From Starting a Case to Changing the Law: Public Notaries Will Soon Be More Accessible to Citizens Living in Small Towns and on Islands
On 13 May 2022 the Croatian Parliament adopted the amendments to the Public Notaries Act. One of the changes it introduces resulted from our work and will positively…
The New Act for the Protection of Persons Reporting Irregularities (“Whistleblowers”) – Key Information for Reporting Persons and Confidential Persons
The new Croatian Act for the Protection of Persons Reporting Irregularities came into force on 23 April 2022. In order for the new legislation to provide the highest…
Holocaust Remembrance Day – A Conversation with the Last Generation of Holocaust Survivors
On the occasion of the Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter took part in a global online event organized on 27 and 28 April…
International Mother Earth Day – Right to Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment is a Human Right
On 22 April International Mother Earth Day is marked globally to commemorate the inception of the contemporary environmental protection movement in the 1970s as well as the 1992…
Ombudswoman Šimonović Einwalter to participate in the Work of the Council of Europe’s Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI)
The Committee has been set up to draft the regulation on the use of artificial intelligence in the Council of Europe member states Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter took…
Information Exchange with Equinet Members on the Consequences of the War in Ukraine
Discussion topics included incidences of possible discrimination of the persons fleeing Ukraine on various grounds and in different areas, with the emphasis on housing and employment, as well…
ENNHRI General Assembly Expresses Support to Ukrainian NHRI and Refugees Fleeing the War in Ukraine
The Assembly was addressed by the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmyla Denisova More than 45 European NHRI representatives gathered online on 31 March 2022 for the…
За що належний омбудсмен – коли та як до нього звернутися?
Омбудсмен є довірена особа Хорватського сабору з питань підтримок та захисту прав і свободлюдини, встановлених Конституцією, законами та міжнародно–правовими актами про права ісвободи людини, прийнятими Республікою Хорватія. Хто…
At Human Rights Council’s 49th Session Ombudswoman Šimonović Einwalter Calls for a Convention on Rights of Older Persons
Addressing the Council on behalf of more than 40 European national human rights institutions, in her message to the delegates the Ombudswoman called for the more decisive steps…
GANNHRI Supports New Thematic Report by the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
On 9 March 2022, at the occasion of the Human Rights Council’s 49th regular session, UN’s Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment David Boyd unveiled his…