The fifth Ombudsman, Peter Svetina, is completing his mandate
On 23 February 2025, the six-year mandate of
the fifth Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, Petar
Svetina, will expire. On 24 February 2019, he was elected to this
position with the unanimous support of all 89 present members of the
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The Deputy Ombudsman again pointed out in the National Assembly once the shortcomings in deciding on the right to personal assistance
Today, 12 February 2025, Deputy Human Rights
Ombudsman Dijana Možina Zupanc attended the meeting of the Commission
for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities (Commission), where
they discussed the challenges and shortcomings of personal assistance.
The... more
NPMs in Strasbourg on their reiteration of the problem of prison overcrowding
Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih, head of the National Preventive Mechanism in Slovenia (DPM), attended a workshop in Strasbourg, France, entitled Tackling overcrowding in European prisons: strengthening NPMs' role in safeguarding rights and ensuring effective oversight. more
Ombudsman, business representatives, and civil society called for the timely transposition of the EU directive.
Today, 5 February 2025, in cooperation with Focus, the Association for Sustainable Development, the Human Rights Ombudsman, in its capacity as the national human rights institution, organised a consultation on human rights in business. The purpose of the consultation was... more
The establishment of an independent monitoring mechanism for the rights of persons with disabilities in Slovenia – a legal obligation and an opportunity for progress
"Establishing an independent monitoring
mechanism, consistent with the requirements of the Paragraph 2 of
Article 33 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
is not only a legal obligation, but also an opportunity to strengthen
the... more
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