Ombudsman finds police's handling of migrants less than ideal
Following media reports about Slovenian police allegedly turning away foreign citizens who wanted to request asylum, the Human Rights Ombudsman's office has found that the handling of migrants by the police was not ideal.A report issued on Wednesday says that the police should pay... more
Human rights ombudsman nomination procedure starts
President Borut Pahor has published a call for applications for the next human rights ombudsman, with the applications expected to be sent to the president's office by 15 October.The applications must contain a written consent from the candidate and documents proving the candidate's... more
The NPM contributes to improvements; in some areas, recommendations are implemented too slowly
At a press conference on the premises of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) on Thursday, 21 June 2018, Ombudsman Vlasta Nusdorfer, her deputy and head of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) Ivan Šelih and advisers of the Ombudsman presented the... more
On the impact of National Preventive Mechanisms at the international conference on the 10th anniversary of the Slovenian NPM
In cooperation with the Council of Europe, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia hosted an international conference on Wednesday and Thursday, 17 and 18 April 2018 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM). The topic of the ... more
Violations against persons with a mental disorder considered in a special report
At a press conference held at the premises of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia on Tuesday, 5 September 2017, Human Rights Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer and Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih presented a special report, which the Ombudsman had sent to the National Assembly... more
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