Obisk francoskih gostij pri Varuhu - skupinska fotografija udeležencev sestanka

With a delegation from the French Ministry of Justice on the care of minors in Slovenian juvenile law

07/02/2025 | National preventive mechanism (NPM)

Kopališče za invalide, v ozadju katoliška cerkev

Ombudsman's statement on unacceptable actions against various groups based on their personal circumstances

07/01/2025 | Equal opportunities for disabled people and persons with special needs

At the Petitions Committee meeting on jury service as a constitutional right and current initiatives for change

07/01/2025 | Justice

Statement by the Ombudsman regarding violent acts in areas with a Roma population

06/30/2025 | Equal opportunities

Caring for the mental health of residents as a form of torture prevention

06/27/2025 | National preventive mechanism (NPM)

National Preventive Mechanism

Child Advocacy

Human Rights Council

Center for HR

Addressed iniciatives and wider issues

06/19/2025

Negligence and inconsistency are the reasons for the unresponsiveness of several authorities

Summary:

The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) identified a number of inconsistencies in the conduct of several bodies involved in the handling of applications and letters received from a complainant, which justified the appearance of general unresponsiveness on her part. The Ombudsman also found in some places that decisions on her complaints took an unacceptably long time. He found multiple violations of the principle of...

06/02/2025

The Responsiveness of the Slovenian Water Agency Still Remains a Problem

Summary:

The Slovenian Water Agency (DRSV) violated the principle of good administration by failing to respond to a complainant's letters addressed to it between November 2023 and June 2024. It provided the complainant with verbal explanations by telephone and also announced a written response, but did not implement the announced response. In the end, it only responded in writing, but this required the intervention of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the...

05/19/2025

Repeated Discrepancy of the Definition of Disability with International Standards

Summary:

The proposal of the Act Amending the Pension and Disability Insurance Act (ZPIZ-20), prepared by the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (MDDSZ), does not foresee a change in the definition of disability. Since the Human Rights Ombudsman has been alerting the ministry about this issue for several years, a call for the preparation of legislation that will be in line with international standards of the concept of...

Rikli Balance Hotel, Bled, Slovenia, 5 and 6 December 2024

The high-level conference aims to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia by bringing together heads of institutions and other international and national experts, practitioners, and policy-makers to discuss the effectiveness of Ombudsman institutions (OIs) and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in addressing contemporary human rights challenges.

Recording of the first day of the conference

More details and programme

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