Dear Slovenian Citizens, we are marking 72 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The period before its adoption at the session of the United Nations General Assembly in Paris in 1948 left a significant mark on the world. The effects of the horrors of war... more

On December 7, 2020, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih and members of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) attended the second online workshop of members of the SEE NPM Network on the topic of monitoring the implementation of the NPM recommendations (particularly the aspect of exercising the... more

The Ombudsman Peter Svetina met this week with the Director General of Radiotelevision Slovenia (RTV) Igor Kadunc, Director of the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) Bojan Veselinovič and Director of the Government Communication Office of the Republic of Slovenia (UKOM) Uroš Urbanija. During... more

The institution of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter: the Ombudsman) has examined the changed regime of placing detainees in containers at the Aliens Centre. Following two visits (on 31 July and 3 September 2020) to Postojna, the Ombudsman’s employees... more

The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter referred to as the Ombudsman) looked into various initiatives concerning people with disabilities and met with representatives of disability organizations. The Ombudsman continued with efforts to bring attention to the... more