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…
Ensuring Better Protection of Patients’ Rights
On the occasion of the European Patients’ Rights Day, a conference was held on Thursday, 18 April 2024, at the Representation of the European Commission in Croatia. The…
International Romani Day 2024
April 8 marks International Romani Day – a date chosen in remembrance of the first World Romani Congress, held in London in 1971. It is a day dedicated…
Ombudswoman Submits Report 2023 Annual Report to the Croatian Parliament
On March 29th, Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter submitted a new annual report to the Croatian Parliament. The Ombudswoman’s report for 2023 provides an analysis and assessment of the…
World Health Day 2024
In commemoration of the founding of the World Health Organization, April 7 is marked as World Health Day, and this year’s theme is “My Health, My Right.” The…
World Water Day 2024
World Water Day, marked on 22 March, is an opportunity to underline that the right to water— meaning access to water for drinking and food preparation, as well…
The Importance and Impact of Political Discourse in the Pre-Election Period
In this pre-election period, and ahead of the official commencement of election campaigning, the first of three expected this year, as the head of the national human rights…
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
On 21 March, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This Day is a reminder that racial discrimination remains one…
Fundamental Rights Forum 2024 – Protecting Human Rights in the Digital Age
Organised by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the Fundamental Rights Forum (FRF), the largest European event in the field of human rights and equality, was…
International Women’s Day – The Need to Ratify Convention No. 190 on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
The Ombudswoman, as the central national body for combating discrimination and continuously promoting equality, uses the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8th, to underline the urgent need…