Source: Ministry of Labour and Pension System .

Table 2 Inspection measures undertaken against the employer

	Number of decisions on the  removal of irregularities	Number of different irregularities	Number of decisions on prohibition	Number of prohibitions	Number of informations	Number of misdemeanours
2011	66	116	169	215	217	454
2012	50	64	122	187	132	247
2013	37	63	108	152	84	161
2014	21	27	35	52	32	58

Source: Ministry of Labour and Pension System .

* Since 1 January 2014 the State Inspectorate ceased to exist and its responsibilities in the area of employment and labour protection were taken over by the Ministry of Labour and Pension System. Source: Ministry of Labour and Pension System .

Annex 2

Table 1

Number of reported misdemeanours pursuant to the Act on Protection against Domestic Violence, criminal offences of domestic violence, and criminal offences against marriage, family and children, from 2011 to 30 June 2014

Year	Misdemeanours	Criminal offences of domestic  violence	Criminal offences against marriage, family and children
2011	15 015	875	3 466
2012	14 874	622	2 563
2013	14 335	–	1 874
1.1.-30.6. 2014	8 840	–	–

Source : Ministry of the Interior, 2015 .

Table 2

Number of reported murders of the first and second degree and attempted murders among close persons and the number of female victims of these criminal offences

Year	Number of first and second degree murders among close persons	Female victims	Attempted murders	Female victims
2013	15	11	124	12
1.1.-30.6. 2014	4	3	6	7

Source : Ministry of the Interior, 2015 .

Table 3

Number of reported sexual assaults and rape and the number of female victims of those criminal offences in the period between 2011 and 2014

Year	Sexual assaults	Female victims	Rape	Female victims
2011	459	408	81	76
2012	367	317	89	88
2013	600	547	94	94
2014	680	592	99	87

Source : Ministry of the Interior, 2015 .

Table 4

Number of persons accused of having committed domestic violence and sanctions according to Article 4 of the Act on Protection Against Domestic Violence, from 2012 to 30 June 2014

	2012		2013		2014 (1  Jan ‑30  June )		Total
Gender	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
Number of accused persons	8 315	1 515	10 145	1 897	4 710	999	23 170	4 411
Number of sanctions
Suspended prison sentence	2 511	373	3 405	570	1 577	244	7 493	1 187
Unconditional prison sentence	1 225	42	1 426	58	591	30	3 242	130
Fine	4 004	802	2 245	1 996	2 267	484	8 516	3 282
Probation decision with protective measure	155	10	75	11	6	2	236	23

Source : Ministry of Justice, 2015 .

Overview of legislative and other acts on gender equality and elimination of discrimination of women

•National Policy for Gender Equality 2011-2015 (OG No. 88/11)

•Gender Equality Act (OG No. 82/08)

•Asylum Act (OG No. 79/07, 88/10, 143/13)

•Free Legal Aid Act (OG No. 143/13)

•State Registries Act (OG No. 96/93 and 76/13)

•Act on Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act (OG No. 143/12, 56/13, 145/13)

•Act on the Election of Representatives to the Croatian Parliament (OG No. 19/15)

•Medical Profession Act (OG No. 121/03 and 117/08)

•Local Elections Act (OG No. 144/2012)

•Pension Insurance Act (OG No. 102/98, 127/00, 59/01, 109/01, 147/02, 117/03, 30/04, 177/04, 92/05, 43/07, 79/07, 35/08, 40/10, 121/10, 130/10 — consolidated text, 61/11, 114/11, 76/12, 112/13 and 133/13)

•Act on Monetary Compensation to Victims of Criminal Offences (OG No. 80/08 and 27/11)

•Defence Act (OG No. 73/13)

•Elementary and Secondary School Education Act (OG No. 87/08, 86/09, 92/10, 105/10, 90/11, 5/12, 16/12, 86/12, 126/12, 94/13, 152/14)

•Political Parties Act (OG No. 34/01)

•Labour Act (OG No. 93/14)

•Maternity and Parental Benefits Act (OG No. 34/11, 54/13, 152/14)

•Act on Service in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (OG No. 73/13)

•Social Welfare Act (OG No. 157/13)

•Aliens Act (OG No. 130/11 and 74/13)

•Anti-Discrimination Act (OG No. 85/2008 and 112/2012)

•Act on Protection Against Family Violence (OG No. 105/11)

•Healthcare Act (OG No. 150/08, 71/10, 139/10, 22/11, 84/11, 12/12, 70/12, 82/13 and 159/13)

•Act on Same Sex Civil Unions (OG No. 92/14)

•Family Act (OG No. 75/14)

•Criminal Code (OG No. 125/11 and 144/12)

•Civic Education Curriculum

•Health Education Curriculum

•Action Plan for the elimination of obstacles to the realisation of certain rights in the area of integration of aliens for the period 2013-2015

•Croatian National Programme for the Prevention of HIV/AIDS for the period 2011-2015

•Migration Policy of the Republic of Croatia for the period 2013-2015 (OG No. 27/13)

•National Health Development Strategy for the period 2012-2020 (OGNo. 116/12)

•National Roma Inclusion Strategy for the period 2013-2020

•National Strategy for Protection against Family Violence for the period 2011-2015 OG No. 20/11)

•National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security and related resolutions for the period 2011-2014

•National Employment Promotion Plan for the period 2011-2013

•National Plan for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings 2012-2015

•National programme for Psychosocial and Medical Assistance to Participants and Victims of the Homeland War, the World War II and to Returnees from Peace-Keeping Missions

•National Programme for Protection and Promotion of Human Rights for the period 2013-2016

•Curriculum for Health Education for Elementary and Secondary Schools (OG No. 106/13)

•Operational Programme for Human Resources Development

•Operational Programme “Efficient Human Resources 2014-2020”

•Ordinance on the manner of execution of preventive measures of a restraining order from the joint household (OG No. 76/13)

•Protocol on Procedure in Case of Sexual Violence

•Protocol on Procedure in Case of Hate Crimes

•Standard police operational procedures in case of domestic violence

•Guidelines for Development and Implementation of Active Employment Policy in the Republic of Croatia 2015-2017

•Strategy for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion in the Republic of Croatia 2014-2020

•Strategy for Development of Entrepreneurship in the Republic of Croatia for the period 2014-2020

•Strategy of Social Welfare Development in the Republic of Croatia 2011-2016

•Textbook Standard (OG No. 65/13)

•Joint Memorandum on employment policy priorities in the Republic of Croatia (JAP)

Abbreviations

CBRD — Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development

CC — Criminal Code

CEDAW —Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination

against Women

CES — Croatian Employment Service

CHIF — Croatian Health Insurance Fund

COC — Croatian Olympics Committee

EC — European Commission

EIGE — European Institute for Gender Equality

EU — European Union

HAMAG INVEST — Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovations and Investments

HRT — Croatian Radio Television

JAP — Joint Assessment of the Employment Policy Priorities

MEC — Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts

MFEA — Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

MH — Ministry of Health

MI — Ministry of the Interior

MJ — Ministry of Justice

MSES — Ministry of Science, Education and Sports

MSPY — Ministry of Social Policy and Youth

MVA — Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs

NATO — North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NIPH — National Institute of Public Health

NRIS — National Roma Inclusion Strategy 2013-2020

OG — Official Gazette

OGE — Office for Gender Equality of the Government of the Republic of Croatia

OHRRNM — Office for Human Rights and the Rights of National Minorities

OSCE — Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe

PTSD — Post-traumatic stress disorder

RACVIAC — Centre for Security Cooperation

RoC — Republic of Croatia

SAORoC — State Attorney’s Office of the Republic of Croatia

SOIH — Union of Associations of Persons with Disabilities in Croatia

UN — United Nations

UNDP — United Nations Development Programme

USA — United States of America

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