As part of the implementation of the tasks and powers of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) monitored the removal of three foreigners from the Centre for Foreigners in Postojna to Jože Pučnik Airport in Ljubljana on 11 April... more

The Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter: Ombudsman) received for consideration initiatives relating to the presence of birth partners at childbirth and the ban on planned home births during the COVID-19 epidemic. The Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the... more

Health is our greatest value and one of the fundamental human rights. Even at this time, when the new coronavirus disease has stopped us and forced us into isolation, the Human Rights Ombudsman advocates the idea that the state is to provide all residents with accessible and high-quality... more

The Human Rights Ombudsman's office wishes to point out that it has not been involved in the preparation of the so-called "anti-corona act", nor has it had an opportunity to convey any opinions or views about it. This also holds true of those legal arrangements that could have... more

The Slovenian Human Rights Ombudsman, Peter Svetina, has met with the Hungarian Ombudsman, Dr Ákos Kozma. At their first meeting, they discussed the challenges that the institutions for the protection of human rights faced in their operations.Ombudsman Svetina advocated the... more