On Women's Day, the Ombudswoman warns that despite efforts over the past decade, there has been no significant decline in violence against women
On International Women's Day this year, the Human Rights Ombudswoman, Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek, warned that recent studies show that violence against women remains one of the most serious human rights violations in Europe, including in Slovenia. On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, the Statistical... more
Presentation of human rights and the work of the Ombudsman to students of the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet
On 5 March 2026, Miha Nabergoj, a representative of the Ombudsman's Centre for Human Rights, visited the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet. As part of an active citizenship course, he presented an introduction to human rights and the work of the ombudsman to students at the... more
Ombudswoman in Ribnica highlighted the importance of cooperation between institutions in ensuring human rights
On Thursday 5 March, the Human Rights Ombudswoman, Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek, and her colleagues visited the municipality of Ribnica. They visited the social work centre, the police station and the Roma settlement of Goriča vas, where they met with the mayor of the municipality, Samo... more
Ombudswoman meets with President of the Roma Foundation for Europe to discuss the situation of the Roma community in Slovenia
On 4 March 2026, Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek, the Human Rights Ombudswoman, met with Željko Jovanović, President of the Roma Foundation for Europe. Also present were Deputy Ombudsman Miha Horvat, who is responsible for safeguarding the rights of the Roma community, and Gašper Adamič... more
NPM conducts thematic visit to the Varstveno delovni center (Care and Work Centre) Novo mesto
On 3 March 2026, members of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) and an external expert conducted an unannounced thematic visit to the Varstveno delovni center Novo mesto (Disabled Persons Training and Care Centre Novo Mesto (VDC)). The purpose of the visit was to review the procedure... more
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