LGBT rights in Croatia

Digital Fallout of June Prides: Unveiling Violations of Digital Rights

In June, Pride Parades were held, among others, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Croatia, highlighting the struggle for LGBT rights in these countries.

The Croatian Constitutional Court on Friday published a ruling made at the end of January that obliges courts and relevant authorities to give all competent appliers to foster equal opportunities, including same-sex couples.

That applies to couples "living in the informal and informal life partnerships," it said, referencing the legal term for same-sex marriage in Croatia.

In what campaigners call a "historic decision" for LGBT rights in Croatia, the Zagreb Administrative Court on Thursday ruled that a same-sex couple, Ivo Segota and Mladen Kozic, have the right to become foster parents.

Romania's Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that same-sex couples have the same equal rights to a private and family life as heterosexual couples - only a week before a referendum on prohibiting same-sex marriage is due on October 6- 7.

LGBT rights group Zagreb Pride is organising a protest entitled 'Love Is and Remains Stronger than Hate' on Monday at 6pm in the centre of Zagreb, after tear gas was set off at a nightclub in the capital during a LGBT party in the early hours of Sunday - an attack that was strongly condemned by Croatian officials.

The President of the Zagreb County Court has called for the Croatian law code to contain jail terms for those denying the defensive character of the independence war - but some call it an attack on free speech.

After a period of negotiating between the centre-left government and other parties on the left, Croatian parliament will pass on Friday a new law on electing members of parliament, introducing some crucial changes.