On 15 June 2023, Deputy Ombudswoman Tatjana Vlašić participated in a panel discussion titled “Older Persons Deserve Respect, Not Violence,” organized by the Gender Equality Committee of the…

Violence against older persons is a violation of their human rights and includes physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, economic exploitation, and neglect. On the occasion of World Elder…

Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter, Deputy Ombudswoman Tatjana Vlašić, and Adviser Janja Pavković visited, in early May, the survivors of the devastating earthquakes accommodated in container settlements in Sisak…

As part of the study visit to the Republic of Croatia by the Tajik Human Rights Commissioner, Umed Bobozoda, and his associates—representatives of the Office of the President…

The Committee on Human Rights and the Rights of National Minorities of the Croatian Parliament unanimously adopted the Ombudswoman’s Annual Report for 2022 at its session held on…

On 13 January 2023, Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter hosted the head of the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye (HREIT), Muharrem Kılıç, and his associates. Ombudswoman Šimonović…

Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter participated in a professional gathering for providers of social services for older persons, organized by the Association for Information, Promotion and Development of Social…

It is important to continue the discussion on the Draft Proposal of the Social Welfare Act, and the outcome of its adoption should be a well-organized, responsive, and…

The Ombudswoman, Tena Šimonović Einwalter, addressed the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Civil Protection Headquarters with recommendations concerning the expansion of COVID certificate use to…

Note: This is a chapter from the Ombudswoman’s 2020 Annual Report, submitted to the Croatian Parliament in February 2021. The epidemic’s impact on human rights and equality is…