A half-hearted welcome: refugee returns to Croatia

While most ethnic Croats displaced by the conflict in Croatia have returned, less than one-third of the more than 300,000 Croatian Serbs displaced during the conflict have returned. Ethnic Serbs have faced discrimination as regards citizenship and residency rights, property and occupancy rights and reconstruction assistance for wartime damage.

However, the government still refuses to take some key steps demanded by the international community. The report recommends that the international community give a clear message supporting return and reintegration and non-discrimination against minorities.