Comments on National Plan for Combating Discrimination and its Action Plan
Ombudsman’s institution, as an authorised central equality body in the Republic of Croatia has joined a public consultation on the National Plan for Combating Discrimination and Action Plan…
Integration measures for persons granted international protection are welcomed, but not enough
Croatia does not have a comprehensive migration and integration policy for all foreigners in the society, yet recently a possible step towards its creation was missed. Namely, only…
Zagreb Declaration on Enhancing Democratic Space
29 Ombuds, National Human Rights Institutions and Equality Bodies from wider Europe adopted the Zagreb Declaration on May 12 2017, at the end of the The event “Reclaiming…
Counter-terrorism, freedom of expression and living together in focus of the 2nd day of International conference in Zagreb
The second day of the high level conference – Reclaiming Human Rights in Europe: How to Enhance Democratic Space? – marking the 25th anniversary of the Croatian ombudsman,…
25th anniversary of the Ombudsman of Croatia formally commemorated
With the formal opening of the International Conference „Reclaiming human rights in Europe: How to enhance democratic space?“ 25 years of the Ombudsman’s Act was commemorated on the…
“Reclaiming human rights in Europe: How to enhance the democratic space?“
Almost 50 representatives of the human rights institutions and organisations from the entire Europe as well as numerous guests from Croatia will gather on the 11th and 12th…
The 25th anniversary of the Croatian Ombudsman institution to be marked in May
The Ombudsman institution was introduced in the Croatian legal system at the very beginning of the country’s independence, by the 1990 Constitution. However, further requirements for the beginning…
European ombudsmen’s symposium on impact of populism on human rights
More than 40 ombudsmen from all over Europe participated at the symposium on the impact of populism on human rights, organised on April 3-4 in Barcelona by the…
Maja Kević Elected Deputy Ombudswoman
Croatian Parliament elected Maja Kević as Deputy Ombudswoman at the March 31 2017 voting session. Deputy Kević is joining the Office of the Ombudswoman Lora Vidović after working…
Equinet meets with human rights defenders in Poland
On the fringes of the Equinet board meeting in Warsaw on 16 March, Equinet board members and staff met with key actors in the field of equality in…