World Homeless Day – Amendments to Social Welfare Act an Opportunity to Improve Their Situation
World Homeless Day is observed annually on 10 October with the aim of raising public awareness about the situation of the homeless and the issues they face daily….
What is it Like to Be Homeless?
Read the life stories of the residents of a homeless shelter in Velika Kosnica near Zagreb It is a known fact that the homeless are one of the…
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…
Following Ombudswoman’s Recommendation Deadline for Pensioners’ COVID Relief Payments Extended
Following public appeals by the Croatian Pensioners’ Union and the National Pensioners’ Convention of Croatia and the Ombudswoman’s recommendation issued after having received a significant number of complaints…
Support to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
The humanitarian and human rights crisis in Afghanistan is causing grave concern across the world, especially the life-threatening situation many women and children are in, as well as…
Conference on Human Rights in Morocco
Croatian Ombudswoman Lora Vidović in partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Croatia and the Croatian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, organized a Conference on…