Minorities and ethnic groups |
International cooperation |
National and ethnic communities |
Council of Europe
The Ombudsman met the representatives of the Council of Europe's Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities about the situation in Slovenia
Ombudsman Peter Svetina and Deputy Ombudsman Miha Horvat attended a virtual meeting with representatives of the Council of Europe's Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, who are currently visiting Slovenia. The Advisory Committee is... more
The Ombudsman calls on the responsible parties to elaborate a strategy to combat violence against women and domestic violence in order to implement GREVIO recommendations
The Ombudsman welcomes the first report of the https://www.coe.int/en/web/istanbul-convention/grevio _blank - "Opens internal link in current window", which is examining the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Slovenia. This is an important human rights mechanism that sheds light... more
AOM |
Refugees |
National preventive mechanism |
International cooperation |
Environment and space |
Restriction of personal freedom |
Foreigners
Ombudsman Svetina attending the session of the General Assembly of the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen
At the invitation extended by the Greek Ombudsman Andreas Pottakis, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina is currently attending the session of the General Assembly of the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen (AOM) in Nafplio, Greece. The central topics of this year’s meeting, which... more
In the context of the ENNHRI project, the Ombudsman draws up a National Report on the human rights situation of migrants at the borders
As the National Human Rights Institution in Slovenia (NHRI), which, among other things, carries out supervisory tasks, the Ombudsman produced a http://ennhri.org/rights-at-borders/#national-report-slovenia - -new-window "Opens internal link in current window". The report was drawn up in... more
Slovenian NPM among members of global torture prevention community which calls for protection of Afghanistan’s national preventive mechanism
Slovenian National preventive mechanism (NPM) has also signed a joint statement in which members of global torture prevention community are calling for protection of Afghanistan’s national preventive mechanism.
The recent Taliban military offensive poses a grave threat to the continued... more