U.S. Department
of Justice
Republic of Croatia
Citizenship and Country Documents
US Government Reports
- State Department - Country Documents
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Immigration and Refugee Board (RIRs)
- ZZZ104440.E Croatia and Bosnia: Whether an ethnic Croat born in Bosnia and Herzegovina has a right to Croatian citizenship; requirements and procedures (2012-June 2013). July 2013
- HRV104439.E Croatia: Requirements and procedures for issuance and replacement of passports, including from abroad (2012-June 2013). July 2013
- ZZZ104317.E Bosnia and Croatia: Requirements and procedures to acquire citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina for an individual who was born in Bosnia in 1978, but has resided in Croatia since 1992; whether children of this individual are entitled to Bosnian citizenship (2012-February 2013) Feb. 2013
- ZZZ104312.FE Serbia and Croatia: Whether a Croat may acquire Serbian citizenship; procedure, and reasons that could lead to a refusal. Feb. 2013
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Immigration and Refugee Board - RIR's
- HRV105200.E Croatia: Criminality, including organized crime; state response, including effectiveness of police (2012-June 2015). July 2015
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Human Rights Watch
- “Once You Enter, You Never Leave” - Deinstitutionalization of Persons with Intellectual or Mental Disabilities in Croatia - September 2010
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Immigration and Refugee Board - RIR's
- HRV104812.E Croatia: Whether the Electoral Registry records, or used to record, a person's ethnicity. March 2014
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Election Guide - Recent Elections
- Human Rights Watch
- Croatia's Democracy Deficit: A Pre-Electoral Assessment - Dec. 1999
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Immigration and Refugee Board - RIR's
- HRV104894.E Croatia: Anti-discrimination legislation, including implementation mechanisms and responsible authorities; effectiveness, particularly in addressing discrimination based on race or ethnicity (2012-June 2014). July 2014
HRV104697.E Croatia: Treatment of Croatians of Serbian ethnicity by society and authorities (2013). Nov. 2013
- HRV104385.E Croatia: Ethnic minority population distribution (2010-April 2013). April 2013
- HRV104109.E Croatia: Situation and treatment of persons of mixed ethnicity, people in mixed marriages and ethnic Croatians from other areas of former Yugoslavia; availability of state protection. Feb. 2013
Non-Government Organization Reports
Ethnic Groups / Race - Bosniaks
Non-Government Organization Reports
- World Directory of Minorities - Bosniaks
Ethnic Groups / Race - Roma
Non-Government Organization Reports
- World Directory of Minorities - Roma
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Immigration and Refugee Board (RIRs)
- HRV104125.E Croatia: Situation and treatment of Roma; including state protection efforts. Nov. 2012
Ethnic Groups / Race - Serbs
Foreign government Reports
- Canada Immigration and Refugee Board - RIR's
- HRV104697.E Croatia: Treatment of Croatians of Serbian ethnicity by society and authorities (2013). Nov. 2013
Non-Government Organization Reports
- World Directory of Minorities - Serbs
- Human Rights Watch
- Second Class Citizens: The Serbs of Croatia - March 1999
Sex
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Immigration and Refugee Board (RIRs)
- HRV104095.E Croatia: Procedures for obtaining medical reports from within Croatia; access to medical records; whether they can be obtained from abroad through a proxy, and if so, requirements and procedures; whether doctors are obliged to report cases of violence, including domestic violence, to the police. July 2012
Human Rights
US Government Reports
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International - Existing Laws are Failing Victims of Domestic Violence - Oct 2019
- Amnesty International - Strengthen Border Monitoring System - August 2021
- Human Rights Watch - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
Foreign governmen Reports
- Canada Immigration and Refugee Board (RIRs)
Medical Availability
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Immigration and Refugee Board (RIRs)
- HRV104095.E Croatia: Procedures for obtaining medical reports from within Croatia; access to medical records; whether they can be obtained from abroad through a proxy, and if so, requirements and procedures; whether doctors are obliged to report cases of violence, including domestic violence, to the police. July 2012
International Government Organization Reports
US Government Reports
Intergovernmental Organization Reports
- UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Report on the impact of travel to Ukraine on refugees' legal status and access to rights in host countries - Aug. 2023
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Human Rights Watch
- A Decade of Disappointment: Continuing Obstacles to the Reintegration of Serb Returnees - September 2006
- Broken Promises: Impediments to Refugee Return to Croatia - September 2003
US Government Reports
- State Department International Religious Freedom Report - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, July - Dec. 2010, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Immigration and Refugee Board - RIR's
- HRV105201.E Croatia: Situation of sexual minorities, including treatment by society and authorities; legislation, including implementation; state protection and support services (2013- June 2015). July 21, 2015
- HRV104323.E Croatia: Treatment of sexual minorities in Zagreb by society and authorities, including state protection and support services. March 2013
Updated February 3, 2025