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The Ombudsman presents human rights concerns at the international level to Minister Fajon
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
Meeting with the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA)
A delegation of the Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) is currently on a visit to Slovenia. On Monday, 6 June 2022, they met with representatives of the Ombudsman.
GRETA was established in accordance with the Council of Europe... more
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Opening of the Ombudsman’s special collection at the Bežigrad Library
Today, on 1 June 2022, Ombudsman Peter Svetina opened the Ombudsman’s special collection at the Bežigrad library. In his opening speech, Mr Svetina said that the institution of the Ombudsman has generated a great and substantial internal collection of literature on various aspects of... more
The European Network of National Human Rights institutions publishes its 2022 Report on the state of the rule of law in the European Union
The Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina has welcomed the publication of a report by the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) on the state of the rule of law in the European Union, which contains contributions from the national human rights institutions of the... more
As of 1 February this year, the deadline for filing an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights was reduced from six to four months
The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia notes that, as of 1 February 2022, the deadline for filing an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) was reduced from six to four months. This follows from paragraphs four and three of Article 8 of Protocol... more
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