Please take the time to read this update as it pertains to grave abuses of human rights in Croatia. It is abundantly clear that Croatia does not take humans rights seriously.
Case in point: The Balkan Insight reports that "over 30 streets in Croatian cities and municipalities are, or were until recently, named after some 25 people who were directly or indirectly connected with the NDH." In other words, Croatia continues to glorify Ustase (Croatian Nazis) by naming streets after them and dedicating plaques in their honour. This is equivalent to Germany having streets named after Nazis.
A plaque in the Croatian town of Sveti Rok has revised notorious genocide planner Mile Budak, the man who planned the slaughter and called for the killing of one third of all Serbs in the ISC, as a "Croatian patriot, writer and novelist."
There is a street named "April 10" in in the village of Slatinski Drenovac in the Slavonia region which had some of the worst killings. April 10, 1941 marks arguably the darkest day in Balkan history. It was the day that the genocidal regime (the Independent State of Croatia) was officially formed.
This incessant display of genocidal worship and ultranationalism is insufferable and not at all befitting of a EU member or even one who is being considered for that matter. Perhaps one should turn to the EU for answers or lack thereof. Its silence on these matters is deafening.
On the behalf of victims, survivors and anyone who believes in human rights, one must boycott Croatia until a reform based upon reconciliation, truth and justice takes place.
https://balkaninsight.com/2021/04/09/croatian-street-names-still-bear-names-of-wwii-fascists/
Here is an article by TRT accusing the EU of covering up Croatia's human rights abuses concerning migrants. It seems that the EU is not at all a watchdog for human rights but rather the opposite- it allows for impunity to take place.
https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/did-the-eu-cover-up-croatian-human-rights-abuses-37389
The article accuses the EU of also playing favourites with Croatia in terms of financial contributions. “To understand where the priorities of European governments lie, one only needs to follow the money. Their financial contribution towards humanitarian assistance is dwarfed by the funds they provide for border security” said Massimo Moratti of Amnesty International.
The EU has given more than $147 million to Croatia to help border security keep migrants out since 2015. Meanwhile, Bosnia has only received $2.2 million in humanitarian assistance to help migrants. The disparity in funding has been criticised by NGO's as inhumane.
Croatian special forces have been accused of using metal sticks, batons and pistol grips on migrants, as well as rubbing tomato ketchup sauce, mayonnaise and even sugar on the wounds sustained on migrants.
The EU did not express any concern for Croatia's violent and inhumane treatment towards the migrants and instead criticised Bosnia for failing to provide enough centres to help its migrants even though the amount of migrants they received increased from 755 in 2017 to over 29 000 in 2019. Bosnia was given a very limited stipend from the EU which made it impossible for them to adequately accommodate for the drastic increase in migrants.
Thus, a reform is also required for the EU as well as Croatia if human rights are to be taken seriously in Croatia and throughout Europe for that matter.