Determining the identity of persons during protests on 19th June 2020 in Ljubljana
The Ombudsman considers that circumstances such as (merely) moving in the direction of a protest rally, (merely) staying at the protest rally site immediately before or during the protest rally are not such as to satisfy the reason for suspicion and thus the existence of conditions for... more
Ombudsman says failure to wear mask in enclosed spaces cannot be penalised
The Human Rights Ombudsman has assessed that the failure to comply with the government decree on the mandatory use of face masks in enclosed public spaces cannot be penalised.The ombudsman's opinion, issued on Monday, is based on an appeal by a citizen who does not agree with the... more
Independent monitoring of the removal of three foreigners
As part of the implementation of the tasks and powers of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) monitored the removal of three foreigners from the Centre for Foreigners in Postojna to Jože Pučnik Airport in Ljubljana on 15 and 16... more
Submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women on COVID-19 and the increase of domestic violence against women
Upon the request of the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences, Ms Dubravka Šimonović, the Ombudsman’s Centre for Human Rights prepared information regarding the gender-based violence against women and domestic violence in the context of the... more
Human rights ombudsman concerned with irresponsiveness of state bodies
Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina has made nearly 160 concrete recommendations to a variety of state bodies in the 2019 annual report. He also expressed concern that as many as 200 recommendations made by his predecessors are yet to be implemented, with one dating back as far as 2013.... more
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