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

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

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

The Ombudsman, Peter Svetina, presented the Ombudsman's Annual Report for 2021 to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tanja Fajon, at a meeting at the Ombudsman's premises. They discussed the Ombudsman's international activities, especially in his role as a national human rights institution.... more

The Spring Seminar of the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC) took place in Warsaw, Poland, between 8 and 10 June 2022, hosted by the Polish Ombudsman for Children’s Rights, Mikolaj Pawlak. The participants, among whom was also Slovenian Deputy Ombudsman Dr Jože... more