Plan and at
the lack of statistical data and specific information on measures undertaken
to combat trafficking. Croatian Police Bust Human Trafficking Channel1 The Croatian police busted a
channel for trafficking of humans in town of Gospic and on the territory of
the Istra peninsula, Croatian TV channel HRT informs. A Croatian citizen from the region of
Gospic and a couple from Licki Osik acted as mediators for the sale of minor
Romanian girls for the purpose of marriage. A
Human Trafficking Victim Speaks With RFE/RL "It happened abroad,"
says Martina, a 29-year-old trafficking victim from Zagreb. "I was sold
for 3,500 euros [$4,400]. I was beaten, raped, forced against my will. They
would put out cigarette butts on me and cut me with razors. It was like a horror movie, she
says. Martina was 19 years old at that time, trained as a cook. She
lived in the suburbs of Zagreb and desired a better job and a better life.
She met a young man who told her about his brother who had a restaurant in
Italy, but who had a hard time finding good employees. Martina was locked in a Rome
apartment for two months. Instead of working in a restaurant, she was beaten
and raped daily until she was “broken” and had become a sexual slave. Then,
she says, the man who bought her took her out to the street. Balkans
Urged To Curb Trafficking Countries in Initiative
to Help Fight Human Trafficking in Three SEE Countries The
Protection Project - Croatia [DOC] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - In contrast to other countries
in the region, there is little evidence that Croatia is a destination country
for trafficking in women.
Nevertheless, the government’s national plan to combat trafficking has
stated that trafficking occurs there and that it is mainly for sexual
exploitation. Freedom
House Country Report - Political Rights: 2 Civil Liberties: 2 Status: Free Human Rights Overview by Human
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