Representatives of national institutions for human rights at the annual meeting in Geneva emphasise the importance of global responsibility

03/15/2023 | The Human Rights Ombudsman

Simbolna slika: pleteni medvedki ponazarjajo otroke

Human Rights Ombudsman to present at the ECHR his legal opinion about a case of child removal

03/14/2023 | Children's rights

Ombudsman and the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment: “Slovenia faces great challenges in implementing laws and policies.”

03/10/2023 | Environment and space

Simbolna fotografija: Ženski držita svet

Ombudsman Svetina to Decision Makers: “Care for the rights of women is also care for an inclusive society!”

03/08/2023 | Equal opportunities by gender

Veleposlanik Madžarske in varuh pred zastavami

Ombudsman Welcomes the Visit of the Hungarian Ambassador

03/07/2023 | Equal opportunities

Varuh Svetina na srečanju z nevladnimi organizacijami s področja enakopravnosti spolov

Ombudsman Svetina: “To strengthen the equality of sexes, we need concrete measures.”

03/06/2023 | Human rights Center

National Preventive Mechanism

Child Advocacy

Human Rights Council

Center for HR

Addressed iniciatives and wider issues

02/27/2023

Official Note on the Carrying Out of Tasks During Detention

Summary:

When verifying the information in the case in question, the Ombudsman found irregularities in the official note, which is kept chronologically by police officers from the beginning to the end of the detention according to the Manual for Carrying Out Police Detentions. He reminded competent authorities that the official note on the carrying out tasks during detention is an official document. This means that it is subject to a legal presumption...

02/15/2023

To Err is Human but to Continue Doing Errors is Foolish

Summary:

A complainant who accused several bodies of violating human rights and fundamental freedoms in the case of entrusting the care and education of children, stipulating contacts and child support related the benefits of children, turned to the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman). The Ombudsman found that the Centre for Social Work Koroška, Ravne na Koroškem unit (CSW Ravne na Koroškem) and the Social Affairs Inspection...

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.