Time to adopt the Equal Treatment Directive
Ten years ago, on 2 July 2008, the European Commission proposed a new anti-discrimination directive known as the Equal Treatment Directive or Horizontal Directive. But ten years late,…
Poverty and discrimination: two sides of the same coin
Equinet – European Network of Equality Bodies and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission hosted the conference Poverty and discrimination: two sides of the same coin on…
International organisations commit to building broader support for human rights
Ombudswoman and ENNHRI Chair Lora Vidović participated at the high level international panel discussion on reframing communication on human rights, held on 6th March 2018 in UN Geneva…
30 godina Konvencije protiv mučenja
Jedno od najvećih postignuća čovječanstva apsolutna je zabrana mučenja, koje se ne može opravdati ni pod kakvim okolnostima. No, ono je i dalje prisutno diljem svijeta, a njegova…
Global meeting of national human rights institutions
The Bureau of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) met from 1 to 3 November, to review developments and progress made since its last…
Ageing has to include dignity and human rights
People everywhere must be allowed to age with dignity and human rights, stressed the participants of the Eights session of the Open-Ended Working Group of Ageing (OEWG) that…