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Children's rights
How to grade pupils involved in distance learning due to their parents’ disagreement with self-testing
Summary:

As the Government of the Republic of Slovenia gave parents the option relating to the self-testing of children in schools as per the Ordinance on the temporary measures for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 infectious disease, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia believes that these children should also be allowed the possibility to be graded without meeting the provisions determined in the Ordinance. Otherwise, the...

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Social Security
Discrimination against Zois scholarship holders due to their material standing
Summary:

Examining the wider issue on the basis of a specific complaint, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) considered the regulation which excludes the simultaneous receipt of the Zois and state scholarships. The Zois scholarship is intended to promote exceptional achievements and generation of added value in the field of knowledge, research, development and art, while the state scholarship is a supplementary benefit...

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If you see injustice, ... !

On the occasion of World Children's Day on 20 November, the Ombudsman prepared a project entitled If You See Injustice, Use Rights. On these pages, children will be able to learn about their rights so that they can more easily exercise and maintain them. They can also find contact numbers and an address to call or write to the HRO if they feel that their rights or the rights of someone they know have been violated.