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
Government acknowledges the need to recognise the social rights of non-residents
In the opinion of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, the sentence of the second paragraph of Article 51 of the Aliens Act (ZTuj-2) that reads “In response to an application submitted in a timely manner for the issue and renewal of a temporary residence permit, the... more
Problems with accessing doctors due to electronic appointments
Pobudnica se je pritoževala, da njena mati, stara 77 let, ne zmore uporabljati informacijskega sistema IRIS, ki naj bi se uvajal v Zdravstvenem domu Ljubljana (ZD LJ). Pobudnica je menila, da je krivično in nepošteno do starejših, da se jim na tak način zmanjša dostopnost do zdravnika. ZD... more
Decisions on people’s rights must be comprehensible
Če odločitve o pravicah posameznikov niso obrazložene na način, da bi jih bilo mogoče razumeti in s tem omogočiti učinkovito vlaganje pravnih sredstev, to ni skladno z določbo 22. člena Ustave RS. Varuh je ministrstvo za delo, družino, socialne zadeve in enake možnosti prepričal, da se do... more