Ombudswoman tells parliament citizens don’t trust judiciary

Zagreb, 17.10.2013.- Puèka pravobraniteljica Lora Vidoviæ tijekom sjednice Hrvatskog sabora. foto FaH/ Dario GRZELJ/ ua

Human Rights Ombudswoman Lora Vidovic said on Thursday that citizens do not trust the judiciary, saying that the government should work on strengthening that trust “In complaints we received in 2012, citizens claim that the judiciary is not transparent, that it is inefficient and corrupt and this perception must be changed,” Vidovic said in parliament…

Short-lists two for 1st Croatian information commissioner

Anamarija Musa, a lecturer at the law school of Zagreb University, and Sandra Krizanec, a journalist of the national broadcaster (HRT), were short-listed as the nominees for the first information commissioner by the Croatian parliament’s committee on the constitution and political system on Tuesday, and the parliament (Sabor) will have the final say in deciding…

«Self advocacy gives the person better self-esteem»

Zagreb, 04.10.2013 - Udruga za samozastupanje, GONG, Europska platforma samozastupnika (EPSA) te Inclusion Europe organiziraju trodnevnu europsku konferenciju samozastupnika "Èujte naše glasove: Graðani prije svega!". foto FaH/ Lana SLIVAR DOMINIÆ /ds

Disability, legal capacity, living independently in the community, getting married and starting a family, what to do after finishing school, closing institutions, the right to decide, how to influence society – all of this things taken for granted among so called «normal» people, mean the world for people with intellectual disabilities. And as self advocates…