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    The aim of the project Unveiling personal memories on war and detention is to affirm personal memories of all interested witnesses of political events in Croatia and to preserve them from falling into oblivion.Read more

    The methodology which Documenta – Centre for Dealing with the Past uses in collecting personal memories is partially grounded in the basic methodological principles of the oral history method. It has been used since 1948, when the oral history method was accepted in the scientific community as a technique of documenting history and it enables Documenta, as a human rights organization working on the process of dealing...Read more

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    The CroMe project is financed by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Matra Programme: supporting social transition. The Matra programme supports countries in Southeast and Eastern Europe in the transition to a pluralist and democratic society, governed by the rule of law.Read more

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Jasenka Borojević

Jasenka Borojević was born on October 3, 1946, in Sisak. During the Second World War her father spent time in the Jasenovac prison camp, as a result of his membership of SKOJ [Young Communist League of Yugoslavia]. On October 6, 1991, her husband went missing. His body was found on October 18. The pathologist’s report showed that he had been tortured and thrown into the river. The perpetrators were never found. In 2006 she initiated a court action against the Republic of Croatia for compensation. She lost and the Municipal Court in Sisak ordered her to settle the court expenses which amount to 26 950 Kuna. Today she lives in Sisak.

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