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National and ethnic communities

On 2 October 2023, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina visited one municipality in the Dolenjska region and two in the Posavje region where he met...

Upon International Romani Day observed on 8 April, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina emphasised that his recommendations for the improvement of the...

On 4 April 2023, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina welcomed representatives of the Serbian national community in Slovenia for a visit. He discussed...

On 3 April 2023, Ombudsman Peter Svetina received representatives of the German-speaking ethnic community in Slovenia – namely Urška Kop, the new head...

The Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina welcomed the visit of the Hungarian Ambassador Andor Dávid. Among other topics, they discussed the position...

The Institution of the Human Rights Ombudsman carried out the second operation outside the headquarters in 2023 in Lendava. The Ombudsman’s staff was...

The National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia discussed on 27 October 2022 the 27th annual report of the Human Rights Ombudsman and the report on...

On 14 September 2022, the Ombudsman Peter Svetina attended a joint session of the competent Commission for State Regulation and the interested...

Peter Svetina, the human rights ombudsman, has received Matej Arčon, the minister for Slovenians abroad, for a get-to-know-you visit, at which he...

Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina and his colleagues paid a working visit to Maribor today. They talked with 21 people, who assessed that the...