On 4 October 2022, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina received the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David R.Boyd, who is currently on an official visit to Slovenia. Svetina briefed him on the findings of the Slovenian Human Rights Ombudsman... more

"Integrity and transparency are the alpha and omega of a healthy development of society. A society in which everyone's rights are respected, and everyone is treated equally. In which the procedures for enforcing laws and, consequently, rights, are fair and clear, in which the rule of... more

On the occasion of the World Day of Older Persons on 1 October, Ombudsman Peter Svetina reiterates that the various bodies and institutions that deal with older people must always keep in mind the principle of Nothing About Us Without Us. "Older people should be involved in decisions... more

On 29 December 2021, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia published the first public competition for bachelor's, master's and doctoral theses in the field of human rights. The aim of the competition was to encourage research activities in the field of human rights by students at all... more

"Deafblind people are still not given enough attention in Slovenia, which is why today's event is a bright spot and, I sincerely hope, a cornerstone in the regulation of the status and rights of people with deafblindness," Ombudsman Peter Svetina told participants at a... more