What Problems are Most Frequently Reported by Foreign Workers in Croatia?
Many families in Croatia have a member who has worked or currently works abroad. Numerous men and women have been making that choice for decades for various reasons,…
Information for (Foreign) Workers in Croatia – How to Protect Your Employment Rights?
In addition to Croatian and English language, we have prepared this information in other official languages of the EU and in the languages of the countries from which…
Shadow Report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter submitted in July 2023 to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) a Shadow Report on the Implementation of the Convention…
Positive Changes in Housing Provision in Underdeveloped Areas
The Croatian Parliament adopted amendments to the Act on Housing Provision in Underdeveloped Areas on July 14, 2023. The Ombudswoman welcomes its adoption, especially the fact that a…
Ombudswoman Requests Constitutional Review of the Mandatory Health Insurance Act Amendments
As previously announced, Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter submitted a request for a constitutional review of certain provisions of the amendments to the Mandatory Health Insurance Act to the…
SPT Makes First visit to Croatia
From 2 to 8 July 2023 the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) visited Croatia for the…
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed on June 26th, the day when the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or…
World Refugee Day
More than 100 million people have left their homes due to wars, violence, or persecution. To raise awareness about the extremely vulnerable position they are in, on the…
Croatian Parliament Adopts Ombudswoman’s 2021 Annual Report
On June 2, 2023, in its plenary session, the Croatian Parliament discussed, and on June 7, 2023, adopted the Ombudswoman’s Annual Report for 2021, thus expressing support for…
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…