B.a.B.e.

B.a.B.e. is non-governmental organization based in Zagreb, Croatia that promote and protect women's rights.

B.a.B.e.
Formation1994
TypeNon-Profit
Legal statusNGO
HeadquartersZagreb
Region served
Croatia
Official language
Croatian language
Websitewww.babe.hr

Activities

Some of B.a.B.e. activities include demanding accountability of public officials for not punishing violence and crimes,[1] advocating a stronger role for women in politics,[2] researching discrimination in the employment of women who are members of the Serbian national minority,[3] defending rights of sexual minorities,[4] and recognition of rape as a war crime.[5]

In 2010, a UNESCO document called B.a.b.e. perhaps the most active group in Croatia carrying out analyses of female representation in the media.[6] It also helped create the South Eastern Europe Legal Initiative (SEELINE) which involves 10 countries from the region.[7] The UN Fund to End Violence against Women selected B.a.B.e. project as one of 22 (out of 2573 NGO applications) accepted in 2011.[8]

References
  1. http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=469&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=84006&cHash=a2c90b5a02
  2. "Stranke na stupu srama zbog neravnopravnosti spolova — RTL Televizija". Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  3. "Srbi teško do posla, Srpkinje nikako". Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  4. "Udruge ljute na ministricu: Opačić potvrđuje stereotipe i predrasude o gay parovima - Jutarnji List". www.jutarnji.hr. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  5. "Silovanje - namjerna ratna taktika | Al Jazeera Balkans". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  6. "ASSESSMENT OF MEDIA DEVELOPMENT IN CROATIA BASED ON UNESCO'S MEDIA DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS" (PDF). November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  7. Lukić, Jasmina; Regulska, Joanna; Zaviršek, Darja (2006). Women and Citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 9780754646624.
  8. http://www.civilnodrustvo.hr/index.php?id=133&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=2432&cHash=f3b2cf32592010a041cb5dcc4f46149a
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