While everyone in detention is vulnerable to abuse and ill-treatment, persons with disabilities can face additional risks. To mark the International Day of People with Disability (3 December), we invited the en/about-us/organisational-units-and-hro-council/ombudsman-as-a-nmp/ _blank to... more

Ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed on 3 December, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina stresses that with the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Convention) Slovenia undertook to provide and promote the full... more

The Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina presented a Special Report on Accessibility of Centres for Social Work for People with Movement and Sensory Impairments, today, 1 December 2022. It was prepared by the Ombudsman’s office and will also be sent to the Slovenian National Assembly... more

As the guest of honour, Deputy Ombudsman Dr Jože Ruparčič attended the virtual international scientific conference entitled Human Rights in the Modern Organisation and Society (SOCIAL 2022) on 30 November 2022. The purpose of the conference was to highlight the importance of a stronger... more

On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is commemorated on 25 November, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina sees the solution to make progress on this issue arising from, among other things, the enhanced education of children and... more