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The Slovenian NHRI's work on the rights of persons with disabilities from July to September 2020
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
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The National Preventive Mechanism mostly made unannounced visits to places of the deprivation of liberty
The National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia took note of the 2019 Report of the National Preventive Mechanism at today's session of 22 October 2020. As the Human Rights Ombudsman, Peter Svetina, was in contact with a person infected with COVID-19 and therefore is in quarantine,... more
Despite the Ombudsman's recommendations not being legally binding, their implementation represents an important indicator of respect for human rights
the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia discussed the 25th Annual Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman and the report on implementing the tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism for 2019. These are the first reports prepared during the term of office of Peter Svetina as Human... more
The Ombudsman’s submission to GREVIO
On 29th September 2020, representatives of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia met with two representatives of the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO), who were visiting Slovenia to acquire information regarding the... more
SEE NPM Network online workshop on enhancing torture prevention in South-East Europe
On 12 and 13 October 2020, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih and Robert Gačnik, spec., participated in the online workshop of national preventive mechanisms (NPMs), who are members of the SEE NPM Network, on the topic of enhancing torture prevention in South-East Europe. The workshop was... more
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