{"id":2411,"date":"2021-03-15T12:20:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T11:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/https:\/\/babe.hr\/\/1257-crnojevic-zeljela-sam-pomoci-svim-zenama-koje-se-nadu-u-slicnoj-situaciji-da-se-mogu-pozvati-na-ovaj-slucaj-i-dobiti-neku-vrstu-pravnog-uporista\/"},"modified":"2021-09-03T11:14:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T09:14:07","slug":"1257-crnojevic-zeljela-sam-pomoci-svim-zenama-koje-se-nadu-u-slicnoj-situaciji-da-se-mogu-pozvati-na-ovaj-slucaj-i-dobiti-neku-vrstu-pravnog-uporista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babe.hr\/en\/1257-crnojevic-zeljela-sam-pomoci-svim-zenama-koje-se-nadu-u-slicnoj-situaciji-da-se-mogu-pozvati-na-ovaj-slucaj-i-dobiti-neku-vrstu-pravnog-uporista\/","title":{"rendered":"Crnojevi\u0107: I wanted to help all women who find themselves in a similar situation to be able to refer to this case and get some kind of legal support"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ruling in favor of Helena Crnojevi\u0107 speaks volumes about the position of women in Croatian society, as in this particular case, Helena was removed from the list of international referees by the Croatian Handball Referees Association because she decided to start a family. Helena was in the advanced stages of pregnancy at the time, and was removed from the list without any prior notice and despite the clear opposition of the European and World Handball Federations.<\/em><\/p>\n

The BaBe Association held a press conference at which Bojana Guberac, on behalf of the association; Ines Boji\u0107, attorney and legal advisor to the association, and Helena Crnojevi\u0107 spoke, regarding the verdict rendered in her favor by the Rijeka County Court on January 26, 2021, which finally determined that handball referee Helena Crnojevi\u0107 was discriminated against on the basis of gender, pregnancy and maternity by being removed from the international list of the Croatian Handball Referees Association, and for the same she was awarded compensation for non-pecuniary damage in the amount of 30,000.00 kn.<\/p>\n

Helena contacted the BaBe association regarding her case in June 2016, which filed a complaint on her behalf with the Gender Equality Ombudsman, whereupon the Ombudsman determined that the specific case involved direct discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy and maternity, which is prohibited by the Gender Equality Act, and accordingly sent a recommendation and warning to the Association of Croatian Handball Referees and the Croatian Handball Federation, which, despite the warning, did not eliminate the discrimination. In the court proceedings against the Croatian Handball Referees Association, Helena Crnojevi\u0107 was represented by attorney Ines Boji\u0107.<\/p>\n

“2014. u sedmom mjesecu trudno\u0107e, nazvala me moja rukometne partnerica i vrlo uznemireno rekla da je na web stranici na\u0161e suda\u010dke udruge vidjela da su nas izbrisali s me\u0111unarodne liste sudaca. Uslijedio je \u0161ok i nevjerica, nismo mogle vjerovati da su tako ne\u0161to u\u010dinili dok smo trudne i nismo znale za\u0161to?”<\/em>, Crnojevi\u0107 began about the discrimination she faced.<\/p>\n

“Svjesno i namjerno sam potisnula neke osje\u0107aje. Sje\u0107am se da sam bila u velikom \u0161oku, sje\u0107am se da sam bila pod ogromnim stresom, da sam se tresla i da sam imala bolan gr\u010d u \u017eeludcu. Dobiti licencu da sudi\u0161 me\u0111unarodna natjecanja na svjetskoj razini je velika \u010dast iza koje stoje godine i godine, treniranja, utakmica, putovanja, odricanja i discipline \u2013 i kad ti netko sve to jednom odlukom u jednom danu izbri\u0161e, to je kao da vam netko sru\u0161i sav svijet koji ste do tada poznavali i istodobno Vam zabije no\u017e u trbuh. Sje\u0107am se da me je bilo strah za svoju bebu koju sam nosila u trbuhu, i da nisam \u017eeljela da joj ovaj stres koji sam tada prolazila u bilo kojoj mjeri naudi.”<\/em>, Crnojevi\u0107 told and warned, “I to je ono na \u0161to su oni ra\u010dunali, na \u0161to su ciljali, znali su da se kao \u017eene u najosjetljivijem periodu \u017eivota, ne\u0107emo boriti za svoju poziciju u trenutku kada svu svoju energiju moramo usmjeriti na dono\u0161enje novog \u017eivota na svijet”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In late May 2015, after their applications to be reinstated on the international list were rejected, Crnojevi\u0107 and her partner in the court approached the Babe association, with the help of lawyer Ines Boji\u0107 and the Gender Equality Ombudsman. She warned the HRS and the HRS about the constitutional provisions, European regulations and Croatian laws regarding discrimination, and invited them to submit documentation denying such actions, and ultimately ordered Crnojevi\u0107 and her partner in the court to be reinstated on the international list of judges.<\/p>\n

In 2017, after talking with a member of the UHRS board, Crnojevi\u0107 came to the conclusion that they were not aware of the consequences and meaning of their decision.<\/p>\n

“Tada mi je sinulo, ako on to ne zna, koji je moja generacija, pa koliko ostalih jo\u0161 ne zna da se \u017eeni za vrijeme trudno\u0107e ne smije mijenjati njezina pozicija i da se ima pravo nakon rodiljinog dopusta vratiti na isti posao koji je obavljala prije trudno\u0107e. Za mene je jedine logi\u010dna odluka bila i\u0107i u sudsku tu\u017ebu i iako sam znala da meni osobno to ne\u0107e pomo\u0107i, jer su sudski procesi su prespori da bi trenutno pomogli ne\u010dijoj karijeri, \u017eeljela sam da ovaj slu\u010daj, bez obzira na ishod, u\u0111e u sudsku praksu.”<\/em>, Crnojevi\u0107 explained her motivation.<\/p>\n

After a three-year court process, she recounted her feelings in the following words and expressed hope that her case and verdict would make a positive change and protect pregnant women.<\/p>\n

“Moram re\u0107i da mi se ponovno javljao isti osje\u0107aj bolnog gr\u010da u \u017eelucu svaki put kad bih morala na ro\u010di\u0161te jer sam se prisje\u0107ala svih doga\u0111aja koje smo prolazili 2014. i 2015. I nije uvijek bilo lako slu\u0161ati razloge koje je suprotna strana iznosila da bi opravdala svoje pogre\u0161ne odluke.<\/em><\/p>\n

As I mentioned before, this ruling means nothing to me personally and my career, but it should provide a foothold for all women who find themselves in a similar situation. I wanted to help all women who find themselves in a similar situation to be able to refer to this case and get some kind of legal foothold. So that they don't have to go through what I went through for four years, but with paper in hand I can say that this is not how it works.<\/em><\/p>\n

Finally, I would just like to say to all women who want to continue playing sports, at the same level as before pregnancy, that they can now do so without fear that someone will take away their years of effort and work while they are pregnant or on maternity leave. They have the legal basis to continue in the same position they were in before pregnancy, and no one can dispute that right.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nadam se da \u0107e se u budu\u0107nosti hrvatski savezi i udruge ponositi sa svojim \u017eenama i majkama i isticati ih kao odli\u010dne promotorice na me\u0111unarodnoj sceni. Jer one to zaslu\u017euju.”<\/em>, concluded Crnojevi\u0107.<\/p>\n

We congratulate Helena on the brave battle she fought and the justice we achieved together!<\/p>\n

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