Growing violence in the society requests decisive reactions
According to the Ministry of Interior statistics for 2018, the number of criminal acts committed out of hatred is on the rise in Croatia and nationality of victims…
ENNHRI WG on Asylum and Migration
Office of the Ombudswoman hosted the ENNHRI Working Group on Asylum and Migration meeting on 25 – 26 April 2019. Focus of the WG meeting first day, chaired…
Letter to Prime Minister: Respect for victims of Nazi collaborator’s regime should all ministries respect
Ombudswoman Lora Vidović wrote a letter to the Prime Minister Andrej Plenković requesting his personal effort in ensuring that all ministries in his government respect in practice the…
Information exchange on challenges when working with migrants and asylum seekers
Meeting with NGOs and legal advice providers was held on 2 April 2019 in the Office of the Ombudswoman. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange information…
2018 Ombudswoman’s Annual Report Presented to Diplomats
On 30 April 2019 Ombudswoman Lora Vidović presented the key messages of the 2018 Annual Report to the 16 representatives of the diplomatic missions in Croatia. She gave…
Independent civilian police supervision cannot conduct police officials
Since the civilian supervision of the police officials work should be independent, the Ombudswoman sent to the relevant parliamentary committees her opinion on the Draft amendments to the…
Ombudswoman at the Academy’s round table discussion on migration status in international and European law
Many open questions on migrant’s status in Croatia were discussed in the Croatian Academy of Science and Arts, organised on 4 April 2019 by the Scientific Council for…
Analysis: How human rights protection affects emigration and demographic dynamics
In recent 20 years the number of Croatian inhabitants decreased for approximately a half million thus less than 4 million inhabitants now live in Croatia. According to the…
Cooperation with local communities and CSOs is key for suppression of discrimination
Office of the Ombudswoman, together with the House of Human Rights, marked with the international conference on 25 April 2019 a decade of implementation of the Anti-Discrimination Act…
Expert meeting on countering racism, xenophobia and hate crimes against migrants
Treatment of migrants in South-East Europe, countering racism, xenophobia and hate crimes against migrants was in focus of OSCE/ODIHR event in Zagreb, organised in cooperation with the Office…
Contributing to the EU Action Plan against Racism
Equality2020: Celebrating 20 years of Race Equality Directive
UN warns about increased domestic violence towards older persons during the pandemic
New ENNHRI report – State of the Rule of Law in Europe
Renovation after the earthquake: financing rules and deadlines must be defined
Video visits should be permanently available for all prisoners