March 6, 2013
The last train for a sustainable democracy worthy of the citizens of Croatia
In assessing the work of the Government after the first quarter of its mandate, Platform 112 must emphasize that the new government is not consistent in its actions regarding values, programs, and ability to implement policies. This does not mean that there have been no important positive changes, but that, despite them, the bitter taste of the lack of systemic change and the presentation of a comprehensive vision remains.
At a press conference at the House of Human Rights on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, where the Report on the Government's Work on Fulfilling the Requests of Platform 112 was presented, it was warned that the positive changes in strengthening transparency and openness remained in the shadow of this Government's Achilles' heel - the inconsistency of policymaking and implementation.
Platform 112 calls on the government, before Croatia's entry into the EU, to make a sharp turn towards democracy, the rule of law and sustainable development, making these values the starting point of every policy, and not perceiving and portraying them as a necessary evil and/or collateral damage that would be avoided if possible.
Therefore, Platform 112 requests the Government and Parliament to:
1. correct the greatest injustices resulting from the war and transition and, among other things, urgently reverse the negative trend of the return of refugee Serbs to Croatia; to solve the problem of tenant rights, which threatens the existence of thousands of families; to establish a system of compensation for civilian victims of war and to amend the Law on Free Legal Aid so that an effective procedure is established for providing primary legal aid to a wide range of users who need it;
2. publicly discuss and adopt the Strategy for Sustainable Development of Croatia as an umbrella policy that will ensure the coordinated development of local communities, regions and society as a whole, responsible use of public resources, an economy based on knowledge and innovation in which particular economic interests are subordinate to public and social ones, and strategic decisions are made transparently and democratically;
3. finally launch a public administration reform to strengthen the efficiency of public sector management, with an emphasis on a new personnel policy, strategic management and territorial restructuring, with the goal not being savings, but the quality of public policies and public services;
4. reject the current approach of encouraging short-term investment aimed exclusively at privileged private investors, with the absence of a thorough assessment of the expected long-term consequences;
5. osiguraju djelotvoran nadstranački nadzor nad svim reformama proisteklima iz pregovora s EU u Poglavlju 23 osnivanjem novog parlamentarnog tijela – Nacionalnog vijeća za vladavinu prava i zaštitu javnog interesa – koje bi uključivalo i predstavnike/ce civilnoga društva i stručne javnosti te usko surađivalo i s institucijama EU.
“Platformu 112 – za Hrvatsku vladavine prava” čine sljedeće organizacije: B.a.B.e., Centar za edukaciju, savjetovanje i istraživanje (CESI), Centar za LGBT ravnopravnost, Centar za mirovne studije (CMS), Centar za mir, nenasilje i ljudska prava Osijek, Documenta – Centar za suočavanje s prošlošću, GONG, Kuća ljudskih prava, Pravo na grad, Srpski demokratski forum, Transparency International Hrvatska, Udruga za društvenu afirmaciju osoba s duševnim smetnjama – Sjaj, Udruga za nezavisnu medijsku kulturu, Udruga za promicanje inkluzije, Udruga za promicanje istih mogućnosti, Udruga roditelja djece s posebnim potrebama “Put u život – PUŽ”, Udruga za samozastupanje, Zbor istraživačkih novinara, Zelena akcija.
“Platformu 112 – za Hrvatsku vladavine prava” podržavaju sljedeće organizacije: Amnesty International Hrvatska, Brodsko ekološko društvo, Centar inkluzivne potpore IDEM, Centar za građanske inicijative Poreč, Centar za mir, pravne savjete i psihosocijalnu pomoć Vukovar, Centar za podršku i razvoj civilnog društva DELFIN Pakrac, DEŠA – Dubrovnik, Humanitarna i mirotvorna organizacija, Eko Pan, Eko-eko Komin, Ekološko turistička udruga Šolte, Eko-Zadar, Forum za slobodu odgoja, Hrvatsko debatno društvo, Hrvatska udruga gluhoslijepih osoba Dodir, Hrvatska udruga za školovanje pasa vodiča i mobilitet, Hrvatski savez slijepih, Iskorak – Centar za prava seksualnih i rodnih manjina, Koalicija udruga Info zona, Koalicija udruga u zdravstvu, Koordinacija udruga za djecu, Krka Knin, Kurziv – platforma za pitanja kulture, medija i društva, Lezbijska grupa Kontra, MIRamiDA Centar regionalne razmjene mirovnih iskustava, Mirovna grupa Oaza Beli Manastir, Mreža mladih Hrvatske, Multimedijalni institut, Projekt građanskih prava Sisak, Radio Mreža, Roditelji u akciji, Udruga Delta, Udruga LET, Fade In – Fantastično dobra institucija, Savez udruga stanara Hrvatske (SUSH), Socijalna politika i uključivanje (SPUK), SOS Dječje selo Hrvatska, Udruga BRID, Udruga za pomoć i edukaciju žrtava mobbing, Udruga za pomoć osobama s mentalnom retardacijom Međimurske županije, Udruga za prirodu, okoliš i održivi razvoj Sunce, Udruga za promicanje ljudskih prava i medijskih sloboda CENZURA PLUS, Udruga Protagora, Udruga za razvoj civilnog društva SMART, Udruga za zaštitu ljudskih prava i humanitarne aktivnosti “Dalmatinski odbor solidarnosti-DOS”, Volonterski centar Zagreb, Zaklada Slagalica, Zelena Istra, Zeleni Osijek, Ženska soba.
