In Croatia, free legal aid is provided by the administrative bodies of the counties and the City of Zagreb, authorised associations, legal clinics and lawyers.
Legal aid providers can inform you on your rights and possibilities to exercising them and if needed, they will contact other institutions regarding your case.
The Office of the Ombudsperson for Gender Equality is not a provider of free legal aid in Croatia. Having a lawyer is not compulsory when applying to the Ombudsperson.