Sixth Regional Conference of Equality Bodies from South-East Europe: Enhancing the Role of Equality Bodies for Better Prevention and Protection from Discrimination
Organized by the national Commission for Prevention and Protection from Discrimination (KSZD) of the Republic of North Macedonia in co-operation with OSCE Mission to Skopje from 5 to…
Basing Recruitment on the Candidate’s Skin Color, Ethnicity or Nationality is Prohibited
Derogatory and insulting statements by a pizzeria owner from Samobor claiming that he would not employ persons of a certain skin tone and belonging to certain ethnicities and…
Ombudswoman to Chair European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet)
On 4 July by a unanimous decision of the Executive Board of Equinet, the European Network of Equality Bodies gathering over 40 national equality bodies form all European…
European Commission’s Recommendation to Croatia: Ensure Follow-Up to the Ombudswoman’s Recommendations and the Access to Information
On 13 July 2022, the European Commission published its third annual Rule of Law Report, providing an overview of the trends in this area in the European Union…
Exchanging Experiences with Armenian Colleagues on the Protection of the Persons Reporting Irregularities
As part of the study visit of the representatives of the State Attorney’s Office of the Republic of Armenia on 4 July 2022 a meeting was organized at…
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
On 26 June the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed globally, marking the day of the coming into force 35 years ago of the…
World Refugee Day
With the aim of expressing support for the millions of persons around the world forced by various reasons to flee their homes, the UN designated 20 June as…
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
According to UN’s estimates, 1 in 6 people over 60 years of age experienced some form of abuse during the past year. National data, on the other hand,…
Interactive Version of the 2021 Annual Report
The interactive version of the Ombudswoman’s 2021 Annual Report is now available and can be accessed here (Croatian language version only). Its aim is to make the report’s…
World Environment Day: We Must Protect Valuable Karst Underground Containing 70% of Croatian Drinking Water Reserves
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), following the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm…