Caring for the elderly is caring for everyone's future
On the occasion of the World Day of Older Persons on 1 October, Ombudsman Peter Svetina reiterates that the various bodies and institutions that deal with older people must always keep in mind the principle of Nothing About Us Without Us. "Older people should be involved in decisions... more
The Ombudsman awards prizes for bachelor's, master's and doctoral theses in the field of human rights
On 29 December 2021, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia published the first public competition for bachelor's, master's and doctoral theses in the field of human rights. The aim of the competition was to encourage research activities in the field of human rights by students at all... more
Ombudsman Svetina: "It is essential to put the rights of people with deafblindness into a legislative framework and to abandon the medical definition of deafblindness."
"Deafblind people are still not given enough attention in Slovenia, which is why today's event is a bright spot and, I sincerely hope, a cornerstone in the regulation of the status and rights of people with deafblindness," Ombudsman Peter Svetina told participants at a... more
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Ombudsman Svetina presents the 2021 reports of the Ombudsman's institution and the NPM for 2021 to the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia
The National Council of the Republic of Slovenia discussed on 21 September 2022 the fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/lp/LP_2021/Letno_porocilo_VCP_RS_za_leto_2021.pdf - - "The 27th Annual Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia for 2021" and the... more
Education Committee discusses the Ombudsman's report for 2021
Today, on 20 September 2022, the National Assembly's Committee on Education, Science, Sports and Youth, as the interested working body, considered the 27th regular annual report of the Ombudsman for 2021 in the part related to the competences of the Committee.
“Last year, we dealt with... more