On 19 January 2023, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina presented some of the findings connected to the question of reassessment of eligibility...
While everyone in detention is vulnerable to abuse and ill-treatment, persons with disabilities can face additional risks. To mark the International...
Ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed on 3 December, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina stresses that with the...
The Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina presented a Special Report on Accessibility of Centres for Social Work for People with Movement and Sensory...
On this year’s World Children’s Day, which we celebrate each year on 20 November, the date in 1989 when the Convention on the Rights of the Child was...
This year marks 20 years since the adoption of the Slovenian Sign Language Act. On the occasion of Slovenian Sign Language Day, which is celebrated on...
Between July and September 2022, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) processed various initiatives of individuals who...
In his opening lecture at the 5th Pension and Disability Insurance Conference in Portorož on 12 September, Ombudsman Peter Svetina focused on the...
Ombudsman Peter Svetina and his deputy responsible for healthcare and health insurance, Jože Ruparčič, PhD, welcomed the representatives of patients’...
