Coalition for Promotion and Protection of Human Rights – Legal Service Coalition

National Network
Croatia
Address

Gornjodravska obala 81
Osijek
Croatia

Telephone
+385 31 284320
Telephone (other)
+385 31 284321
Fax
+385 31 284321
E-Mail
lsc@os.t-com.hr
Mobile Phone
+385 98 1638619
Website
http://www.lsc.hr
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2000
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Human rights
  3. International/Cultural relations
General Information
1. The Coalition consists of 9 NGO-s across Croatia. Main Coaliton body is the Assembly and consists of one representative of each member organization. Coordination office employs: Executive director, Administrative Assistant and Financial Officer. 2. 100.000 – 300.000 US $ per year 3. Foreign and domestic donations 4. projects; seminars; workshops, manifestations; press releases; national and international advocacy. 5. Member organizations: Centre for Civil Initiatives, Porec, Centre for Peace, Nonviolence and Human Rights, Osijek, Centre for Peace, Legal Advice and Psychosocial Assistance, Vukovar, Dalmatian Solidarity Committee, Split, HOMO - The Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Civil Freedoms, Pula, Organization for Civil Initiative, Osijek, Committee for Human Rights, Karlovac Serbian Democratic Forum, Zagreb, Association for Peace and Human Rights Baranja, Bilje 6. Donors: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, King Badouin Foundation, National Foundation for Civil Society Development, Croatian Governments' Human Rights Office, etc. NGO partners: Croatian Helsinki Committee; Hungarian cultural society “Ady Endre”; German Minority Community; Organization of Romani friendship LUNA; Serbian Cultural Association, etc.
Mission and Objectives

Coalition for promotion and protection of human rights is an association of non-profit, non-governmental organizations that act in realizing and advancement of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the Republic of Croatia. The Coalition overlooks and monitors the consistency in implementing laws and their harmonization with international standards; educates and raises awareness on the importance of respect for human rights, and; advocates the enhancement of the status of the civil society organizations that deal with human rights and democratization.
Mission of Coalition is to monitor and consistently supervise the application of legislation and theirs coherence with international accepted standards, educates and making public more sensible on importance of respecting human rights as well as advocating an improvement of status of civil rights organizations which are involved in human rights and democratization of societies.

Main Projects / Activities

Projects: Multiculturalism as a part of modern European society; Promotion and protection of human rights Program; Promoting European values against racism and xenophobia at local and regional level; Minority rights in practice in southeast Europe – National action plan for Croatia for period 2007-2008; etc.
Values and principles of activity are: Fundamental rights and freedoms, Equality before the law for all citizens, Rule of law Gender / sex equality (equal possibilities for men and woman in public, political and economical life), Active citizenship (or participative democracy), Multiculturalism and nondiscrimination on ethnic, cultural, lingual and religious foundations. Few current and past activities: initiating the campaign to adopt the Law on Free Legal Service; one of the initiators of the campaign “The Public Right to Know” – Adopting the Law on the Right of Access to Information; campaign for the restitution of tenancy rights; members of the Coalition have and still are providing legal advices…

Contact (1) Full Name
Jelena Josić
Head of the organisation
Jelena Josić
Contact (2) Full Name
Ljiljana Božić-Krstanović