International Human Rights Day
Almost 70 years ago, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Two years later, the Assembly pronounced the 10th…
„Far Away from the City – Far Away from the Rights? – Human Rights in Rural Areas“
Almost 2 million citizens of Croatia live in rural and semi-urban areas. The fact that they live at some distance from the urban centers often entails the inaccessibility…
Ombudswoman Vidović elected Chair of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions
The efforts of the Office of the Ombudswoman aimed at the protection and the promotion of human rights have once again been validated at the international level. Ombudswoman…
Citizenship Must not be an Obstacle for Access to the Asylum System
Access to the asylum system must be provided for everyone, regardless of the country of their origin, says Ombudswoman Lora Vidović motivated by the announcements of further separations…
Regional meeting of National Preventive Mechanisms on refugees and migrants
Members of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) of the Office of the Ombudsman of Croatia participated in a meeting of the NPM network of South East Europe titled…
Ombudswoman Vidović meets with heds of Austrian Ombudsman and executive director of the International Ombudsman Institute
Ombudswoman Lora Vidović met on October 4th and 5th in Vienna with Gertrude Brinek and Gunther Krauter, heads of the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) and Ulrike Grieshofer, head…
“I Want to Thank Each Police Officer on the Ground”
In the weeks preceding the arrival of a large number of refugees to Croatia, Ombudswoman Lora Vidović started monitoring the events related to the current crisis. The Ombudswoman…
More than 50 citizens contact the Ombudswoman during Split regional office’s first week of business
Citizens of the South of Croatia welcomed with trust the opening of the Split Regional Office of the Ombudswoman of Croatia – the institution in charge of human…
Ombudswoman and deputies exchange knowledge and experience with Slovenian colleagues
During their one-day visit to the Office of the Ombudswoman of Slovenia Vlasta Nussdorfer in Ljubljana on October 7th, Ombudswoman of Croatia Lora Vidović and deputies Lidija Lukina…
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?