Wednesday 10 November 2010

Croatia in Violation Of Social Charter

A decision of the European Committee of Social Rights with regard to the case Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) v. Croatia (Complaint no. 52/2008) became public today.


The Committee concluded that there was a violation of Article 16 (Right of the family to social, legal and economic protection) read in the light of the non discrimination clause of the Preamble of the Charter, for displaced families wishing to return to Croatia for whom the absence of effective and timely offer of housing has for a long period of time constituted a serious obstacle to return.

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