Bank cards should be issued to enforcement debtors as well
Ombudswoman Lora Vidović initiated an investigation on suspected discrimination after receiving a complaint filed against a commercial bank for not issuing cards for protected accounts, owned by enforcement…
Important to ensure maximum efficiency of judiciary after the earthquake and during the pandemic
As a result of coronavirus pandemic and the devastating earthquake that struck Zagreb in March, work of many institutions, including within the judiciary, has been significantly hindered. Since…
Human rights in emergency situations – activities during fires and floods
The coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, as all emergency situations of similar proportions, such as floods, fires or earthquakes, is inseparable from human rights and Ombudswoman Lora Vidović closely monitores…
Are residents connected to local water systems drinking healthy water?
Households throughout Croatia are supplied with safe drinking water through public water systems, so they can drink it from the tap, without the need to use bottled water…
Stigmatization can lead to violations of rights, discrimination and can impair the efforts in containing the pandemic
Living in times of widespread fear from COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus, citizens who are perceived to be infected, or those who indeed are infected, are in an…
Insulting and utterly inappropriate statement by an MP about older persons
As the coronavirus pandemic rages throughout the world, with over one million infected and already taking more than 70,000 lives of people of all ages, Croatian MP Ivan…
The pandemic may have a particularly heavy impact on the Roma population
International Roma Day is celebrated every year on April 8th, commemorating the first World Roma Congress in London in 1971, where the green and blue flag was reaffirmed…
It is necessary to provide prevention measures within the prison system
Some of the most common complaints persons deprived of liberty have sent to Ombudswoman Lora Vidović in the recent years, have been related to the inaccessibility of adequate…
ENNHRI WG on Asylum and Migration
Office of the Ombudswoman hosted the ENNHRI Working Group on Asylum and Migration meeting on 25 – 26 April 2019. Focus of the WG meeting first day, chaired…
Letter to Prime Minister: Respect for victims of Nazi collaborator’s regime should all ministries respect
Ombudswoman Lora Vidović wrote a letter to the Prime Minister Andrej Plenković requesting his personal effort in ensuring that all ministries in his government respect in practice the…
Ombudswoman Submits Report 2023 Annual Report to the Croatian Parliament
The Importance and Impact of Political Discourse in the Pre-Election Period
International Conference Marks End of the Project on the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law
Conference “Human Rights in Croatia” Marks 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Parliamentary Committee on Human and National Minority Rights Votes in Favor of the Ombudswoman’s 2022 Annual Report
World Homeless Day – Invisible, but also Forgotten?