Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (MDDSZ) Accepted the Ombudsman’s Position on the Limitation as an Essential Criterion for Determining the Minimum Income Sec
The Ombudsman was interested in why persons with the status of a person with disabilities according to the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities Act (ZZRZI) were not included among the recipients of the solidarity allowance for eliminating the consequences... more
Optimisation of Ad futura Scholarship Awarding Procedures
In 2021, the Ombudsman contacted the Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Child Support Fund of the Republic of Slovenia (the Fund) in the context of addressing broader issues due to the lengthy decision-making process on Ad futura scholarships. See also:... more
Difficult Access to Outdoors for a Detainee with Movement Impairments
The Constitution guarantees everyone respect for human personality and dignity, even during deprivation of liberty and execution of penalties (Article 23 of the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia). This also includes accommodation adapted to their potential restrictions, and... more
Deficient Traceability of Administrative Procedures at the Institute for Pension and Disability Insurance of Slovenia
In July of this year, a complainant turned to the Human Rights Ombudsman (the Ombudsman) because they had not yet received a decision on their request for the recognition of the right to an old-age pension, which they filed in May with the Institute for Pension and Disability Insurance of... more
Problems of Persons with Prader-Willi Syndrome in Participating in Medically Supervised Weight Loss Programmes
The Ombudsman was informed by the complainants and representatives of persons with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) about the problems of these persons with participating in programs in which they could lose weight under medical supervision after the age of 19. People with PWS lost weight... more
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