Human Rights Ombudsman still finds unacceptable differences in accessibility of general and family medicine clinics
On 27 November 2023, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina invited Minister of Health Dr Valentina Prevolnik Rupel for the first meeting discussing open questions in the field of healthcare. Ombudsman Svetina also presented to the Minister the recently conducted analysis on the... more
Ombudsmen of human and athletes’ rights: “A (r)evolution needed in the realisation of human rights in sport”
The Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina met with the athletes’ ombudsman Dr Rožle Prezelj, who received his second mandate at this position on 1 April 2023. In this position, he can actively strive for the establishment of a safe legal framework for uninterrupted activity of sportsmen... more
HR in the economy |
Labor matters |
Economic public services |
International cooperation |
Employed and unemployed
Human Rights Ombudsman and representatives of the state, industry and business, and civil society at a panel discussion call for a more responsible and sustainability-oriented economy
On 23 November 2023, the Human Rights Ombudsman in the role of the national human rights institution, in collaboration with Focus, Association for Sustainable Development, and SBC – Slovenian Business Club, organised a panel discussion on human rights in business and industry. The respect... more
Center for human rights |
International cooperation |
Persons with mental health issues |
People with disabilities |
Social security
Ombudsman representative at a conference on the autonomy in mental health
On 13 and 14 November 2023, a Consultant at the Center for Human Rights Jerneja Turin, as the president of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Working Group within the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), participated at the... more
The institution of the Ombudsman participates at a meeting of the UN’s Committee Against Torture
In Geneva on 14 November 2023, Deputy Ombudsmen Ivan Šelih and Miha Horvat, in the name of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, participated at the 78th meeting of the Committee Against Torture (CAT), founded on the basis of the Convention against Torture and Other... more
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