Adopted proposals of the Ombudswoman – soon better protection for elderly signing maintenance contracts
The Croatian Parliament is discussing this week draft amendments to the Obligations Act and the Civil Procedure Act. These drafts incorporate proposals from the Ombudswoman related to lifetime…
International Day of Older Persons: How Do the Elderly Live in Croatia?
Around the world 1 October is marked as the International Day of Older Persons. On that occasion, let us take a look at the situation of older persons…
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…
Human rights have no expiration date; they need to be better protected in elderly homes
Lack of staff in homes for older persons in long-term care as well as their lack of knowledge on human rights are the main causes of violation of…
Elderly protection in focus of International conference in Seoul
Human rights of older persons were the central theme in numerous discussions among institutions for human rights from Europe and Asia, representatives from United Nations and NGOs, held…
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…
Human Rights in Croatia on Hold, Poverty on the Rise, Homeless and Older Persons Most Vulnerable
Human rights in Croatia remain on hold—there has been no significant progress overall, and citizens continue to face numerous severe, sometimes systemic issues, which is unacceptable. This is…
World Day of Social Justice
The World Day of Social Justice is observed annually on February 20th and was established by the United Nations in 2007. Its goal is to remind us that…
15 Years of the Anti-Discrimination Act
On December 3, 2024, Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter organized the conference “Discrimination and Protection from Discrimination in Croatia: 15 Years of the Anti-Discrimination Act.” The aim of the…
International Earth Day 2024.
In commemoration of the adoption of the Agenda 21 Programme for the Promotion of Sustainable Development at the 1992 UN Conference and the beginnings of the modern environmental…