The Ombudsperson for Children Helenca Pirnat Dragičević has published the “Summary Report on the Work of the Ombudsman for Children for 2021″ in English.
She also published the Annex to the Report, entitled “Children on Hold – Children’s Rights at the Time of the Pandemic 2020 – 2021“. At the beginning of this report the ombudsperson said:
“During the pandemic, children, as patient beneficiaries of social services, were ‘put on hold’. They waited for information when their schools and kindergartens were going to reopen and under what conditions, they waited for internet access and computers to arrive to their homes so that they can follow online classes, they waited for check-ups and therapies, waited for parents to visit them in hospitals and children’s homes, waited for help and protection from domestic violence, they waited to be able to see their friends … Despite the overwhelming impact of the pandemic on children’s lives they are still waiting for the opportunity to be included in discussions on policies and decisions relating to the pandemic.”.
Both reports in English are available here.