Ombudsman meets with directors of RTV, STA and UKOM on the accessibility of information for vulnerable groups
The Ombudsman Peter Svetina met this week with the Director General of Radiotelevision Slovenia (RTV) Igor Kadunc, Director of the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) Bojan Veselinovič and Director of the Government Communication Office of the Republic of Slovenia (UKOM) Uroš Urbanija. During... more
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The Slovenian NHRI's work on the rights of persons with disabilities from July to September 2020
The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter referred to as the Ombudsman) looked into various initiatives concerning people with disabilities and met with representatives of disability organizations. The Ombudsman continued with efforts to bring attention to the... more
Determining the identity of persons during protests on 19th June 2020 in Ljubljana
The Ombudsman considers that circumstances such as (merely) moving in the direction of a protest rally, (merely) staying at the protest rally site immediately before or during the protest rally are not such as to satisfy the reason for suspicion and thus the existence of conditions for... more
Ombudsman says failure to wear mask in enclosed spaces cannot be penalised
The Human Rights Ombudsman has assessed that the failure to comply with the government decree on the mandatory use of face masks in enclosed public spaces cannot be penalised.The ombudsman's opinion, issued on Monday, is based on an appeal by a citizen who does not agree with the... more
In just over a month, the Ombudsman has addressed more than 300 issues related to COVID-19
The Human Rights Ombudsman has been closely monitoring the coronavirus disease situation in Slovenian and abroad as well as the measures adopted by the state authorities to contain the epidemic and protect the most vulnerable groups of citizens. Many people have also contacted us via... more
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