Center for human rights |
Deinstitutionalization |
Equal opportunities |
Deaf and hard of hearing |
Deafblind |
Persons with mental health issues |
People with disabilities |
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
By means of an analysis, the Ombudsman determines shortfalls when training public employees in state administration on human rights
Enhancing education and training on human rights is one of the priority tasks of the Human Rights Centre (Centre) operating within the framework of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman). To this end, the Centre prepared the analysis entitled Provision of... more
Center for human rights |
Deinstitutionalization |
Equal opportunities |
Deaf and hard of hearing |
Persons with mental health issues |
People with disabilities
Overview of the Ombudsman's activities in the field of human rights of persons with disabilities / July–September 2022
Between July and September 2022, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) processed various initiatives of individuals who contacted him in connection with the exercise of human rights of persons with disabilities. He helped the petitioners by providing... more