Visit to Vukovar – Srijem County
Citizens from the eastern part of Croatia, in the Vukovar-Srijem County, who feel that their human rights were violated or they were discriminated against, from August 30th until…
Necessity to ensure independence of Ombudsman for Children
Draft Act on Ombudsman for Children does not allow an independent work of this institution, primarily because it envisages a dismissal of the Ombudsman in case of the…
Ageing has to include dignity and human rights
People everywhere must be allowed to age with dignity and human rights, stressed the participants of the Eights session of the Open-Ended Working Group of Ageing (OEWG) that…
Stronger protection of elderly against domestic violence
Older persons should be soon granted stronger protection against domestic violence. Namely, they will be explicitly recognized as in need of particular protection within the Act on Protection…
Populism and Brexit at the Centre of the Annual European Network of Ombudsmen Conference
Ombudswoman Lora Vidović and Deputy Ombudswoman Lidija Lukina Kezić participated at the annual European Network of Ombudsmen Conference held in Bruxelles on 19 and 20 June. The conference,…
Comments on National Plan for Combating Discrimination and its Action Plan
Ombudsman’s institution, as an authorised central equality body in the Republic of Croatia has joined a public consultation on the National Plan for Combating Discrimination and Action Plan…
Integration measures for persons granted international protection are welcomed, but not enough
Croatia does not have a comprehensive migration and integration policy for all foreigners in the society, yet recently a possible step towards its creation was missed. Namely, only…
Zagreb Declaration on Enhancing Democratic Space
29 Ombuds, National Human Rights Institutions and Equality Bodies from wider Europe adopted the Zagreb Declaration on May 12 2017, at the end of the The event “Reclaiming…
Counter-terrorism, freedom of expression and living together in focus of the 2nd day of International conference in Zagreb
The second day of the high level conference – Reclaiming Human Rights in Europe: How to Enhance Democratic Space? – marking the 25th anniversary of the Croatian ombudsman,…
“Reclaiming human rights in Europe: How to enhance the democratic space?“
Almost 50 representatives of the human rights institutions and organisations from the entire Europe as well as numerous guests from Croatia will gather on the 11th and 12th…
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