NPM conducts unannounced visit to the Centre for the Elderly Gornji Grad
On 3 March 2026, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) conducted an unannounced inspection of the Gornji Grad Centre for the Elderly, operated by DEOS Comprehensive Care for the Elderly d.o.o. During the visit, the NPM assessed the implementation of five recommendations issued during... more
The use of language is a human right: project funding cannot replace the systemic responsibility of the state
On 3 March 2026, Human Rights Ombudswoman Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek stated at a consultation organised by the Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing of Slovenia, entitled 'The Integration of Slovenian Sign Language into the Education System – It’s All in Our Hands,' that the use of... more
With the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities on changes in the field of minority rights protection and shortcomings
On 2 March 2026, the Human Rights Ombudswoman, Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek, welcomed members of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities to the Human Rights Ombudsman's premises in Slovenia, as part of the sixth monitoring round of the... more
Unannounced Thematic Visits by the NPM to the Kranj Expert Centre
On 25 and 26 February 2026, two members of the NPM paid unannounced visits to four residential groups operating within the Kranj Expert Centre. The visits were thematic and aimed to check how the right of children to be heard was being implemented within the groups. more
On the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ombudswoman Dr Drenik Bavdek warns that it is essential to preserve sensitivity to the mass violations of human rights
Danes minevajo štiri leta od začetka obsežne invazije Ruske federacije na Ukrajino. Štiri leta oboroženega spopada pomenijo štiri leta hudih in sistematičnih posegov v človekove pravice: milijone razseljenih oseb, tisoče izgubljenih življenj ter številne družine, ki še vedno čakajo na... more
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