Letter to Prime Minister: Respect for victims of Nazi collaborator’s regime should all ministries respect
Ombudswoman Lora Vidović wrote a letter to the Prime Minister Andrej Plenković requesting his personal effort in ensuring that all ministries in his government respect in practice the…
Information exchange on challenges when working with migrants and asylum seekers
Meeting with NGOs and legal advice providers was held on 2 April 2019 in the Office of the Ombudswoman. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange information…
2018 Ombudswoman’s Annual Report Presented to Diplomats
On 30 April 2019 Ombudswoman Lora Vidović presented the key messages of the 2018 Annual Report to the 16 representatives of the diplomatic missions in Croatia. She gave…
Independent civilian police supervision cannot conduct police officials
Since the civilian supervision of the police officials work should be independent, the Ombudswoman sent to the relevant parliamentary committees her opinion on the Draft amendments to the…
Analysis: How human rights protection affects emigration and demographic dynamics
In recent 20 years the number of Croatian inhabitants decreased for approximately a half million thus less than 4 million inhabitants now live in Croatia. According to the…
Croatian ELSA organised moot parliamentary session in Sabor
Moot parliamentary session, a project of the Croatian branch of the Law School Students NGO (ELSA) was held on 17 April 2019 in the Croatian parliament (Sabor). This…
ENO conference 2019 on improving participatory democracy in the EU
How can public administrations, ombudsmen and others better involve citizens in decision-making was the main topic of the annual European Network of Ombudsmen (ENO) conference, which discussed measures…
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…
ENNHRI and GANHRI Annual meetings in Geneva
General meeting of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) was held on 4 March 2019 in Geneva under the chairmanship of Lora Vidović, Croatian Ombudswoman…