Does the Use of AI in the Health Sector Present Specific Discrimination Risks?
Discrimination risks related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) have already been well-documented in several sectors, including employment and law enforcement. It has become clear, however, that…
Human Rights in Emergency Situations – Recommendations for Disaster Response in Floods, Earthquakes, Fires
Devastating earthquakes striking Croatia last year, especially Sisak – Moslavina County, claimed human lives, injured dozens and damaged several thousand buildings and houses, many to the point of…
#ProtectTheFacts – Protecting the Truth, Safeguarding the Future
More than a million people were killed at the site of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau by the moment of its liberation on 27 January…
Successful Post-Earthquake Recovery Requires Precise and Just Regulation
The devastating earthquakes with the magnitudes of 5.0 and 6.2 on the Richter scale and the epicentre near the town of Petrinja that struck several Croatian counties on…
Same Conditions for All Worshipers
Exceptions to the limitations on the freedom of assembly must be equal for everyone Civil Protection Directorate issued in December its decision on the epidemiological measures limiting the…
Ombudswoman’s Recommendation Implemented, Visits to Dying Residents of Homes for the Elderly Allowed
Clearly, various limitations to rights and freedoms are needed in order to protect the citizens’ health in the pandemic; however, they should be imposed only to the extent…
Strengthening Co-operation with the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ombudsman Institution
Ombudswoman Lora Vidović and the Ombudsman institution of Bosnia and Herzegovina signed a Memorandum on Mutual Co-operation with a view of developing the organisational preconditions for the co-operation…
Effective Implementation of NPM Recommendations
Dialogue With Competent Authorities and Regular Follow-Up National Preventive Mechanisms’ (NPMs) recommendations and their implementation are the most important elements in the functioning of the mechanisms for the…
The Pandemic Increases Awareness of Human Rights' Universal Value
The year behind us has demonstrated that an efficient human rights protection system is a necessary precondition for the actual protection of the vulnerable groups in times of…
COVID-19 and Artificial Intelligence
Every time we use a smartphone app, we consent to a whole host of conditions such as data and location tracking, performed autonomously by our devices For a…
Roundtable “Education – a Right, Not a Privilege”
Conference “Punishing Poverty: Forced Labor of Social Welfare Beneficiaries”
15 Years of the Anti-Discrimination Act
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