Human Rights Ombudsman advocates a more active role of non-governmental organisations in international monitoring of the respect of human rights in Slovenia
On 10 May 2023, in cooperation with the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana and the Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR-Centre) from Geneva, the Human Rights Ombudsman organised a workshop on the participation of civil society organisations in the execution of states’... more
A condolence book for the late Ivan Bizjak is open at the Ombudsman's headquarters
Starting 9 May 2023, a condolence book in the memory of the first Human Rights Ombudsman in the independent Republic of Slovenia and politician https://www.varuh-rs.si/o-varuhu/zgodovina/vodstva-varuha-v-razlicnih-mandatih/ivan-bizjak/, who passed away at the age of 68, will be opened at... more
In Memoriam Ivan Bizjak
We have been saddened by the news that Ivan Bizjak, the first Human Rights Ombudsman in the independent Republic of Slovenia, an esteemed colleague and a great man, passed away at the age of 68.He was elected to the position of the Ombudsman in 1994 and he carried his six-year mandate... more
Ahead of International Workers’ Day on the Importance of Social Dialogue and about Work as a Value
On 26 April 2023, ahead of International Workers’ Day, 1 May, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina invited representatives of unions for a work meeting where they talked about the issue of protecting the rights of employees and the unemployed as well as about the importance of social... more
INVITATION to the workshop on the participation of civil society in the implementation of the obligations of states based on UN international treaties on human rights
Representatives of civil society and the professional public are invited to a workshop on the cooperation of civil society organizations in the implementation of the obligations of states based on the international treaties of the United Nations on human rights, which will be held on... more
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