Ombudsman Svetina presents the findings of the Human Rights Ombudsman institution relating to the environment and spatial planning to the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environ
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
Ombudsman Peter Svetina Meeting His Cypriot Colleague Maria Stylianou-Lottides on an Official Visit
At the invitation of Maria Stylianou-Lottides, the Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights of the Republic of Cyprus, the Slovenian Ombudsman Peter Svetina is currently on an official visit to Nicosia. His visit confirms the excellent relations between their two... more
Monitoring the use of force in prisons to prevent torture discussed in Poland
On 24 and 25 August 2022, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih attended the fifth annual meeting of national preventive mechanisms (NPM) in the Polish capital of Warsaw entitled Monitoring the use of force and law enforcement equipment in the criminal justice system. The meeting was aimed at... more
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ENNHRI publishes report on strengthening human rights accountability at borders
As part of a project that also includes the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions published the https://ennhri.org/strengthening-human-rights-accountability-at-borders-report/. The Report is based on last year’s... more
Ombudsman Svetina and his Greek colleague: “Peace, democracy, the rule of law and human rights need our ceaseless commitment”
Peter Svetina, the human rights ombudsman, is hosting the Greek ombudsman, Dr Andreas I Pottakis, the regional president for Europe at the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), on an official visit. His official visit to Slovenia is further evidence of the excellent relations between... more
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