The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia has received “A” status accreditation according to the Paris Principles, which relate to the status and functioning of national human rights institutions. This is the highest attainable status according to the Principles, which were... more

On 27 January 2021, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia backed the proposal of the Commission for Public Office and Elections for the appointment of a Deputy Ombudsman. The current Deputy Ombudsman, Ivan Šelih, whose term office will expire on... more

As part of the healthcare section of the SEE NPM Network, National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) Serbia organised on 22 December 2020 an online meeting of members of the network on the treatment of persons addicted to psychoactive substances in prisons. The meeting was aimed at exchanging... more

On December 7, 2020, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih and members of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) attended the second online workshop of members of the SEE NPM Network on the topic of monitoring the implementation of the NPM recommendations (particularly the aspect of exercising the... more

The National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia took note of the 2019 Report of the National Preventive Mechanism at today's session of 22 October 2020. As the Human Rights Ombudsman, Peter Svetina, was in contact with a person infected with COVID-19 and therefore is in quarantine,... more