Visit to Sisak-Moslavina County – Sisak and Petrinja
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…
Working Visit of Colleagues from Tajikistan
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 Health and Social Policy of the Croatian Parliament Unanimously Adopts the Ombudswoman’s 2021 Annual Report and Special Report on the COVID-19 Epidemic and its impact on human rights and equality in Croatia
Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter highlighted during the discussion on the Special Report on the COVID-19 Epidemic and its impact on human rights and equality in Croatia that now…
There has been no significant progress in the state of human rights, with the highest number of complaints related to healthcare issues
The Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter presented the 2022 Report of the Ombudswoman on Tuesday, describing it as an early warning of “cracks” in the network for protecting citizens’…
Committee on Human Rights and Rights of National Minorities Endorsed the Ombudswoman’s Annual Report for 2022
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…
5 Steps Toward Advancing Social Justice
On the occasion of World Day of Social Justice (February 20), Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter highlights five urgent steps Croatia needs to take in the field of social…
Meeting of the Council for Human Rights of the Ombudswoman
Following the appointment of new members to the Council for Human Rights of the Ombudswoman at the end of last year, the first session of this advisory body…
Comments on the Most Important Strategic Documents of the Republic of Croatia for the Protection of Human Rights and Combating Discrimination
The preparation of the most important strategic documents for the protection and promotion of human rights and the suppression of discrimination is underway – thus, after six years,…
Visit of Colleagues from the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye (HREIT)
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…
Even Nearly Two Years After Devastating Earthquakes, Victims are Still Not in Their Homes – Faster and More Intensive Reconstruction is Needed
The catastrophic consequences of the two earthquakes that struck the Sisak-Moslavina area on December 28 and 29, 2020, remain very much present. Currently, three major problems persist. The…