According to the assessment of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman), by adopting an amendment to the ordinance that, among other things, regulates the extension of the operating hours of catering establishments, the Municipality of Novo Mesto violated Paragraph 3 of Article 153 of the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia, according to which, implementing regulations and other general acts must be in accordance...

A petitioner who had difficulties obtaining disability status wrote to the Ombudsman. He has been unable to obtain disability status, despite the health problems he has been experiencing for most of his life, which have been a significant handicap. Although he has a recognised physical impairment of 70 %, and although the proposal to grant him the status of disabled person was made by his personal physician following a serious deterioration in...