International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
On 21 March, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This Day is a reminder that racial discrimination remains one…
Fundamental Rights Forum 2024 – Protecting Human Rights in the Digital Age
Organised by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the Fundamental Rights Forum (FRF), the largest European event in the field of human rights and equality, was…
International Women’s Day – The Need to Ratify Convention No. 190 on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
The Ombudswoman, as the central national body for combating discrimination and continuously promoting equality, uses the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8th, to underline the urgent need…
Panel Discussion: “Elections and Hate Speech”
The Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter took part in the panel discussion “Elections and Hate Speech,” organised by the Human Rights House Zagreb on 26 February 2024. The discussion…
Zero Discrimination Day – The Most Common Myths About Discrimination
Discrimination is one of the greatest obstacles to realizing rights and fulfilling one’s full potential. This is why equality is not only a fundamental value enshrined in the…
International Conference Marks End of the Project on the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law
National institutions for human rights, such as the Ombudsman institution in Croatia, play a key role in realizing the fundamental rights of citizens and in promoting EU values:…
The international conference marks the conclusion of the project on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law
National human rights institutions – in Croatia represented solely by the Ombudswoman’s Office – play a key role in upholding the fundamental rights of citizens and in promoting…
World Day of Social Justice
The World Day of Social Justice was established by the United Nations in 2007 and is marked every year on February 20. As one of the foundations of…
Conference of the European Network of Ombudspersons on Whistleblowers
A hybrid conference organised by the European Network of Ombudspersons (ENO) was held on Tuesday, 20 February 2024. It focused on Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament…
Discussion on the State of Human Rights and the Rule of Law in the Republic of Croatia
An online discussion, organised by Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter, was held on Tuesday, 6 February 2024, on the state of human rights and the rule of law in…