President Pahor and Ombudsman Svetina highlight importance of human rights during epidemic
Ljubljana, 9 December - President Borut Pahor received Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina ahead of World Human Rights Day on Wednesday, with the pair stressing the importance of respect for human rights during the epidemic and after. At Svetina's initiative Pahor joined a UN-sponsored... more
Message from HRO on the occasion of international human rights day
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
SEE NPM Network members on implementing recommendations and working in special situations
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
Ombudsman meets with directors of RTV, STA and UKOM on the accessibility of information for vulnerable groups
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 Ombudsman's report on the placement of detainees at the Postojna Aliens Centre
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