Government Council for Human Rights

Country

Croatia

Title

Government Council for Human Rights

Partners

  • Vice President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, who is responsible for human rights, as the president of the council
  • 14 representatives of public authorities, including competent state administration bodies and offices of the national government
  • 3 representatives of civil-society organisations dedicated to the development and promotion of human rights in Croatia

Description

Established in December 2021, the council is an interdepartmental advisory body of the government focusing on human rights issues.
The tasks of the council are:

  • continuously monitoring and analysing public policies related to human rights;
  • providing opinions to the government on draft regulations that relate to and/or affect the state of human rights;
  • proposing measures to solve certain problems relating to and improve the state of human rights;
  • programming and establishing priorities for the use of EU funds in the area of human rights protection;
  • monitoring the implementation of the national plan for the protection and promotion of human rights and combating discrimination;
  • considering the reports of international organisations on the state of human rights in Croatia;
  • monitoring the application of international instruments related to the protection and promotion of human rights and studying the experiences of other countries in the promotion of human rights;
  • proposing to the government the establishment of temporary bodies and ad hoc working groups to address certain topics of national importance or solve certain issues relating to human rights;
  • cooperating with national committees and commissions for different aspects of human rights, the human rights bodies of the Croatian parliament, the ombudsperson and other representatives of the Croatian parliament for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
  • cooperating with civil-society organisations for the protection and promotion of human rights in Croatia;
  • cooperating with the authorities responsible for human rights at the county level and the level of the city of Zagreb.

DISCLAIMER The information presented here is collected under contract by the FRA's research network FRANET. The information and views contained do not necessarily reflect the views or the official position of the FRA.