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»
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…
Could Croatia become famous by its Information Commisioner?
„It would be wonderful if Croatia became famous for having a good strong Commissioner who is being effective in promoting transparency“ – these are the words of Helen Darbishire and it is hard not to wish the same, especially on this day 28 September the „International Right to Know Day“. Passionate about the role of…
Information Commissioner – in limbo
Towards the election of the Information Commissioner, the full implementation of the new Act on right to access information and continuously raising the bar of transparency, GONG is organizing a conference titled “Commissioner – in limbo”. Conference will take place at Croatian Parliament on September 30th 2013, starting at 9:30 am. How to insure and…
International Right to Know Day observed
According to information from the Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency, 2.582 government bodies submitted their reports in 2012 concerning the implementation on the law on the right to information access, which is significantly higher than in 2010, for example, when only 854 bodies did so, the agency reported on Monday on the occasion of International…