Roma Educational and Cultural Center Opened in Zagreb
The opening of the Roma Educational and Cultural Center will certainly contribute to better inclusion of the members of the Roma community into Croatian society and provide an…
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
27 January 1945 marks the liberation of the Auschwitz – Birkenau concentration camp, the site of the mass killings and suffering of over 1 million men, women and…
Strengthening Cooperation with the Austrian Ombudsman Board and the International Ombudsman Institute
In the past two years the pandemic has put the citizens, especially members of the already vulnerable groups, in extremely challenging situations. Ensuring uninhibited access to public services…
“30 Years of Human Rights Protection in the Republic of Croatia: Past, Present and Future”
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the international recognition of the Republic of Croatia and in the run up to the International Recognition of the Republic…
International Migrants Day
Migrants around the world still face stigmatization, discrimination, hate speech and obstacles to successful integration. With the aim of raising public awareness of the value of the migrants’…
Equinet Conference: Tackling Institutional Racism – The Potential of Equality Bodies
It is crucial to identify institutional racism and then to raise public awareness and change how the institutions function in order to tackle it. The importance of these…
International Human Rights Day 2021: Focus on Equality
On 10 December Human Rights Day is observed around the world, marking the 1948 adoption by the UN’s General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)…
Ombudswoman Šimonović Einwalter Elected as Vice-Chair of ECRI
Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter has taken up the post of one of two Vice-Chairs of the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI). This human…
Rule of Law in Croatia: Challenges and Recommendations in the Areas of Legislature and Checks and Balances from a Human Rights Perspective
The event provided an opportunity for the participants to engage in a fruitful discussion on the conclusions featured in the European Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law Report and…
European Court of Human Rights Ruling – An Opportunity to Strengthen Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Croatia
In the case of the tragic death of the six year old Madina Hosseini, the European Court of Human Rights has established the responsibility of the Republic of…