In Strasbourg on monitoring police detention and informal prison hierarchies

Deputy Ombudsman and Head of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) Ivan Šelih and NPM member Katarina Vučko attended the annual conference of the European NPM Forum entitled Monitoring Police Detention and the round table entitled Combating Informal Prison Hierarchies, organised by the... more

Slovenian experiences at the European conference on monitoring conditions in administrative detention centres for migrants

A European Conference on the monitoring of living conditions in administrative detention centres for migrants, organised by the Italian organisation CILD, took place in Rome on 22 and 23 May 2025. The aim of the event was to strengthen capacities to monitor conditions in these centres,... more

Representatives of the Southeast Europe NPM in Ljubljana on the protection of procedural rights in pre-trial proceedings

On 13 and 14 May 2025, the Southeast Europe NPM Network met in Ljubljana. Participants discussed the NPM’s role in monitoring procedural rights of suspects in pre-trial detention, based on the European Commission’s recommendation from December 2022. The focus was on ensuring dignity,... more

In Strasbourg on the monitoring of NPMs in the context of migration

NPMs in Strasbourg on their reiteration of the problem of prison overcrowding

Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih, head of the National Preventive Mechanism in Slovenia (DPM), attended a workshop in Strasbourg, France, entitled Tackling overcrowding in European prisons: strengthening NPMs' role in safeguarding rights and ensuring effective oversight. more