Right to Water Crucial for Protection of Health and Decent Life Quality
We need water every day: for drinking, food preparation, hygiene, sanitary needs. Thus, its availability and its sanitary fitness are preconditions for both the protection of human health,…
Tena Šimonović Einwalter Appointed as the new Ombudswoman of the Republic of Croatia
At its plenary session held on 19 March 2021 by a majority of 115 votes for, the Croatian Parliament appointed Tena Šimonović Einwalter as the new Ombudswoman of…
COVID-19 and Discrimination – Promising Practices of Equality Bodies
“Equality must be at the centre of the COVID-19 response. This type of an approach would benefit all and equality bodies can make a valuable contribution,” stressed Tena…
International Women’s Day 2021: A Joint Call for Better Protection of Women-Prisoners
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, marked today, on 8 March, the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and 41 national preventive mechanisms, bodies tasked…
Contributing to Roma Inclusion Through European and National Strategic Frameworks
Over 70 members of equality bodies, organisations and initiatives from across the EU working on combating discrimination against the Roma gathered on 22 February 2021 for a virtual…
2020 Annual Report: 142 Recommendations for Stronger Human Rights Protection
Ombudswoman Lora Vidović has submitted to the Croatian Parliament her annual report for the year 2020 containing an analysis of the issues faced by the citizens in the…
Artisans Over 65 Forced to Finance Their Own Sick Leave
Artisans who chose to continue to work after the age of 65 are forced to cover the costs of their own sick-leave, unlike the younger health insurance beneficiaries…
Discrimination Based on Political Belief Not Allowed
Choosing who can and who cannot be a customer of the coffee shop depending on their political choices can represent discrimination based on political belief, banned by both…
Underreporting and Lack of Data Undermine Efforts to Combat Islamophobia in Europe
Intolerance against Muslims still persists in Europe and the experience of equality bodies shows that they often face discrimination in the fields of employment, access to goods and…