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Varuh Svetina s predsednico republike Slovenije

Human rights Center

03/28/2023

Centres for social work must be accessible to all

On 28 March 2023, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina presented the Special Report of the Ombudsman about the accessibility of centres for...

Različne slike, ki predstavljajo oviranosti, zložene v kolaž

Equal opportunities for disabled people and persons with special needs

02/23/2023

National Assembly discusses the Special Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman about the Accessibility of Centres for Social Work for People with Disabilities at a Plenary Session

On 23 February 2023, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina presented the findings from the Special Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman about the...

Simbolni kolaž, ki ponazarja različne invalidnosti

Human rights Center

02/02/2023

An Overview of the Ombudsman’s Activities in the Field of Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities / October–December 2022

Between October and December 2022, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (the Ombudsman) discussed various complaints from people who...

Portretna fotografija varuha človekovih pravic Petra Svetine

Human rights Center

01/26/2023

Ombudsman Svetina presents findings of the Human Rights Ombudsman from the Special Report about the accessibility of centres for social work for people with disabilities at the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia

The National Council of the Republic of Slovenia today, 26 January 2023, discussed the Special Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman about the...

Equal opportunities for disabled people and persons with special needs

01/19/2023

The Ombudsman at the Commission for Petitions: “A reassessment of eligibility for personal assistance can interfere with previously acquired rights!”

On 19 January 2023, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina presented some of the findings connected to the question of reassessment of eligibility...

Social Security

01/11/2023

The Scope of the Previously Recognised Right to Personal Assistance Can Only be Replaced by Another Form of Comparable Service

Summary:

The Ombudsman believes that it is possible to reduce the scope of the previously recognised right to personal assistance if the individual is provided...

National preventive mechanism (NPM)

12/05/2022

Monitoring the rights of persons with disabilities: Insights from Slovenia’s NPM

While everyone in detention is vulnerable to abuse and ill-treatment, persons with disabilities can face additional risks. To mark the International...