Deputy Ombudsman at the seminar of the Network of Independent Authorities for the Handling of Complaints against Police Procedures in Paris
On 8 November 2024, in Paris, France, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih took part in the seminar of the Network of Independent Bodies for Handling Complaints Against Police Procedures (IPCAN) of which the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (the Ombudsman) has been a member since... more
Svetina at a consultation on challenges in expert centres with an appeal to help our fellow man
On 11/11/2024, at a consultation in the National Council entitled Deficiencies in the System of Assistance to Children and Young People in Need – A call for action by professional centres, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina pointed out some shortcomings that the institution of the... more
At the expert consultation on the relationship between the advocate and the child
"Advocates translate complex systems into a language that children understand and thus enable them to feel in control of their own lives," Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina emphasised at the expert consultation on child advocacy, which took place in Portorož on 8 and 9... more
Ombudsman at the General Assembly of the European Network of National Institutions for Human Rights in Brussels
On behalf of the institution of the Ombudsman, Assistant to the Head of the Center for Human Rights, Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek and Jerneja Turin, adviser at the Center for Human Rights, attended the General Assembly of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI),... more
The Ombudsman welcomed the new education minister on his first visit
Today, 24 October 2024, the Ombudsman Peter Svetina welcomed the Minister of Education, Dr. Vinko Logaj. They talked about systemic improvements in the field of upbringing and education, touched on the issue of children with special needs, including in music schools, paid attention to the... more