Jelka Glumičić is a human rights

Human rights

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 activist and founder of the Karlovac Human Rights Committee, Committee for Women's Rights, Helpline for Women and Children, and of a sheltered housing project for the aged. Glumičić, in partnership with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

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, founded a refugee support organization in 1997 that provided assistance to over 20,000 refugees. Her work includes speaking out on behalf of Serbian refugees.

In 2005 she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize

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 as part of 1000 PeaceWomen

1000 PeaceWomen

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, a group of 1000 women activists from around the globe.

External links

• Mreža Za Izgradnju Mira U Republici Hrvatskoj