Deputy Ruparčič at a consultation on excessively long court proceedings
At the consultation on the position and role of children in court proceedings, which was prepared on 27 November 2024 by the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, mag. Urška Klakočar Zupančič, Deputy Ombudsman Dr Jože Ruparčič stressed the necessity of faster... more
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The Ombudsman called on the Government and ministries to regulate the accessibility of spaces for persons with physical and sensory disabilities
After analysing the accessibility of the premises of the government and ministries for physically and sensory disabled people, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia concluded that the above-mentioned bodies do not meet a number of legal requirements. Despite the existing... more
Adviser of the Center for Human Rights on the panel of the UN Forum for Economy and Human Rights
On 25 November 2024, Jerneja Turin, adviser of the Center for Human Rights and chairperson of the working group for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), participated in a panel within the... more
Study visit to the Miteinander leben housing groups in Graz
Members of the Slovenian National Preventive Mechanism, Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman, Ana Polutnik and Mag. Jure Markič, visited the Miteinander leben housing groups in Graz on 21 November 2024, in the framework of their participation in the SEE NPM Network. The visit took place together... more
Slovenian Human Rights Ombudsman at the Pre-Session of the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva
The Slovenian Human Rights Ombudsman participated in the pre-session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 22 November 2024 in Geneva. This preparatory meeting takes place ahead of the main UPR session, during which Slovenia will report to other countries on its progress in the field... more
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