International Women’s Day 2021: An opportunity for global action to make justice fair, accessible and safer for women
For the first time – today on International Women’s Day – 41 oversight bodies from across the globe have joined with the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) to call for sustained government action to protect women in prison.Around the world, more than 75 national and local... more
On the occasion of World Women's Day: “Concern for the integrity of women is the basis for respect for their rights.”
The precarious times of coronavirus disease have shifted the bulk of the burden on women. The risk of infection in health and social care occupations has increased, and so have the health and safety risks faced by their families. All this was accompanied by an epidemic of violence against... more
The epidemic further exposed the problems of Slovenian healthcare
On the occasion of 38th Slovenian Week of the Fight Against Cancer, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina believes that the coronavirus pandemic has further exposed many of the problems in Slovenian healthcare, which so far have more or less successfully been kept under control in... more
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Homelessness is not a choice, systemic solutions are necessary!
On Tuesday, 16 February 2021, the Ombudsman Peter Svetina received representatives of all organisations providing care to the homeless. The meeting was attended by 11 representatives of non-governmental organisations and social work centres."Such meetings are important, since this is... more
Ombudsman Svetina: “Knowledge of complaint procedures under international treaties is important for the protection of human rights.”
Knowledge of the various channels and methods of appeal is of paramount importance for the effective protection of human rights. Therefore, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia hosted a free webinar on Wednesday, 10 February 2021, at which various experts presented individual... more
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