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
The Slovenian NPM contributes experience in the creation of a guide on the rights of suspects and defendants
On 14 May 2024, at the invitation of the Council of Europe, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih attended the meeting of the working group for the preparation of a practical guide for national prevention mechanisms (NPM) for monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the Recommendation on... more
Experience of the Slovenian National Preventive Mechanism shared with the newly founded NPM from Mongolia
Since Monday, 4 March, a delegation of the National Preventive Mechanism of Mongolia has been visiting Slovenia. “The Slovenian National Preventive Mechanism is known as one of the best in the world in the prevention of torture and inhuman treatment, hence we are honoured to be able to... more
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