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Unresolved questions concerning care for children demand immediate action
On this year’s World Children’s Day, which we celebrate each year on 20 November, the date in 1989 when the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina warns that there is not enough concern for children, and calls on decision-makers to give... more
Experts from human rights institutions discuss border controls in Vienna
Experts from national human rights institutions (NHRI) and representatives of international organisations from EU countries met in Vienna on 17 November 2022 to discuss the establishment of national independent mechanisms for monitoring respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms on... more
Conference of the National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM) Network for South-East Europe on children suffering from mental health and developmental problems, and the use of coercive measures
The deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih, who is also the head of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), and the Ombudsman’s advisor Ana Polutnik, an NPM member, attended a conference of the National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM) Network for South-East Europe (SEE NPM Network) that took place in... more
Conference of the National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM) Network for South-East Europe on children suffering from mental health and developmental problems, and the use of coercive measures
The deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih, who is also the head of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), and the Ombudsman’s advisor Ana Polutnik, an NPM member, attended a conference of the National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM) Network for South-East Europe (SEE NPM Network) that took place in... more
Ombudsman visits four municipalities in the Gorenjska region
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, Ombudsman Peter Svetina visited four municipalities in the Gorenjska region. He first met the mayor of the municipality Cerklje na Gorenjskem, followed by meetings with the mayors of Šenčur, Vodice, and Komenda. He talked to all of them about the challenges... more
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