The institution of the Ombudsman critical about the process of solving long-lasting problems in the field of environment also at the President’s Forum
On 30 September 2024, the President of the Republic of Slovenia Nataša Pirc Musar at Brdo pri Kranju hosted the fourth President’s Forum, in the forefront of which was the right to healthy living environment. In the light of endangering the entitlement to this right, the participants... more
Ombudsman Svetina as the new president of the AOM in Cyprus on freedom of expression and the right to privacy in the digital age
Speaking to participants of the conference entitled "Protection of Human Rights in the Age of Digitisation and Social Media", Slovenian Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina, about:blank, said "It is imperative to develop and implement new human rights frameworks that will... more
NPMs in Strasbourg on health care for incarcerated persons with substance use disorders
On 24 and 25 September 2024, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih took part in an international conference at the Palace of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, where they spoke about the health care of persons with disorders caused by the use of psychoactive substances, who were deprived of their... more
In Finland on the protection and rights of children in foster care
Deputy Ombudsman Dr. Jože Ruparčič met with colleagues from the European Network of Ombudsmen for Children's Rights (about:blank _blank - "Opens internal link in current window") at the annual conference in Helsinki, Finland, from 18 to 20 September 2024. They discussed the protection and... more
On the occasion of the anniversary of the founding of the University of Maribor, the Ombudsman emphasised the importance of educational institutions for shaping society and respecting human r
"The establishment of the University of Maribor in 1975 was important both for the whole of Slovenia within the framework of the country at that time and for the region itself. The first higher education institution in this part of Slovenia was an important focus of Slovenian,... more
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