A/HRC/30/14 unemployment rate (68 per cent) among minority returnees. It also noted that minority returnees faced problems regarding their right to a pension. 32. Brazil commended Croatia for strengthening its national legal and institutional human rights framework through the entry into force, in 2011, of the Act on the Ombudsman, which also performs the functions of a national preventive mechanism, and the Act on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities. 33. Bulgaria commended the implementation of key strategic documents and efforts to combat hate crime, ensure free legal aid and improve education on human rights. It appreciated concrete measures taken to strengthen the effectiveness of its efforts to protect women’s rights and combat domestic violence. Bulgaria noted the adoption of some progressive legislation on gender-based violence. It acknowledged the efforts within the national preventive project entitles “Living without violence”, which involves different stakeholders including police and non-governmental organizations. 34. Canada welcomed the support of Croatia for the 2010 universal periodic review recommendation to take measures to eliminate discrimination against the Roma community. Canada expressed concern about reports that Roma are often unable to access State services because they lack legal status inside the country. 35. Chile commended the commitment to human rights and the ratification of human rights treaties. It welcomed the adoption of laws on discrimination against national minorities, gender equality and the right to legal assistance. It highlighted the entry into force of the Act on the Ombudsman in 2011. It also commended the establishment of an office to promote gender equality. 36. With regard to the rights of persons with disabilities, the head of the Croatian delegation emphasized deinstitutionalization as the leitmotif of current policies and said that this was a process for people with both physical and mental disabilities. A number of institutions that used to be centres where people with disabilities lived had been transformed to provide outpatient services within the community. People with disabilities had achieved integration through assisted living, among other means, and children with disabilities had achieved integration by attending regular schools. Assistance was provided where it was necessary. People with mental and intellectual disabilities specifically were being integrated, including by having voting rights. A measure introduced in order to further facilitate the employment of persons with disabilities stipulated that every company with more than 20 employees had to employ at least one person with disabilities; that figure increased as the number of employees increased. 37. Concerning the questions about domestic violence, changes had been made to the Criminal Code, namely the stipulation that domestic violence was a criminal offence. Dual arrests (the arrest of the victim and the perpetrator) were no longer happening. Information was provided on the measures in place during and after the proceedings to separate the perpetrator from the victim and the home. Croatia had 19 safe houses for victims of domestic violence. 38. On the fight against corruption, Croatia had taken a bold and controversial step in prosecuting and investigating officials at the highest levels in order to address the issue at the highest possible levels. The anti-corruption strategy for 2015–2020, which had been adopted in February 2015, had been developed in a participatory manner: over 40 participants took part in designing it, including non-governmental organizations. 39. On gender equality, the pervasive, covert discrimination against women in the area of employment was noted. To eliminate the disadvantage faced by women seeking employment, paternity leave had been introduced. 7

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