The Ombudsman pays a fact-finding visit to the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Food
Ombudsman Peter Svetina received the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Mateja Čalušić, for a familiarisation meeting.He informed her about some of the cases in which the Ombudsman's institution draws attention to human rights violations, such as the problematic siting of... more
Ombudsman Svetina: "To know is to know how to act in favour of people with autism and thus prevent many hardships!"
"Awareness that people with autism are among us has improved somewhat thanks to the availability of information and awareness programmes, but there is still not enough real knowledge of their needs, not only among the general public, but also among those who come into contact with... more
In Strasbourg on approaches to the enforcement of judgments relating to enforced detention and mental health treatment under Article 5 of the ECHR Article 5
On 27 March 2024, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih attended a conference in Strasbourg, France, entitled Mentally Ill Mind: Convention-Compliant Approaches to the Enforcement of Judgments on Compulsory Detention and Mental Health Treatment. The event was organised in the framework of... more
Ombudsman with Minister Novak on many topics in the field of spatial planning and natural resources
Today, 29 March 2024, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina welcomed the Minister of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning Jože Novak for a familiarisation visit. In their conversation, he emphasised that a clean, healthy, and safe environment is a fundamental human right, which... more
At Days of Education about the commitment to an inclusive society
Taking part in the roundtable Responsible Alliance for an Inclusive Society, which was part of the 32nd Days of Education held in Portorož on 27 March 2024, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina emphasised, among other things, that in order to achieve comprehensive inclusive education,... more
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