Public Defender of Rights of the Czech Republic Visits the Office of the Ombudswoman
Public Defender of Rights of the Czech Republic Ana Šabatova and her associates met on 23-24 May 2016 in Zagreb with the Ombudswoman Lora Vidović. Ombudswoman Vidović familiarized…
Protecting Human Rights While Countering Terrorism – COE-ENNHRI Working Meeting, Paris
In the 21st century terrorist threat represents an additional challenge in the area of human rights protection. Thus, human rights institutions are faced with additional responsibility in the…
The vote is a political pressure on the independence of this institution
Photo: Pixsell/Grgur Zucko Today’s rejection of the 2015 Ombudswoman Report in the Croatian Parliament represents political pressure on the independence of this institution. This is further supported by…
Children of Prisoners in the National Preventive Mechanism
The fact that an individual is being imprisoned should not influence their rights as a father or a mother nor should it influence the rights of their children,…
The Role of the Ombudsman in Considering Complaints from Prisoners – international conference, Dublin
Deputy Ombudsman Mario Krešić participated on 12-13 May in Dublin at the conference The Role of the Ombudsman in Considering Complaints from Prisoners. The topics discussed included the…
Ombudswoman Vidović Meets With OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors met on 10 May 2016 in Zagreb with Ombudswoman Lora Vidović and Deputy Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter to discuss the…
Annual Report of the Ombudswoman of the Republic of Croatia for 2015
The Ombudswoman of the Republic of Croatia Lora Vidović has submitted to the Croatian Parliament her annual report for the year 2015. The report provides an overview of…
Business decision making has to be in line with the Anti-Discrimination Act
After a large company went through the restructuring process, older workers and those with health problems were, in a much higher percentage than other workers, rearranged to lower…
Stres na radnom mjestu u fokusu Nacionalnog dana zaštite na radu
Međunarodna organizacija rada, specijalizirana organizacija UN-a koja promovira socijalnu pravdu te ljudska, posebice radnička prava, proglasila je 28. travnja Svjetskim danom sigurnosti i zaštite zdravlja na radu, s…
The Rule of Law and a Strong Framework of Human Rights Protection are the Best Protection Against Terrorism
Human rights and public security cannot be viewed as opposites, stressed Ombudswoman of the Republic of Croatia and Chair of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions…