War in Ukraine: Activities Aimed at Human Rights Protection of the Persons Fleeing to Croatia
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, we have been actively promoting and protecting human rights and freedoms of those fleeing the war. This included calling for…
Ombudswoman’s Lecture Opens ELSA’s “Human Rights School”
Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter’s lecture on the topic of discrimination and hate crimes from the perspective of the Croatian ombudsman institution opened this year’s ELSA (European Law Students’…
Ombudswoman Šimonović Einwalter Meets With Hungarian Commissioner for Human Rights
At the initiative of her Hungarian colleague, Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter met on 24 May 2022 in Nagykanizsa, Hungary, with Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Akős Kozma….
From Starting a Case to Changing the Law: Public Notaries Will Soon Be More Accessible to Citizens Living in Small Towns and on Islands
On 13 May 2022 the Croatian Parliament adopted the amendments to the Public Notaries Act. One of the changes it introduces resulted from our work and will positively…
The New Act for the Protection of Persons Reporting Irregularities (“Whistleblowers”) – Key Information for Reporting Persons and Confidential Persons
The new Croatian Act for the Protection of Persons Reporting Irregularities came into force on 23 April 2022. In order for the new legislation to provide the highest…
Holocaust Remembrance Day – A Conversation with the Last Generation of Holocaust Survivors
On the occasion of the Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter took part in a global online event organized on 27 and 28 April…
International Mother Earth Day – Right to Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment is a Human Right
On 22 April International Mother Earth Day is marked globally to commemorate the inception of the contemporary environmental protection movement in the 1970s as well as the 1992…
Ombudswoman Šimonović Einwalter to participate in the Work of the Council of Europe’s Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI)
The Committee has been set up to draft the regulation on the use of artificial intelligence in the Council of Europe member states Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter took…
Information Exchange with Equinet Members on the Consequences of the War in Ukraine
Discussion topics included incidences of possible discrimination of the persons fleeing Ukraine on various grounds and in different areas, with the emphasis on housing and employment, as well…
ENNHRI General Assembly Expresses Support to Ukrainian NHRI and Refugees Fleeing the War in Ukraine
The Assembly was addressed by the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmyla Denisova More than 45 European NHRI representatives gathered online on 31 March 2022 for 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?