ANNUAL REPORT 2006

WOMEN'S ROOM

1. ABOUT US

Women's Room is non-governmental feminist organization that seeks to raise awareness of women’s issues among relevant institutions as well as the general public. Its primary focus is women’s sexuality and sexual rights through education, research and public works. It was founded in 2002 in Zagreb and works on state and regional levels.

Women's Room was established with the following goals: . diminishing all forms of sex, gender and sexual discrimination; . empowering women to demand the protection of their human rights; . promoting and protecting sexual rights in accordance with the Declaration on Sexual Rights; . introducing all-encompassing educational practices based on scientific fact to all levels of education; . promoting positive attitudes about women’s sexuality, sexual health, and freedom of choice; . diminishing all forms of discrimination based on gender expression and/or gender identity, sexual orientation, and intersex characteristics; . prevention of sexual violence against women and sexual and gender minorities; . providing direct assistance to women who have survived sexual violence; . empowering LGBTIQ individuals in demanding their basic human rights.

FIELDS OF WORK

sexual rights and women's sexuality

sexual violence including trafficking in women for the purpose of sexual exploitation

rights of sexual and gender minorities (LGBTIQ rights)

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ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN'S ROOM

EDUCATION

PUBLIC WORK / RESEARCH LOBBYING / NETWORKING

COUNSELING PUBLISHING SERVICES

During 2006, Women's Room has implemented 16 programs and projects that fall under three main program themes. Descriptions of these programs and projects are to be found in Chapter 3 of the report – Work of Women's Room in 2006. Although Women's Room has operated for only five years, we believe that through dedicated work on program themes it has acquired the status of one of the most prominent feminist organizations in the sphere of civil organizations as well as among relevant governmental institutions whose domain is related to Women's Room's fields of work. These can be best attested to through our publications, numerous workshops and seminars as well as media presence (attachment no. 3).

Structure of Women's Room

Women's Room is comprised of an Assembly which is the highest electoral and program body and includes regular Women's Room's members. The Management Team consists of five independent experts in the field of women's human rights and the president of the Coordination Team. The Coordination Team is an executive body which includes coordinators of Women's Room's programs. The Working Team is an executive body which includes the coordinators of Women's Room's programs and projects,and involves all members that participate in Women's Room's work, including volunteers. A list of Women's Room's members can be found in Attachment no. 1.

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Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 3 STRUCTURE OF WOMEN'S ROOM

WOMEN'S ROOM'S ASSEMBLY highest electoral and program body

MANAGEMENT TEAM COORDINATION TEAM management body executive body

WORKING TEAM body working on programs and projects

The Working Team of Women's Room during 2006 was comprised of Maja Mamula (President of the Coordination Team), Voljana Kapelina (Office and Financial Coordinator), Dunja Bonacci Skenderović (Coordinator of Trafficking in Women Program), Jelena Poštić (Coordinator of LGBTIQ Program), Ivana Dijanić Plašć (Project Assistant) and Nera Komarić (Coordinator of Trafficking in Women Program). Women’s Room’s Team has in 2006 contributed 895 overtime, unpaid working hours.

In addition to the main Women's Room Team the organization works with 19 experts in specific fields in relation to specific projects and programs. In addition to this an important contribution is made by 16 regular volunteers. Other volunteers participated in specific activities and all these volunteers contributed 1854 volunteer hours (Attachment no. 2). During 2006, Women’s Room members devoted their efforts to achieving not only the goals set, but also to the development of the organization, evaluation of their work and achievements, and plans for further organizational development. The Statute of Women’s Room underwent modification as at the General Assembly meeting held on June 8, 2006. Changes were made regarding the organization’s name and address and in terms of the management bodies of Women’s Room. The name of the organization was changed from Women’s Room – Center for Prevention, Research, and Combating of Sexual Violence to Women’s Room – Center for Sexual Rights.

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 4 Women's Room's finances for 2006

During 2006, Women's Room engaged in 16 projects with a budget of 857.189,35 kunas (117.057 EUR). Of this, 30% was allocated to salaries, 28 % to indirect activity costs and 42 % to direct activity expenditure. Women's Room donors in 2006 were Kvinna till Kvinna; Office for the Equality of the Sexes of the Government of Croatia; Ministry of Science, Education and Sport; US Embassy, World Day of Prayer; WORLD LEARNING STAR; European Women's Lobby; European Commission, Open Society Institute New York; The Global Fund for Women; Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice; Mama Cash; CARE Canada Zagreb.

Women's Room's revenue and expenditures for 2006 are presented in tables and graphs 1 and 2 below.

Table 1 Women's Room's revenue in 2006

Revenue HRK EURO

1. Kvinna till Kvinna 310.863,88 42.451 2. National Foundation for the Civil Society Development 149.145,00 20.367 3. European Comission 130.752,70 17.855 4. US Embassy 82.829,00 11.311 5. Ministry of Science, Education and Sport 70.000,00 9.559 6. Governmental Office for the Equality of the Sexes 68.530,00 9.358 7. Global Fund for Women 64.226,00 8.771 8. Women's World Day of Prayer 53.808,06 7.348 9. Stichtung Mama Cash 47.193,57 6.445 10. Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice 32.671,82 4.462 11. Care International Canada 31.127,29 4.251 12. Governmental Office for the Equality of the Sexes 30.000,00 4.097 13. European Women's Lobby 19.701,73 2.690 14. Other donors 22.049,75 3.011 15. Revenue from services 1.620,00 221 16. Private donations 990,00 135 17. Other revenue 8.892,97 1.214 UKUPNO PRIHODI 1.124.401,77 153.547 18. Volunteer work 55.121,00 7.527

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 5 Graph 1 Women's Room's revenue in 2006

1% 5% International donors 14% National Foundation for Civil Society Development

Funds from the state 13% budget

Volunteer work 67% Other revenue

Table 2 Women's Room's expenditures in 2006

EXPENDITURES HRK EURO

1. PROGRAM EXPENSES Program staff 258.213,97 35.261 Program activities 357.554,14 48.827 TOTAL 615.768,11 84.089

2. INDIRECT COSTS Administrative staff 69.614,91 9.507 Rent and utilities 48.850,10 6.671 Communication costs 29.808,74 4.071 Administrative costs 65.354,50 8.925 Equipment and maintanace costs 7.223,85 986 Financial revision 5.145,00 703 Other costs 15.424,14 2.106 TOTAL 241.421,24 32.968

TOTAL EXPENDITURES 857.189,35 117.057

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 6 Graph 2 Women's Room's expenditures in 2006

28%

Program costs

Indirect costs

72%

Total Women's Room's revenue in 2006 were 1.124.401.77 kn, and expenditures 857.189,35 kn. Remaining balance of income equals to 267.212,42 kn and will be used for expenditures during 2007.

Promotion of Women’s Room’s research “Status of Sexual Rights of Women in Croatia”, Zagreb, February 2006.

«We don't know who we are until we realize what we can do. »

Martha Grimes

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 7 2. CONTEXT OF OUR WORK

Our work is motivated primarily by the unequal treatment and discrimination of women in society and discrimination based on gender expression.

Our focus is dedicated to specific groups such as women whose sexual rights are violated, female survivors of sexual violence and sexual and gender minorities (LGBTIQ population).

2.1. Status of sexual rights

Sex education

Despite numerous attempts of experts in the field of sexuality and sexual education coming from governmental or non-governmental organizations to do so, sex education in Croatia has not been introduced to schools during 2006, neither as an independent program nor within the scope of Health education. In accordance to the notifications made, in February 2006 the Ministry of Science, Education and Sport (MSES) announced a call for applications regarding suggestions for Health education for elementary and high schools in Croatia, an integral part of this being sex education. Of twenty-four proposals, two were entered in the process for further consideration by The Committee for Proposal Assessment: a program of the association GROZD for elementary and high schools (conditioned by making changes to some parts of their sexual education program) and a program of the Forum for Freedom of Sexual Education for high schools. When this information was announced in media numerous reactions followed, primarily provoked by GROZD program which included information stating that no contraception is safe (or recommended), that masturbation is deviant form of sexual behavior which leads youth to focus on themselves, and that homosexuality is disease and a disorder. The Committee requested certain changes be made to GROZD program which did not take place, while minister Primorac neglected recommendations made by the Committee and concluded that GROZD program can enter elementary and high schools in its original form. Numerous meetings with different bodies followed and expert opinions were sought, including opinions of the Ombudsperson for Sex Equality and Ombudsperson for Children, with the aim of adjusting the program of health education to include scientific fact and international obligations of Croatia in the field of women's human rights and rights of children. MSES sent the program to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare for further assessment. All of this has engendered the establishment of Civil Coalition STOP High-risk Sexual Education in January of 2007 with the aim of preventing the implementation of GROZD program in elementary and high schools,

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 8 stopping this type of governmental politics and to contribute of development and introduction of unified sexual education. Positive shifts in 2006 were rare, but did occur primarily in the frame of university undergraduate education such as introduction of new undergraduate courses at some universities1. Furthermore, on the initiative of psychologists from Women's Room, new section on Psychology of Sexuality was established in the scope of Croatian Psychological Association. At the University of Zagreb, at the Faculty of Philosophy, within the Department of Sociology, a Department of Sexology was established. It is necessary to stress that much of the changes in the scope of academia were instigated by nongovernmental organizations which testifies about the recognition of representatives of civil society as experts for areas that are long overdue in terms of their inclusion into educational curricula.

Reproductive health and medically assisted conception (MAC) The status of women’s reproductive rights in Croatia has not changed significantly when compared to 2005. The agreed network of teams in the field of women’s health protection in 2006 does not satisfy the needs neither with the number of contracted services nor with accessibility. In terms of contraception, it is expensive and not easily accessible. Data about legally induced abortion are incomplete since part of data is not reported on the legally required form but are, for the official report for 2005 of the Croatian Institute for Public Health (data collected through June 30, 2006), taken from the regular patient-statistical database. The practice of not reporting legally induced abortions indicates the social and economic pressure exerted on women, who are being manipulated with the aim of not paying high market prices of the services [this is unclear!], as well as so as not to be exposed to the judgments of religious and pro life lobbies. This practice shows the lack of public policy. Statistics still indicate that occurrences of requested abortions are highest among women with two children, which points to usage of abortion as contraceptive method, which is understandable due to lack of counseling centers and centers for family planning. The Ministry of Health during 2006 has renewed the working team (Bioethical Committee) for preparation of the new law on MAC. The composition of the Committee was not revealed to the public. However, minister of health Neven Ljubičić made a statement saying that retired professor Ivan Bakran is the head of the Committee. This professor supports «Italian model» of the law on MAC. Italian law on MAC does not permit donation of semen cells, egg cells or fetuses, it allows only for usage of one's own cells and fetuses of the couple that is undergoing the procedure of assisted conception. Therefore, it can be expected that there will be visible influence of Roman Catholic Church in the new law and that rights of individuals and couples using MAC will be greatly diminished. In the meantime, the number of free procedures that is available for women has been decreased, waiting lists have become longer, and women

1 University of Rijeka, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology – Psychology of Sexuality University of Zadar, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology – Psychology of Sexuality University of Osijek, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology – Psychology of Sex and Gender University of Zagreb, Medical School, Department of Family Medicine. Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 9 without partners cannot access medically assisted conception due to medical institutions' lack of respect of the law. Improvements are noticeable in the area of early detection of harmful tumors in women. During 2006 National Program for early detection of breast cancer started being implemented. This program includes mammogram inspections available by invitation to persons’ home for all women in the ages between 50 and 69. During 2006, two public policy documents were adopted which include protection of women's reproductive rights: National Policy for the Promotion of Sex Equality 2006 – 2010 and National Population Policy. One of the planned measures in the Population Policy that concerns sexual and reproductive rights and health of women is establishment of centers for family planning and reproductive health within county hospitals, general hospitals and existing clinics which should come to effect during 2007.

2.2. Sexual violence including trafficking in women

Sexual violence According to the official statistics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for 2006, there were 672 reported criminal acts against freedoms and morality, 3.5% more than in 2005. Among those, the most frequent ones were sexual assault2 (Art. 193), total of 204 victims, rape (Art. 188) with 126 victims. When considered in terms of estimates provided by numerous worldwide and national research, which indicate the ratio of one reported rape to 15 to 20 unreported ones, the insight to the prevalence of this problem can be understood. When comparing data about the number of reported criminal acts during 2006 to the one from 2005, we can observe that there has been 39.8% increase in reporting rapes with 126 cases being reported, 123 out of them by women (97.6%). Through analysis of ages of victims, we can identify the increase of rapes involving teenage girls from fourteen to eighteen (70.6%) and girls age eighteen to twenty-two (87.5%). A disturbing occurrence is the extreme increase in the number of raped women older than 60 (275%) which cannot be explained differently from blatant form of hatred of women. Unfortunately, despite numerous attempts, foremost by nongovernmental organizations in Croatia, there are still no centers for systematic assistance to victims of sexual violence that would provide necessary services from monitoring during the reporting process, offering free of charge psychotherapy, preparation for court process and work with families. Additionally, programs for work with perpetrators have not been developed. There is low level of knowledge and sensibility expressed by representatives of relevant professions about the problem of sexual violence.

2 According to the Croatian Penal Code, it includes different forms of sexual assault that do not fall under the definition of rape in the Article 188. Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 10 Trafficking in women for the purpose of sexual exploitation According to the official statistics of Croatian Government, during 2006 there have been 13 victims of trafficking, out of which three victims were from Croatia. All victims were women, and eight of them were identified during transit, in two cases Croatia was a destination country, in one case the country of origin, and two cases were of in-country trafficking where Croatia was country of origin and exploitation. In comparison to 2005, the number of identified cases of trafficking in persons in 2006 has risen to 54%. During 2006, 10 cases were initiated against 17 persons based on act 175 of the Criminal Code «Trafficking in persons and slavery». There were no verdicts made based on the criminal reports during 2006. However, during 2006 there were three verdicts made based on criminal reports initiated in 2000, 2004, and 2005. All three verdicts, for 5 perpetrators are not confirmed yet and assigned punishments are minimal and amount to one year of imprisonment.

2.3. LGBTIQ rights (Sexual and gender minorities) LGBTIQ rights in Croatia during 2006 have not advanced significantly. On the legislative level, a very important step forward concerns introduction of definition of hate crime into Croatian Criminal Code. Also, adopted Law on Sports includes anti-discriminatory provision that includes sexual orientation. There were many instances of homophobic statements by members of the Croatian Parliament and the debate regarding introduction of sexual education into schools and the issue of homosexuality was one of the central issues of controversy. The adopted National Policy on Gender Equality for the period 2006-2010 mentions sexual orientation only in regards to commitments leading to joining the EU. Included measures are aimed at improvement of ways to combat and eliminate discrimination based on sexual orientation through conducting research on judicial practice and police conduct as well as inclusion of representatives of organizations dealing with sexual and gender minorities into relevant bodies. National Policy for Human Rights was again not adopted this year. Eastern European Pride - The International Pride – To Live Freely, held in Zagreb was this year organized to advocate for freedom of assembly in Croatia and other Eastern European states where such rights of the LGBTIQ population are not respected and to support organizing the very first Prides in those communities. Participants from 13 Eastern European countries participated in Pride from Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Latvia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia, Kosovo/a, Bulgaria, Albania, Slovakia and Lithuania. Unfortunately, this Zagreb Pride, like the previous ones, was accompanied by police misconduct. In cooperation with ILGA-Europe and IGLHRC, Zagreb Pride Organizing Committee organized monitoring of violations of human rights during pride and report on these violations was compiled and sent to relevant institutions. This report is available at www.zagreb-pride.net.

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Internationale Pride – To Live Freely, June 2006

On the regional level the 13th meeting of SEE Q Network took place in Zagreb and was organized by Women’s Room. Apart from SEE Q Network’s members, this meeting was attended by other LGBTIQ organizations from Eastern Europe, Caucuses, and Central Asia (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Slovakia) as well as by representatives from Global Fund for Women, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, Mama Cash. Aims of this meeting were enabling exchange of knowledge and experience in implementation of different approaches and strategies for human rights advocacy in regards to LGBTIQ persons and needs of LGBTIQ populations, enabling exchange of information about situations, activism and organizational needs, creating possibilities and supporting process of development for new ideas, partnerships and cooperation. The report “Supporting LGBTIQ organization in the post- Yugoslav region and Beyond” was compiled as a result of the meeting with the aim of providing recommendations to both activists/organizations and donors on different priority areas and needs identified at the meeting.

13th SEE Q meeting, Zagreb, Sept 29 – Oct 1, 2006

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 12 3. WOMEN'S ROOM WORK IN 2006

As previously stated, during 2006, Women's Room worked on 16 programs and projects. Table 2 shows program/project names and donors for 2006.

Table 2: List of Women's Room's projects/programs and donors in 2006 No. Program/project name Donor 1. Center for Sexual Rights + Feminist Summer School Kvinna till Kvinna (partial funding) 2. Gender prism of sexual rights among youth - Office for Gender Equality of the research Government of Croatia Implementation of prevention program against sexual Ministry of Science, Education and Sport 3. violence in schools Network of cooperation between governmental Women's World Day of Prayer 4. institutions and nongovernmental organizations against sexual violence Research on trafficking in persons in Croatia US Embassy and Office for Human Rights 5. of the Government of Croatia 6. Education of young trainers about trafficking in Women's World Day of Prayer persons 7. Trafficking in persons: youth actions n local World Learning STAR communities 8. Education of students of relevant faculties about Office for Human Rights of the Government trafficking in persons of Croatia 9. Conference: Trafficking in persons and prostitution; Lobby Europeen des femmes – Round table for journalists European Women's Lobby 10. Development of local civil society through capacity European Commission building 11. Psychologists and mental health of LGBTIQ Open Society Institute New York populations (continuation of project from 2005) 12. Development of the workbook: Creation of Sex? Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice Gender? 13. South Eastern European Queer Network - 13th The Global Fund for Women, Astraea network meeting Lesbian Foundation for Justice, Mama Cash Recommendations for changes related to sexual Women's Room's volunteer project 14. violence: legislative changes, victims’ protection and development of prevention programs

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 13 15. Liz Kelly – translation and publishing of the book OSI and Ministry of Culture Surviving Sexual Violence (continuation of the project from 2003) 16. Women's Room organizational development CARE CANADA II IN ZAGREB

Women's Room's work is organized around five main activities: education, research, counseling, publishing and advocacy, lobbying and networking. Below is the overview of main Women's Room's activities during 2006.

1. Education Education is one of the most important and developed areas of Women's Room's work. Primary areas in which we deliver education are sexual rights, women's sexuality, violence against women, sexual violence, trafficking in persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation, LGBTIQ rights. Educational methods vary and are adjusted to the needs of target groups. Methods include lectures, workshops, trainings, supervisions, consultations, seminars, as well as round tables. Primary target groups of education are women, women's groups and nongovernmental organizations in Croatia and the region, representatives of relevant governmental institutions and bodies, youths and students, LGBTIQ individuals, and society in general. During 2006, members of Women's Room have delivered 64 lectures, workshops and/or trainings for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) predominantly in Croatia, for representatives various governmental institutions, students of different universities, and the general public. The total number of participants at our lectures, workshops and trainings amounts to 1695.

1.1. Sexual rights and women's sexuality 24 lectures, workshops and trainings were delivered; 18 for students of different universities, 3 for governmental institutions, 3 for nongovernmental organizations, 2 for general public, and one for governmental institutions.

1.2. Gender based violence 5 lectures, workshops and trainings were delivered; 3 for nongovernmental organizations, one for governmental institutions and one for students.

1.3. Sexual violence including trafficking in women for the purpose of sexual exploitation

Sexual violence 13 lectures, workshops and trainings were delivered; 8 for governmental institutions, 4 for students and one for nongovernmental organizations.

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Trafficking in women A total of 12 lectures, workshops and trainings were delivered; 5 for representatives of relevant governmental institutions, 4 for representatives of nongovernmental organizations, and 3 for students of different universities and high schools.

Education of students about trafficking in women, Jezerčica, September 2006.

1.4. Sexual and gender minorities (LGBTIQ rights) 6 lectures, workshops and trainings were delivered; 3 for students and 3 for general public.

1.5. Education of Women's Room's Team Thanks to the support of the Swedish organization Kvinna till Kvinna, in April 2006 three members of Women's Room went to Sweden for a study visit. The aim of the visit was the transfer of knowledge with organizations who work in the field of sexual and reproductive rights and health, as well as sexual violence. During a five-day study tour, the following organizations were visited: RFSU (The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education) – headquarters and Stockholm branch-office, RFSL (Swedish association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender rights), shelter for women victims of domestic violence as well as the headquarters of Kvinna till Kvinna.

Fifth meeting of the Network of Cooperation Between Governmental Institutions and Nongovernmental Organizations Against Sexual Violence, May2006

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 15 2. Research In the scope of Women's Room's work, important emphasis is placed on the implementation of scientific research for the purpose of acquiring better insight into issues related to Women's Room's fields of work, ensuring basic data required for our work but also for raising public awareness, as well as providing necessary data and information for lobbying for necessary changes in specific fields. During 2006 three researches were conducted:

2.1. Researching trafficking in humans in Croatia During 2006, Women's Room began work on an all-encompassing assessment of the situation relating to trafficking in persons in Croatia. Primary goals of the assessment were to: 1) Provide overview of the existing situation, as well as get insight into the work of the system for combating trafficking in persons and victims' assistance and protection in Republic of Croatia four years after it has been incepted; 2) Provide insight into usefulness of educations of governmental employees and members of nongovernmental organizations on the topic of trafficking in persons as one of the prevention methods and capacity building for combating of this phenomenon; 3) Open space for further research about causes and prevalence of trafficking in persons in the Republic of Croatia; 4) Give recommendations for improvement of the existing system based on the results of the undertaken assessment. The overview is divided into six parts. The first part addresses institutional capacities for combating trafficking in persons, the second one presents the analysis of victims of trafficking in Croatia from 2002 through May of 2006 based on official data of identified victims during this period. The third part provides analysis of knowledge and attitudes of youth as a vulnerable group about the problem of trafficking in persons. Following this is analysis of the benefits of educating members of institutions and nongovernmental organizations. The final part provides conclusions and recommendations for future work.

2.2. Psychologists and mental health of LGBTIQ populations The project launched in 2005, «Creating strategies and policy recommendations for advancing the health of LGBTIQ persons among therapists, counsellors, and health care providers in public health institutions in Croatia», involved LGBTQ individuals and psychologists. A questionnaire was designed and data was collected regarding the experiences and concerns of LGBTIQ population with psycho-social providers and recommendations for improvement of public health services. Another questionnaire was designed for psychologists with the aim of to getting better insight into institutional policies and practices as well as their knowledge, attitudes towards and experience with LGBTIQ individuals. Policy assessment and a seminar for psychologists that accompanied this research provided us with better insight into existing (or rather lack of) education and practices affecting mental health of LGBTIQ population. This served as a

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 16 base for continuation of Women’s Room’s work on advancing mental health policies and practices. During 2006, we have used conducted research to advocate for the right to health primarily through Section of Psychology of Sexuality of the Croatian Psychological Society and through its annual conference. We have focused on providing information and education on concerns raised through this research and we will continue to broaden the scope of our work in this field.

2.3. Gender prism of sexual rights among youth Research consisted of two main goals: 1. determine whether there is difference in gender perspective of youth towards sexual rights; 2. use data as a starting point for development of education about sexual rights and sensibilization to gender relations in Croatia. Research sample encompassed representative group of students of third and fourth year at the University of Zagreb, 852 of them (459 female students and 389 male students). A questionnaire was designed for the purpose of the research and it covered the following areas: general social and demographic variables, sexual rights and reproductive health, sexual behavior including risky sexual behavior, sexual violence, motives for engaging into sexual relationships, and feedback. Data collection lasted from the end of November 2006 until the beginning of March 2007. Collected data enabled us insight in various aspects of sexuality, sexual behavior, reproductive health and safe sex practices, as well as sexual violence in regards to gender perspective. Numerous indicators were obtained that indicate strong presence of patriarchal model in the youth’s perceptions. These results were surprising at first, but the fact remains that this is very sensitive topic that requires constant attention, and the research conducted is just the beginning not only to establish the current situation but also to offer directions and issues that need attention for further research.

3. Counseling work During 2006 the counseling work of Women's Room has significantly increased and included phone and face-to-face counseling in our premises as well as counseling via email and mail. Counseling is organized primarily for women that survived sexual violence, persons who experience sexual problems and LGBTIQ persons. Within the scope of the counseling work, basic information about sexuality and sexual rights is offered to interested parties. Counseling is provided by four psychologists (two pro bono), medical practitioners and gynecologists. During 2006, 100 counseling sessions have been held, and 59 persons requested support and assistance. The most frequent topics revolved around sexual violence (38%), family violence (19%), sexual problems (14%), combined issues (12%), and different information and consultations (10%), while other categories, such as other forms of violence, trafficking in women, women's sexuality in general were less represented (7%). Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 17 Graph no. 3: Problems with which people requested assistance from Women's Room during 2006

7% 10% 38% 12%

14% 19%

sexual violence domestic violence sexual problems combined issues different information, consultations other

To the largest extent, counseling was sought by persons who needed assistance and support themselves (56%), their friends (11%), other nongovernmental organizations (10%), family of the person needing assistance and support (8%), or other people such as someone from institutions, acquaintances and general public (15%).

Graph no 4. Who sought assistance from the Women's Room's counseling during 2006

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Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 18 According to types of counseling, the most prevalent forms of counseling were long telephone counseling (over 30 minutes) (32%), telephone short counseling (29%), psychotherapy work (22%), e-mail (14%), while other forms that include regular mail occurred the least (3%).

Graph no 5: Types of counseling in Women's Room's during 2006

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4. Publishing During 2006, Women's Room has produced the following materials: Book: «Status of Women's Sexual Rights in Croatia. Research Results.» (2006)

Workbook: «Creation of Sex? Gender? » (2006)

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 19 Other materials:  Leaflets with basic information about Women's Room  Poster «A few reasons why we need to talk about women's sexuality»  Postcard against trafficking in people «What is hidden behind the ad»  Bookmark against trafficking in persons «Do you know where you are traveling to?»  Educational leaflets «Sexual rights», «Sexual health» and «Gynecological exam»  Poster «Prevalence of sexual violence – research results (format B0) (for presentation of research at the professionals conference «Psychology of Violence and Abuse», Osijek, November 2007).

5. Public work, networking and lobbying During 2006, Women's Room continued its work in the field of networking, public advocacy and systematic public works through our daily activities and presence in media. Significant success has been made in building capacities of nongovernmental organizations and governmental institutions about sexual rights as well as through numerous activities targeted at lobbying for change in societal attitudes toward sexual violence and the development of efficient models of support to people who survived sexual violence (Attachment no 3). During 2006, thanks to the work on development of necessary legal changes and measures for protection of victims of sexual violence, a few important measures proposed by Women's Room were included into National Policy for Sex Equality 2006 – 2010, including suggestion for development of the Protocol on conduct in cases of sexual violence. Within the scope of this group of activities, we would like to emphasize our work in the following three activities: conference on trafficking, meeting of the Network of cooperation between governmental

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 20 institutions and non-governmental organizations against sexual violence, as well as a round table on the topic „Recommendations for Changes related to Sexual Violence“that was held on November 23, 2006 in the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia. In June of 2006, Women's Room, in cooperation with Center for Women War Victims ROSA and Center for Women's Studies, with financial support from European Women's Lobby, organized international conference Prevention of trafficking in persons in conflict and post-conflict situations: Who is responsible? This conference was attended by numerous national and international experts from the field of women's human rights, combating trafficking in women, and prostitution such as Janice Raymond (president of Coalition against Trafficking in Women), Gunila Ekberg (Special Rapporteur for issues of trafficking and prostitution from Sweden), Jasminka Džumhur (OHCHR, Bosnia-Herzegovina), Mara Radovanović (LARA Bijeljina), Ljiljana Reičević (Safe Women's House Podgorica) and many other. In May of 2006 fifth meeting of the Network of Cooperation between Governmental Institutions and Nongovernmental Organizations against Sexual Violence was held. The topic of the meeting was development of recommendations related to sexual violence: changes in legislature, victims' protection and development of prevention programs. In the process of development of this document, apart from members of the Network, meeting was attended by the representative of the Iskorak and Kontra Legal Team, Kristjan Grđan, and representative from the Office for Gender Equality of the Government of Croatia, Mihaela Jović. Adopted recommendations were presented to the public on the round table held on November 23, 2006 which was organized in the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia in cooperation with Commission for Gender Equality of Croatian Parliament and Office for Gender Equality of the Government of Croatia. We participated in work of Women's Network of Croatia (actively in 5 actions) and PETRA Network, one of them being development of campaign for punishing users of sexual services. Furthermore, we actively participated in 25 international and local conferences and/or meetings, mostly as presenters. Our texts, comments and interviews have been published in 21 daily newspapers and magazines as well as on 3 internet sites. We have been interviewed for 9 TV and 7 radio shows (Graph no 6).

Graph no 6: Women's Room's media presence in 2006

Women's Room's media presence in 2006

other 10% LGBTIQ rights sexual rights and (sexual and sexuality 35% gender minorities) 18%

sexual violence including trafficking 37%

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Women's Room is the member of the following networks, initiatives, committees: Women's Network of Croatia; PETRA - Network of NGOs for Prevention and Elimination of Trafficking in Women; SEE Q Network – Southeastern European Queer Network; National Committee against Trafficking in Persons; Operative Team against Trafficking in Persons; Initiative for Introducing Sexual Education in Schools; AWID - The Association for Women’s Rights in Development; ASTRA Network – Central and Eastern European Women’s Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights; ACTA – Anti- Corruption Anti-Trafficking Action and ILGA – International Lesbian and Gay Association.

6. Organizational development of Women's Room During 2006, Women's Room underwent some organizational changes. We held two full-day workshops in organizational development which were facilitated by Aida Bagić. During the first workshop, the following topics were discussed: current organizational structure of Women's Room; organizational values; changes in organizational structure of Women's Room; systematization of work places. At the second workshop, we talked about introduced changes that came as a result of the first workshop. New systematization of work places was accepted, as well as the change in the name of the advisory body of Women's Room from Supervision to Management Committee. Decision was also made to disengage part of the Supervisory Committee membership and nomination of new members of the Management Committee took place together with signing agreements with these members for a period of two years (Attachment no 1).

In June, General Assembly of Women's Room was held where a decision about changes in the Statute of the organization was made and carried out during the meeting of the Assembly. At that time, a change in the name of the organization took place from Center for Prevention, Research, and Combating of Sexual Violence and Women's Sexuality – Women's Room to Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights.

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The mission and vision of our organization have not changed and our goal remains focused on systematic work in order for Croatian society to develop as a civic based one, conferring equal rights upon its members regardless of gender, sex, age, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation. For this purpose, we have been focusing on systematic lobbying through formal and informal contacts with institutions, politicians and public persons. During 2007, the emphasis and effort will be directed towards the establishment of a specialized Center for women who survived sexual violence, the first of this kind not only in Croatia but the entire region. The aim is to offer assistance and support to women survivors of sexual violence from the moment of reporting violence to competent institutions, counseling and therapy work for empowerment and processing traumatic experience, to preparation for court processes. We are planning to complete research about trafficking in persons in the Republic of Croatia as well as continuation of our regular activities, mostly educational programs. We will be continuing work on lobbying for changes of political attitudes that shape mechanisms for protection of women's rights, specifically in regards to all forms of sexual violence as well as regarding sexual and gender minorities (LGBTIQ populations). Women's Room will continue its work in 2007 in accordance to identified societal needs, visions and organizational capacities, as well as basic assumptions underlying our work pertaining to quality and dedication.

T H A N K Y O U

Our work was during 2006 supported by: Kvinna till Kvinna; Office for Gender Equality of the Government of Croatia; Ministry of Science, Education, and Sport; Women's World Day of Prayer; US Embassy in Croatia; Office for Human Rights of the Government of Croatia; World Learning STAR; European Women's Lobby; European Commission; Open Society Institute New York; The Global Fund for Women; Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice; Mama Cash; and CARE Canada Zagreb.

5 . W O M E N'S ROOM'S ACTIVITIES - OVERVIEW

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1: List of Women's Room's members, members of the Management Committee and Coordination Team during 2006.

Women's Room's members (regular): Maja Mamula, Nera Komarić, Jelena Poštić, Voljana Kapelina, Dunja Bonacci Skenderović, Ivana Dijanić Plašć, Rada Borić, Jelena Levak, Jasna Belamarić, Miroslava Đuretek, Petra Ćus, Slobodanka Poštić, Lada Bonacci.

Women's Room's members (associated): Koraljka Vlajo, Dalibor Stanić, Amir Hodžić, Igor Marković, Maja Kolega, Iva Žegura, Ingrid Marton, Jasmina Sočo, Sanja Milivojević.

Women's Room's Management Committee members:

MA Željka Jelavić, ethnologist, president of the Center for Women's Studies Sanja Cesar, psychologist, CESI Neda Pavić, lawyer, Deputy County Prosecutors Office in Zagreb Dr. Silva Mežnarić, sociologist, Institute for Migration and Nationalities in Zagreb MA Vanja Ratković, physicist, main editor of GEO Croatia

Women's Room Coordination Team members:

1. Maja Mamula, president of the Coordination Team 2. Voljana Kapelina 3. Dunja Bonacci Skenderović 4. Jelena Poštić

Attachment 2:

List of Women's Room's volunteers and volunteer hours in 2006 Name Number of volunteer hours 1. Jelena Poštić 1194 2. Ivana Jurišić 120 3. Lada Bonacci 60 4. Miroslava Đuretek 60 5. Dalibor Stanić 40 6. Rory Archer 40 7. Jelena Levak 30 8. Asja Zenko 30 9. Sanja Galeković 30 10. Sanja Kolarić 30 11. Petra Ćus 20 12. Lucijana Žaja 10 13. Maja Samardžić 10 14. Koraljka Vlajo 10 15. Slobodanka Poštić 10 16. Jasna Belamarić 10 Numerous volunteers who contributed to our events and 150 conferences during 2006. Total: 1854

We would also like to thank everyone who is not mentioned here and has been helping us with numerous projects and offered their time and energy generously.

Attachment 3: Women's Room's Activities in 2006

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1. Women’s Room education delivered to nongovernmental organizations: lectures, workshops, seminars Number of Where Topic Date(s) For who participants

HUK (Association for promotion of Trafficking in persons 7 Knin humanity and urban culture), Tintilinić– 16.03.

Benkovac, Zvuk–Zadar

Co organized with: ACTA Trafficking in women: Stubičke (PSD + Women’s Room) public campaigns and 08.-10.05. 12 toplice For 10 nongovernmental organizations advocacy from entire Croatia

B.a.B.e. Zagreb Violence against For 15 representatives of Center for women – gender based Vukovar Social Welfare, Ministry of Interior 10.05. 15 violence Affairs, nongovernmental

organizations, Equality Committees Co organized with: ACTA Trafficking in persons: Stubičke (PSD + Women’s Room) victims protection, 23.05. toplice for 10 nongovernmental organizations national referral 15 from entire Croatia mechanisms Co organized with: ACTA Trafficking in persons (PSD + Women’s Room) Zagreb (evaluation of ACTA 26.06. for 4 nongovernmental organizations 16 training) from Croatia GORD Dalj Violence against for representatives of local institutions Daruvar women – gender based 06.09. 18 and political structures violence

Fifth Feminist Summer School: Women’s Network of Croatia 1.Sexual violence, 27.09. 10 Stubičke 2. Violence against 28.09. 6 toplice for representatives of 12 women’s women, 28.09. 10 nongovernmental organizations 3. Women’s Sexuality, 29.09. 10 4. Sexual rights. 36

Work of women’s Zagreb, nongovernmental Women’s Representatives of NGOs from Georgia 10.10. 7 organizations in Croatia – Room study visit Work of women’s nongovernmental Zagreb ANTCO Macedonia 15.12. 10 organizations in Croatia – study visit Sexual rights and Split Domine women’s sexuality 21.-22.12. 8

TOTAL 7 144 2. Women’s Room education delivered to relevant institutions: lectures, workshops, seminars Number of Where Topic Date(s) For who participants Stubičke Women’s Room organized the Sexual violence: a need for 12.-13. 27

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 26 toplice meeting of the Network of changes in the Criminal 05. Cooperation between Governmental Code and Law on criminal Institutions and Nongovernmental Proceeding Organizations against Sexual (three-day meeting) Violence Center for Civil Society Development Delfin, for Trafficking in women for Donja Stubica, representatives of resource the purpose of sexual 02.-05. 15 terme Jezerčica governmental institutions (police, exploitation 07. hospitals, centers for social welfare, (four-day seminar) schools, prosecutor’s office, courts) World Learning and Ministry of Health and Social Welfare for Trafficking in persons 06.- 07. Opatija 28 county coordinators of Centers for (three-day seminar) 09 Social Welfare Trafficking in women in Zagreb, Students from St. Thomas Croatia (lecture) 17.06. 20 Sheraton University from Florida

Center for Women ROSA and Trafficking in persons with Sljeme, Ministry of Health and Social the emphasis on children, 19.- 20. Tomislav 18 Welfare for providers of the Sexual violence 09. House services where victims are admitted (two-day seminar) Institute for improvement of Zagreb, education Sexual violence European 02.10. 100 For 100 school associates from the (lecture and workshop) House entire Croatia CESI Trafficking in children Terme Tuhelj 13.10. 11 For high school teachers (one-day workshop) Sexual violence: finalizing Women’s Room organized and the document Stubičke Network of Cooperation between 03 -04. Recommendations for toplice Governmental Institutions and 11. 7 changes related to sexual Nongovernmental Organizations violence against Sexual Violence (two-day workshop) 14th Annual Conference of Sexuality and Psychology Vodice 26.10. 60 Psychologists (round table) 2nd Secondary School Vrbovec, Sexual Violence in Schools Vrbovec 14.11. 20 lectures for teachers (three-hour workshop) Trafficking in persons: Center for Civil Society Daruvar, Establishing county Development Delfin 17.-19. Daruvarske commission for combating 14 for representatives of governmental 11. toplice trafficking institutions (three-day seminar) Recommendations for Women’s Room in the name of the changes related to sexual Women’s Network of Croatia, Zagreb, violence: legislative Parliamentary Committee for Croatian changes, victims’ 23.11. 50 Gender Equality. Office for Gender Parliament protection and development Equality of the Government of of prevention programs Croatia (round table) Zagreb, Violence against women School of Postgraduate course – gender-based violence 05.12. 12 Public Health in School Medicine (three-hour lecture) A. Štampar Zagreb, Postgraduate course Sexual Violence School of 06.12. 12 in School Medicine (three-hour lecture) Public Health

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 27 A. Štampar Osijek, Faculty Sexual Violence of Philosophy, Conference of Psychologists: 30.11.- (oral and poster 60 Department of Psychology of violence and abuse 01.12. presentation) Psychology TOTAL 18 454

3. Women’s Room education for students and pupils For who Topic Date Number of participants World Learning Status of women’s sexual rights in Croatia, 01.03. STAR 15 Women’s Room’s work Jill Benderly Center for Women’s Studies 1. Introductory lecture: body and sexuality 01.02. 2. Multicultural differences 08.02. 15 students Course: Body and 3. Sexuality, sexology, and women 15.02. each time Sexuality: Private and 4. Sexual rights 22.02. (75) Political 5. Women’s Sexuality 01.03.

14.03. Introductory lecture 21.03. Defining sexology, short historical overview

of development of sexology 28.03. The most renown research on sexuality

University of Zagreb, Research methods in sexuality and ethical 04.04. Croatian Studies problems 11.04. (Department of Theories of human sexuality 18.04. 50 students psychology, sociology, Cultural differences in human sexuality 25.04. each time and journalism) Sexual rights 02.05. (650) Sex/gender 09.05. Course: Psychology of Child and adolescent sexuality 16.05. Sexuality Adult sexuality and sexuality of seniors

Sexual health and sexual problems 23.05. Sexual variations 30.05. Sexual violence 06.06.

Defining sexology , brief historical overview 22.03. of the development of sexology, the most University of Rijeka, renown research on sexuality Faculty of Philosophy,

(Department of 50 students Theories on human sexuality, Psychology) 05.04. each lecture Cultural differences in human sexuality (200)

Course: Psychology of Sex and Gender, Sexual variations Sexuality 19.04. Sexual health and sexual violence 03.05.

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Philosophy, Work of psychologists in nongovernmental 27.03. (Department of 12 organizations, work of Women’s Room Psychology, prof. L. Armano) Different departments off the University of 28.-30.09. Trafficking in persons, trauma 13 Zagreb, (three-day seminar) Terme Jezerčica Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 28 Air pilots high school, Trafficking in persons – what to do when 06.12. 52 Velika Gorica traveling abroad Students of different departments of the 08.12 Combating of trafficking in persons in Croatia 12 University of Zagreb, (one-day seminar) Hotel Central Violence against women 04.12. Center for Women’s Studies War violence 11. 12. 17 students

15. 12. each time Course: Women, Sexual violence (68) Violence, and 18. 12. Security Other forms of violence

TOTAL 1097

4. Public and other lectures, and round tables (organized and/or participated) Number of Place Topic For who Lecturers Date participants Zagreb, B. Promotion of Women’s Maja Mamula, Ogrizović Room’s Research: Status Luka Mađerić, 28.02. 40 General public Library of Women’s Sexual Neda Pavić, Rights in Croatia Željka Jelavić Zagreb, Dorino Manzin, Premises of Homophobia General public Šime Lučin, 29.03. 20 SDP Maja Mamula

Zagreb, Promotion of Jelena Poštić and Tuškanac Transgressing Gender General public 24.03. 40 Amir Hodžić Movie Theatre Conference Collection City Committee for Gender Numerous Zagreb, Old Reproductive rights Equality and participants, 25.05. 30 City Council NGO Voljana Kapelina representatives Psychologists and Dunja Bonacci Round Zagreb Kontra 27 LGBTIQ populations Skenderović table TOTAL 157

5. Additional specialization and education of Women’s Room’s Team Organizers Topic Date(s) Participants Women’s Room’s team, Organizational development 13.04. Women’s Room facilitator: Aida Bagić Maja Mamula, Dunja Kvinna till Kvinna, Sexuality 24.-29.04. Bonacci Skenderović and Sweden, Stockholm (study visit) Voljana Kapelina Croatian Association for Introduction to Integrative 11.-12.11. Ivana Dijanić Plašć Integrative Psychotherapy Psychotherapy 17.-19. 11. Postgraduate doctoral Efficiency of hospital health studies Biomedicine and 20.11.-22.11. Ivana Dijanić Plašć system health TOTAL 4

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6. Networking, public actions, conferences, promotions, coalitions Place Organizers Topic Date(s) Participants Dunja Bonacci PETRA network, lobbying Tuheljske toplice CARE 02.-04.02. Skenderović and and campaigns Ivana Dijanić Plašć Dunja Bonacci Zagreb Puppet Promotion of film CESI 15.02. Skenderović and Theatre «Look at me“ Maja Mamula Institute for peace Trafficking in women and Dunja Bonacci Ljubljana 03.- 04.03. studies prostitution Skenderović Entrepreneurial Center Zagreb, ROSA and Gender Budgeting 07.03. Ivana Dijanić Plašć Hotel Sheraton Governmental Office for Gender Equality March 8 – presentation of Parliamentary Zagreb, activities of Women’s Dunja Bonacci Committee for Gender 07.03. Parliament Network of Croatia for Skenderović Equality 2005 Zagreb, Jadranka Kosor, vice- Presentation of the Dunja Bonacci Government president of Campaign against domestic 08.03. Skenderović building Government violence Heinrich Böll Stiftung Biomedicine and civil Berlin and Institut Mensch, 17.-19.03. Voljana Kapelina society Ethik, Wisenshaft Dunja Bonacci PETRA Network and Meeting of PETRA Skenderović, Ivana Zagreb 23-25.03. CARE Network Dijanić Plašć and Jelena Levak Meeting on the occasion of opening of the Center for Zagreb, Working team of Women’s Room Sexual Rights: Neda Pavić, 29.03. Women’s Room Women’s Room Vlasta Hiršl and Nataša Ivanišević

Opatija SEE Q Network Regular network meeting 07.-09.04. Jelena Poštić

Commission for Voljana Kapelina and Zagreb, Old City Session theme: Gender Equality of 19.04. Dunja Bonacci Hall «Women and health» Zagreb City Assembly Skenderović Institute for Social Trafficking in women and 12. and Dunja Bonacci Vienna Sciences prostitution 13.05. Skenderović Education of police about Dunja Bonacci Bucharest ICMPD 04.-06. 05. trafficking in persons Skenderović Trafficking in Persons: Conference on cross-border cooperation of Dunja Bonacci Knin World Learning 16.-17.05. governmental institutions Skenderović and nongovernmental organizations Center for Women’s Maja Mamula Studies Zagreb, Feminist Critical Analysis: 22- (participation and Dubrovnik Women’s Studies Differences, Sexualities, 27.05.2006. lecture with Željka Belgrade and Rutgers Con/Texts Jelavić) University Zagreb, Women’s Room, Prevention of trafficking in 02.-04.06. Team of Women’s

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 30 hotel Center for Women persons in conflict and Room Internacional ROSA, Center for post-conflict situations: lecturer: Nera Women’s Studies who is responsible Komarić Trafficking in persons. Dunja Bonacci Zagreb, PETRA Network conference of PETRA 09.-11.06. Skenderović and hotel Laguna Network Nera Komarić Trafficking in Persons: Conference Cross-border Dunja Bonacci Samobor, cooperation of World Learning 12.-13.06. Skenderović and hotel Lavica governmental institutions Ivana Dijanić Plašć and nongovernmental organizations Trafficking in Persons: Dunja Bonacci Zagreb, ACTA Evaluation of CARDS 19.-20.09. Skenderović and Arcchotel project Voljana Kapelina Workshop: using data to Budapest ILGA-Europe lobby for mental health of 19.-20.07. Jelena Poštić LGBT population Consultations regarding U Skopje COC Netherlands SEE LGBT! Project 8.-9.09. Jelena Poštić continuation Consultation on Human Strasbourg Council of Europe 12.-13.11. Jelena Poštić Rights Defenders Police Day; distribution of Dunja Bonacci Jarun MUP RH leaflets related to 30.09. Skenderović trafficking in persons Jelena Poštić and SEE Q Network Women’s Room Meeting of SEE Q Network 29.09.-01.10. Voljana Kapelina Zagreb, Astraea Lesbian Visit by donors’ Women’s Room 2.10. Women’s Room Foundation for Justice representative Team Zagreb, Global Fund for Visit by donors’ Women’s Room 2.10. Women’s Room Women representative Team Zagreb, Meeting of PETRA Dunja Bonacci CARE 23.-24.10. hotel Palace Network Skenderović Office for Human Presentation of National Zagreb, Maja Mamula and Rights of the policy for promotion of sex 20.11. hotel Esplanada Voljana Kapelina Government of Croatia equality Zagreb, Visit by donors’ Women’s Room COC Netherlands 4.12. Women’s Room representative Team TOTAL 29

7. Actions of Women’s Network of Croatia Place Organizers Topic Date(s) Participants Dunja Bonacci Skenderović, Voljana Zagreb, Square of Women’s Network of Celebration of March 8 08.03. Kapelina, Lada ban Josip Jelačić Croatia Bonacci, Ivana Dijanić Plašć Center for Women’s Network of Regular meeting, Zagreb Dunja Bonacci Women 06.04. Croatia groups Skenderović ROSA Women’s Network of Annual meeting 8.-11. Poreč Voljana Kapelina Croatia 05. Zagreb, Award ceremony by Women’s Network of Dunja Bonacci Journalists’ Women’s Network of 21.09. Croatia Skenderović House Croatia Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 31 Center for mental health and human rights, AŽKZ, Center Maja Mamula, Voljana Zagreb, Commemorative gathering for Women War 23.11. Kapelina, Jelena Poštić, Dubravkin put "Forgotten femicide" Victims ROSA, Ivana Dijanić Plašć Women’s Network of Croatia TOTAL 5

8. Women’s Room’s’ media presence during 2006 Media Topic Date(s) author/ interviewed journalist Novi List, Attitude of psychologists and 12.01. Jelena Poštić Ljiljana Hlača homosexual clients Vita text – Sexuality and differences published 13.01. Maja Mamula Silvana Mrvelj in partner’s age, adult sexuality Karlovački tjednik, Trafficking in persons for the Dunja Bonacci 16.01. S. Turkalj purpose of sexual exploitation Skenderović Novi list, LGBTIQ rights 21.01. Jelena Poštić Ljiljana Hlača Karlovački tjednik, Dunja Bonacci Alenka Lavrinc Trafficking in persons 02.02. Skenderović

Jutarnji list Status of women’s sexual rights 03.02. Maja Mamula Orlanda Obad in Croatia – research results Novi list, Status of women’s sexual rights Ljerka Bratonja Martinović in Croatia – research results 09.02. Maja Mamula

Večernji list Status of women’s sexual rights Dunja Bonacci Nikola Sever in Croatia – research results 11.02. Skenderović

Jutarnji list, Status of women’s sexual rights 11.02 Maja Mamula Kristina Turčin in Croatia – research results Jutarnji list, Status of women’s sexual rights 27.02. Maja Mamula Orlanda Obad in Croatia – research results Jutarnji list, Sexual violence in Croatia 19.04. Maja Mamula Ivana Rimac Večernji list, Transfer of violence (sexual published 21.04. Maja Mamula Nikola Sever violence) - commentary Jutarnji list, Behavior of victims of violence - published 24.04. Maja Mamula Orlanda Obad commentary Jutarnji list, Domestic violence: why do 07.06. Maja Mamula Nađa Irena Fišić women come back - comment Jutarnji list, Murders of women 24.06. Maja Mamula Kristina Turčin Feral Tribune, Sexual education in schools 21.07. Maja Mamula Vladimir Matijanić Večernji list Sexual violence 20.11. Maja Mamula Dijana Jurasić Round table: Recommendations Novi list for changes regarding sexual 24.11. news violence Jutarnji list Health education - opinion 07.12. Maja Mamula Ivana Brkić Jutarnji list MZOŠ – prevention of sexual 11.12. Maja Mamula Ivana Kalodjera Brkić violence

Women's Room – Center for Sexual Rights, 2006. 32 Večernji list Why do women withdraw 19.12. Maja Mamula Aurelija Kupanovac reports of domestic violence TV Dobro jutro Hrvatska recorded 10.01. prilog, HRT 1 Sexual harassment Maja Mamula

Mirela Mitrek HTV 1 – Nedjeljno popodne Women and sexuality recorded 18.01. Maja Mamula Nevena Rendeli recorded 15.03. RTL aired 30.03 at 18 Sexual violence Maja Mamula Lora Dizdar h and 31.03. at 12.30 h recorded 20.06. Latinica, HRT 1 Murders in families Maja Mamula aired 26.06. Sexual violence and trafficking Maja Mamula and TV Jadran-Cenzura in women for the purpose of live 14.07. Dunja Bonacci Eugen Jakovčić sexual orientation Skenderović Sexual violence and trafficking Maja Mamula and in women for the purpose of OTV 19.07. Dunja Bonacci sexual exploitation – rerun of Skenderović show from TV Jadran Nova TV – Dvoboj Homosexuality and homophobia 14.09. Maja Mamula Željko Rogošić Nulti sat - HTV 1 Sexual and gender minorities 18.10. Jelena Poštić Radni ručak – Jozo Barišić Sexual violence 24.11. Maja Mamula RADIO Status of women’s sexual rights Radio 101 - Aktualac 08.02. Maja Mamula in Croatia – research results Information about Women’s Radio Vukovar 26.05. Maja Mamula Room and LGBTIQ rights Radio 101 - Cvilidreta Sexual rights 01.06. Maja Mamula Radio Stari grad, Sarajevo Gender expression 30.07. Jelena Poštić Creation of Sex? Gender? and Radio 101 – Cultural program Harry Benjamin Standards of recorded 27.07. Jelena Poštić Trpimir Matasović Care for Gender Identity Disorders Croatian radio - Radio Zagreb 3rd Dunja Bonacci Trafficking in persons recorded 21.09. program – Goran Ivanović Skenderović Work of women’s Radio 101 recorded 04.11. Maja Mamula nongovernmental organizations PORTALS Connect portal Status of women’s sexual rights Dunja Bonacci 07.02. (portal.connect.znanost.org) in Croatia – research results Skenderović T – portal Status of women’s sexual rights 08.02. summary Milan Koštro in Croatia – research results Reaction of Women’s Room to Maja Mamula and H-alter decision of the Commission for 12.07. Dunja Bonacci Health Education Skenderović TOTAL 40

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