New Council of Europe Recommendation: States Encouraged to Strengthen the Position of NHRIs
The recommendation lays the foundation for the strengthening of the role of national human rights institutions as the central national institutions for human rights promotion and protection and…
en-2013-2021
Office of the Ombudswoman 2013 – 2021 “Providing support for the most vulnerable members of our society shouldn’t be seen as financial burden, but an investment into combating…
A thank you to our colleagues for messages of support
After our Office was badly damaged during the devastating earthquake that hit Zagreb on March 22nd, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Ombudswoman and the Office…
Tena Šimonović Einwalter reelected as Chair of the Executive Board of Equinet
During the Annual General Assembly of the European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet), held in Bruxelles on October 23rd, the Deputy Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter, was reelected for…
Office of the Ombudsman re-accredited NHRI status A
The Sub-Committee for Accreditation (SCA) of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), at the last session has re-accredited the Croatian Ombudsman as the NHRI with…
Informal meeting of NHRI Chairs from Germany, Finland, Netherlands and Croatia
A two-day meeting of the NHRIs’ Chairs from Germany, Finland, Netherlands and Croatia took place on 5-7 April 2019 in Berlin on the invitation of the German Institute…
Ombudswoman met with FRA Director Michel O’Flaherty
Ombudswoman Lora Vidović met on 3 April 2019 with the FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty and discussed the potential areas of cooperation during the Croatian Presidency of the Council…
NHRIs and equality bodies without support to their independence cannot be successful
Ombudswoman and ENNHRI Chair Lora Vidović together with her Deputy and EQUINE Executive Board Chair Tena Šimonović Einwalter met with the EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers Protection and…
20 years of CoE Commissioner for Human Rights: Economic and social rights as basis for strengthening equality
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, the incumbent Commissioner Dunja Mijatović organised on 22 January 2019…
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