Catalyst of Change
Supporting a vibrant civil society in Europe
Croatian Journalists’ Association (HND)
hnd.hrThe Croatian Journalists' Association is an independent professional organisation founded in 1910 and the oldest journalists’ association in Croatia. It brings together more than 1,500 journalists and media professionals to protect media freedom and human rights, promote ethical standards and advocate journalism as a public good. The Association implements this project with the Centre for Democracy and Law Miko Tripalo and the House of Human Rights Zagreb, organisations that work to promote democratic values, pluralistic society, the rule of law and human rights.
About the Project
There is no hiding, a network of CSOs to strengthen transparency and joint action against corruption
This project is motivated by the silencing of critical voices and hidden corruption in Croatia, caused by weak state transparency and extensive SLAPPs against journalists and civil society. It aims to prevent corruption by exposing it through access to information and by creating public pressure without fear of being SLAPPed. HND’s goal is to actively contribute to strengthening access to information rules and Anti-SLAPP protections through advocacy and coalition building. To this end, HND, in collaboration with partners, has built a civil society coalition, secured participation in an official public participation working group, delivered collaborative open data workshops, and produced a joint strategy with 12 organisations. Next steps include collecting SLAPP case studies to support an advocacy campaign, publicly presenting the strategic action plan, and continuing meetings and workshops with coalition members.
Communication Outputs
Media Coverage
HND gained a lot of national media coverage, especially when they advocated to be included in the Ministry of Justice public participation working group:
IUS-INFO – HND obustavlja suradnju s Ministarstvom pravosuđa
HND obustavlja suradnju s Ministarstvom pravosuđa oko SLAPP tužbi | Telegram.hr
HND obustavlja suradnju s Ministarstvom pravosuđa – HRT
HND obustavlja suradnju s Ministarstvom pravosuđa: ‘Ignoriraju nas u radnoj skupini’ | 24sata
HND also actively called out journalist threats and undemocratic remarks by the Prime Minister:
Policija privela muškarca koji je napao novinarsku ekipu N1 | Telegram.hr
Project Communications
HND’s Facebook, where project activities can be followed.
Funded by the European Union
name
Catalyst of Change: Protecting the Union values by supporting a resilient, engaged and vocal civil society for the promotion of women’s rights, environmental justice and anti-corruption
partner
European Center for Not-for-Profit Law Stichting (ECNL)
duration
1 January 2023- 31 December 2026
budget
3,411.982 EUR
