International Women’s Day 2021: An opportunity for global action to make justice fair, accessible and safer for women
For the first time – today on International Women’s Day – 41 oversight bodies from across the globe have joined with the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) to call for sustained government action to protect women in prison.Around the world, more than 75 national and local... more
Ombudsman Svetina: “Knowledge of complaint procedures under international treaties is important for the protection of human rights.”
Knowledge of the various channels and methods of appeal is of paramount importance for the effective protection of human rights. Therefore, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia hosted a free webinar on Wednesday, 10 February 2021, at which various experts presented individual... more
NPM on the treatment of prisoners addicted to psychoactive substances
As part of the healthcare section of the SEE NPM Network, National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) Serbia organised on 22 December 2020 an online meeting of members of the network on the treatment of persons addicted to psychoactive substances in prisons. The meeting was aimed at exchanging... more
SEE NPM Network members on implementing recommendations and working in special situations
On December 7, 2020, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih and members of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) attended the second online workshop of members of the SEE NPM Network on the topic of monitoring the implementation of the NPM recommendations (particularly the aspect of exercising the... more
The Ombudsman’s submission to GREVIO
On 29th September 2020, representatives of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia met with two representatives of the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO), who were visiting Slovenia to acquire information regarding the... more
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