On the proposal of the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina, which was approved on 19 January 2023 by the Commission for Public Office and Elections, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia appointed as Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman Dijana Možina Zupanc, PhD, on 24 January 2023.... more

The Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina visited the acting director of the University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UKC), Assist Prof Dr Marko Jug, on 20 January 2023. They talked about the situation in health care and the rights and duties of patients. They agreed that the pandemic has left... more

On 19 January 2023, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina presented some of the findings connected to the question of reassessment of eligibility for personal assistance at the 2nd meeting of the Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities, where the focus was on... more

The Commission for Public Office and Elections of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia discussed the proposal to appoint a deputy ombudsman and supported it. Ombudsman Peter Svetina proposes Dr Dijana Možina Zupanc as his deputy. In the proposal for her appointment, he... more

Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina performed his first operation outside headquarters in 2023 in Ankaran. He talked to the mayor of the municipality, Gregor Strmčnik, and visited the accommodation centre at Debeli rtič, which houses refugees from Ukraine. In Koper, he visited the branch... more