Svetina at a consultation on challenges in expert centres with an appeal to help our fellow man
On 11/11/2024, at a consultation in the National Council entitled Deficiencies in the System of Assistance to Children and Young People in Need – A call for action by professional centres, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina pointed out some shortcomings that the institution of the... more
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment meets with the Ombudsman during a visit to Slovenia
A delegation of the https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/home _blankhttps://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/home _blank (CPT) is in Slovenia at the moment as part of its regular periodic visit. On the first day of the working week, the delegation led by Maria Kmecova visited the institution of the Human... more
Slovenian NPM visiting colleagues from North Macedonia
From 2 to 4 October 2004, at the invitation of the Ombudsman of North Macedonia (https://ombudsman.mk/ _blank) members of the Slovenian National Preventive Mechanism paid a working visit to the NPM of North Macedonia, which like in Slovenia, operates under the auspices of their Ombudsman.... more
NPMs in Strasbourg on health care for incarcerated persons with substance use disorders
On 24 and 25 September 2024, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih took part in an international conference at the Palace of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, where they spoke about the health care of persons with disorders caused by the use of psychoactive substances, who were deprived of their... more
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Ombudsman Svetina submitted the annual report to the National Assembly and handed it over to the country’s President
Today, 5 June 2024, Ombudsman Peter Svetina submitted the 29th regular Annual Report of the Ombudsman and the 16th report of the National Preventive Mechanism for 2023 to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia. Today, he handed the reports to the President of the Republic of... more