The Ombudsman was briefed on the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia in connection with the third part of the fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/SPOROCILA_SREDSTVOM_OBVESCANJA/1-6-8-2017-5.pdf. That decision was published on Friday, 9 December 2022. The Ombudsman... more

Slovenia’s President Borut Pahor visited the Human Rights Ombudsman of Slovenia on 12 December 2022. Since 14 January 2019, when President Pahor proposed to the National Assembly that Peter Svetina should be appointed Human Rights Ombudsman, and after he was elected with 100% support, the... more

In the final month of the year, our sight and thoughts are somewhat more frequently directed back, to our accomplishments, decisions, and relationships. Yet, when we look forward to how we would like to act or be treated, there is probably no person amongst us who would not wish to act... more

While everyone in detention is vulnerable to abuse and ill-treatment, persons with disabilities can face additional risks. To mark the International Day of People with Disability (3 December), we invited the en/about-us/organisational-units-and-hro-council/ombudsman-as-a-nmp/ _blank to... more

Ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed on 3 December, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina stresses that with the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Convention) Slovenia undertook to provide and promote the full... more