Ombudsman Svetina: “To strengthen the equality of sexes, we need concrete measures.”
Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina invited representatives of non-governmental organisations working in the field of women’s rights for a working meeting. They discussed the topics of preventing violence against women and... more
The Ombudsman Submitted the Findings on the Situation in Slovenia to the UN Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
As part of the 84th session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the presentation of the Slovenia’s 7th periodic report on the Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women took place on... more
Center for human rights |
Deinstitutionalization |
Equal opportunities |
Deaf and hard of hearing |
Deafblind |
People with disabilities |
Persons with mental health issues |
Blind and visually impaired
An Overview of the Ombudsman’s Activities in the Field of Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities / October–December 2022
Between October and December 2022, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (the Ombudsman) discussed various complaints from people who turned to the institution regarding the provision of human rights of people with disabilities. Complainants were helped with explanations... more
Center for human rights |
Accessibility |
Equal opportunities |
Deaf and hard of hearing |
Deafblind |
People with disabilities |
Blind and visually impaired |
Social security
Ombudsman Svetina presents findings of the Human Rights Ombudsman from the Special Report about the accessibility of centres for social work for people with disabilities at the National Counc
The National Council of the Republic of Slovenia today, 26 January 2023, discussed the about:blank The Human Rights Ombudsman (Ombudsman) decided to make a special report on the basis of anonymous complaints from users of centres for social work.
“Enabling physical access to public... more
Center for human rights |
Dignity and personal rights |
Equal opportunities |
Blind and visually impaired
Braille Alphabet Opens the Door into the World for the Blind and Partially Sighted
The purpose of the World Braille Day, observed on 4 January, is to raise awareness about the significance of the alphabet enabling blind and partially sighted people to convert the written word into a tactile form so they can read and write. The Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina... more
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