Ombudsperson of Croatia
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The Ombudsperson of Croatia is an independent national institution responsible for protecting and promoting human rights, overseeing public administration, and addressing citizens’ complaints about state authorities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ombudsperson of Croatia canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national human rights institution
ⓘ
ombudsman institution ⓘ |
| accountableTo | Croatian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim |
ensuring legality and fairness of public administration
ⓘ
improving protection of citizens’ rights in relation to public authorities ⓘ |
| appointmentBy | Croatian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canAccess | information held by public authorities ⓘ |
| canInvestigate |
legal persons with public authority
ⓘ
local self-government bodies ⓘ state administration bodies ⓘ |
| canRecommend |
changes in laws and regulations
ⓘ
measures to improve administration practices ⓘ |
| communicationChannel |
in-person submissions
ⓘ
telephone and electronic submissions ⓘ written complaints ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
civil society organizations in Croatia
ⓘ
international human rights bodies ⓘ |
| country | Croatia ⓘ |
| focusArea |
equality and non-discrimination
ⓘ
rights of vulnerable groups ⓘ rule of law and good governance ⓘ |
| function |
conducting own-initiative investigations
ⓘ
issuing recommendations to authorities ⓘ monitoring implementation of human rights standards ⓘ preparing reports on human rights situation ⓘ raising public awareness on human rights ⓘ receiving individual complaints ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersIn | Zagreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independence |
independent from local and regional self-government
ⓘ
independent from the executive branch ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Croatian ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of the Republic of Croatia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ombudsman Act of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandate |
anti-discrimination
ⓘ
general human rights protection ⓘ good governance oversight ⓘ |
| nationalHumanRightsInstitutionStatus | Paris Principles-compliant ⓘ |
| prohibitsRetaliationAgainst | persons who submit complaints ⓘ |
| publishes |
annual report on its work
ⓘ
thematic reports on specific human rights issues ⓘ |
| role |
addressing citizens’ complaints about state authorities
ⓘ
overseeing public administration ⓘ promoting human rights ⓘ protecting human rights ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | independent oversight body ⓘ |
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