The Ombudsman and his colleagues working in Murska Sobota
On Wednesday, 7 September 2022, the Ombudsman Peter Svetina held interviews with people who thought that he could help them exercise their rights. Fourteen people applied for interviews with the Ombudsman and his colleagues. On that day, Ombudsman Svetina also met with Deputy Mayor Zoran... more
The Ombudsman’s institution is also a member of the Council for Dementia Management
The Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia became a member of the Council for Dementia Management, which was established yesterday at the Office of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor. The Ombudsman’s institution, in which the... more
The Ombudsman Svetina's response to the open letter of the Director-General of Radio and Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenija)
Today, on 31 August 2022, the Ombudsman Peter Svetina responded to the public appeal by the Radio and Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenija) Director-General, Andrej Grah Whatmough. He said that even though the freedom of expression is indeed a democratic value, it is limited by other human... more
Ombudsman Peter Svetina Meeting His Cypriot Colleague Maria Stylianou-Lottides on an Official Visit
At the invitation of Maria Stylianou-Lottides, the Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights of the Republic of Cyprus, the Slovenian Ombudsman Peter Svetina is currently on an official visit to Nicosia. His visit confirms the excellent relations between their two... more
Monitoring the use of force in prisons to prevent torture discussed in Poland
On 24 and 25 August 2022, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih attended the fifth annual meeting of national preventive mechanisms (NPM) in the Polish capital of Warsaw entitled Monitoring the use of force and law enforcement equipment in the criminal justice system. The meeting was aimed at... more
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