Biserka Momčinović
Biserka Momčinović was born in 1946 in Zagreb, to a Partisan, antifascist family. Both of her parents were awarded the Partisan Commemorative Medal and had taken part in the Second World War from its very beginning. She was brought up in an environment in which antifascist and communist values were cherished. At the beginning of the war in the 1990s she was with her family in Zagreb. Very soon she and her husband got involved in activities involving the protection of human rights. In mid-1992 they left Zagreb: they moved to Poreč, in Istria, and organised a branch of the Civic Committee for Human Rights. In 1997 they founded the Centre for Civic Initiatives in Poreč. In their work in human rights they place a special importance on protection and promotion of women's rights. Biserka Momčinović is one of the founders of the Women's Network Croatia. Today she continues to live in Poreč and occasionally collaborates with human rights organisations.