Croatia: new reports of police violence and illegal pushbacks against migrants
In December 2020, the Croatian Centre for Peace Studies filed two criminal complaints against unknown police agents for allegedly keeping in detention thirteen migrants, two of whom were children, and then handing them over to ten armed men dressed in black uniforms, with balaclavas on their heads. According to the complaints, the migrants were tortured, humiliated and pushed back from Croatia to Bosnia and Herzegovina; one of the victims was raped. These cases build on previous reports by UN experts highlighting the use of systematic violence towards migrants by the Croatian police.
Croatia: new reports of police violence and illegal pushbacks against migrants
In December 2020, the Croatian Centre for Peace Studies filed two criminal complaints against unknown police agents for allegedly keeping in detention thirteen migrants, two of whom were children, and then handing them over to ten armed men dressed in black uniforms, with balaclavas on their heads. According to the complaints, the migrants were tortured, humiliated and pushed back from Croatia to Bosnia and Herzegovina; one of the victims was raped. These cases build on previous reports by UN experts highlighting the use of systematic violence towards migrants by the Croatian police.