Human Rights Ombudswoman Visits Center IRIS: “The State’s Priority Must Be to Find More Suitable Alternative Premises”
On her own initiative, Human Rights Ombudswoman Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek visited Center IRIS (a centre for education, rehabilitation, inclusion and counselling for the blind and visually impaired) today, 7 April 2026. She assesses that the premises are not suitable for implementing... more
Human Rights Ombudswoman at the Constitutional Court on Cooperation Between the Two Institutions
Today, 8 April 2026, Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek, the Human Rights Ombudswoman, met with the President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr Rok Čeferin, during a courtesy visit. During the meeting, they exchanged experiences regarding cooperation between independent... more
Human Rights Ombudswoman: "Roma women and men also need better access to healthcare services"
On 7 April 2026, Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek, the Human Rights Ombudswoman, attended the international closing conference of the FORTUNA project. The conference was titled Promoting Inclusive and Non-Discriminatory Access to Healthcare Services and took place at the House of the European... more
"Together with the Association of Paraplegics, we will draw attention to human rights violations affecting paraplegics," emphasised Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek
Today, 7 April 2026, the Human Rights Ombudswoman Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek and Deputy Ombudsman Dijana Možina Zupanc met with Dane Kastelic, President of the Association of Paraplegics of Slovenia. Mr Kastelic presented several of the most pressing areas in which the human rights of... more
The Human Rights Ombudswoman welcomes the Constitutional Court’s decision
At the initiative of the Human Rights Ombudswoman of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia (CC) adopted a decision on the temporary suspension of the implementation of Article 8 of the Act on Emergency Measures to Ensure... more
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