Even Nearly Two Years After Devastating Earthquakes, Victims are Still Not in Their Homes – Faster and More Intensive Reconstruction is Needed
The catastrophic consequences of the two earthquakes that struck the Sisak-Moslavina area on December 28 and 29, 2020, remain very much present. Currently, three major problems persist. The…
Visit to Citizens Affected by the Zagreb Earthquake
On November 10, Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter, along with her team, held a working meeting at Hostel Arena, where a portion of those affected by the Zagreb earthquake—mostly…
Basing Recruitment on the Candidate’s Skin Color, Ethnicity or Nationality is Prohibited
Derogatory and insulting statements by a pizzeria owner from Samobor claiming that he would not employ persons of a certain skin tone and belonging to certain ethnicities and…
Guaranteed Minimum Allowance Increased, but Not for Everyone at the Same Time?
The new Social Welfare Act has been in effect since the beginning of 2022, and one of the positive changes it introduced is an increase in the guaranteed…
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…
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…
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…
Continuing the Efforts to Advocate for the Rights of Older Persons in Croatia through the UN Framework
Human rights of older persons are one of our priorities and will be the topic of the Ombudswoman’s address to the UN’s Open Ended Working Group on Ageing…