On 27 March 2023, representatives of selected non-governmental organisations that collaborate with the Ombudsman for the tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) met at the institution of the Human Rights Ombudsman. Based on the last public tender, the following were selected for... more

On 21 and 22 March 2023, a roundtable discussion organised by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) was carried out in Vienna which was intended for the support of national human rights institutions when monitoring fundamental rights originating from the Charter of... more

On 22 March 2023, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina met the Ukrainian Ambassador Andrij Taran. They talked about the position of refugees from Ukraine since the spring of 2022. The institution of the Ombudsman has been closely monitoring their fates and their treatment by the... more

On 21 March 2023, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina and his colleagues worked in Celje. They visited the General Regional Hospital and the home for the elderly and talked to the Mayor of Celje Matija Kovač about the restoration of the polluted area in the municipality, about the... more

On 20 March 2023, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina visited four municipalities in the Gorenjska region where he met with their mayors. They talked about the challenges and most pressing issues they encounter in their work. The Ombudsman assured them that within his competences he will... more