On Women's Day, the Ombudswoman warns that despite efforts over the past decade, there has been no significant decline in violence against women
On International Women's Day this year, the Human Rights Ombudswoman, Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek, warned that recent studies show that violence against women remains one of the most serious human rights violations in Europe, including in Slovenia. On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, the Statistical... more
Presentation of human rights and the work of the Ombudsman to students of the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet
On 5 March 2026, Miha Nabergoj, a representative of the Ombudsman's Centre for Human Rights, visited the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet. As part of an active citizenship course, he presented an introduction to human rights and the work of the ombudsman to students at the... more
Ombudswoman in Ribnica highlighted the importance of cooperation between institutions in ensuring human rights
On Thursday 5 March, the Human Rights Ombudswoman, Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek, and her colleagues visited the municipality of Ribnica. They visited the social work centre, the police station and the Roma settlement of Goriča vas, where they met with the mayor of the municipality, Samo... more
With the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities on changes in the field of minority rights protection and shortcomings
On 2 March 2026, the Human Rights Ombudswoman, Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek, welcomed members of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities to the Human Rights Ombudsman's premises in Slovenia, as part of the sixth monitoring round of the... more
Unannounced Thematic Visits by the NPM to the Kranj Expert Centre
On 25 and 26 February 2026, two members of the NPM paid unannounced visits to four residential groups operating within the Kranj Expert Centre. The visits were thematic and aimed to check how the right of children to be heard was being implemented within the groups. more
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