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Croatia was joined with an elimination of the minorities specifically Serbs from the police
forces and other bureaucracy.
Further due to such action the removal of the Serbs minority-led in the rise of tension
following the constitution. The main fear that Serbian community fears are about the future
of their existence in the independent state of Croatia as it was mainly abused by the
autonomist leadership of the Belgrade and accelerated the progression of civil war between
them. The Serb minority, supported by the Yugoslav Army, demanded an independent
territory, that was occupied nearly by 30 per cent of Croatia's territory1. The conflict followed
with heavy fighting followed that resulted in the lots of bloodshed and massive displacement
of the people. In the year 1995, thousands of Serbs migrated, mostly to the countries mainly
Serbia or Bosnia, when the Croatian Army recaptured the territory that used to be occupied
by the Serb forces.
Issues
The primary issue focuses upon the violation of the human rights that the minorities
are facing in Croatia. As a result of the war in the year 1991-1995, nearly 300,000 to 350,000
Serbs were displaced. Among them, only a few returned and nearly 65 per cent of the
minority stayed back. The main issue that was noted for not staying included the lack of
sustainable conditions that the Serbs community faces even in the present date. Serbs are
subjected to violations and discrimination against the employment in the public sectors,
including state administrative authority and the branch of the judiciary2. They also experience
struggle in receiving the access to achieve justice, mainly related to the acquired and the
property rights, biasness in hearing for war crimes, and various other problems that include
1 https://minorityrights.org/minorities/serbs-2/, 'Serbs - Minority Rights Group' (Minority Rights
Group, 2020) <https://minorityrights.org/minorities/serbs-2/> accessed 4 March 2020
2 The Independent, 'The Bosnia Crisis: Serbs, Croats And Muslims: Who Hates Who And Why:' (The
Independent, 2020) <https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/the-bosnia-crisis-serbs-croats-and-muslims-
who-hates-who-and-why-tony-barber-in-zagreb-traces-the-1539305.html> accessed 4 March 2020.

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