Overview of the activities of the Ombudsman in the field of human rights of people with disabilities / April–June 2024
Between April and June 2024, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) considered various complaints from people who contacted him in connection with ensuring the human rights of persons with disabilities. He helped complainants with explanations about their... more
Ombudsman at the Days of Intergenerational Coexistence on the lack of specific measures to improve the situation of the elderly
Today, 12 June, and tomorrow, 13 June, the Ombudsman is participating in the Days of Intergenerational Coexistence, held at the Gospodarsko razstavišče in Ljubljana and organised by the Association of Pensioners' Associations of Slovenia (ZDUS).The Ombudsman cooperates with the Days of... more
Enforcement of human rights through understanding deinstitutionalisation
Slovenia is currently ranked among the countries with the highest level of institutionalisation in Europe in terms of the number of people who live and perform most of their activities in 24-hour organised care or institutions. We are still far from realising the process of... more
Ombudsman welcomes the adoption of the EU Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
The Ombudsman welcomes the adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD Directive). After several years of negotiations at the level of the European Union, last week, on 24 May 2024, the Council of the European Union finally approved the directive, which had... more
Online seminar on artificial intelligence and its impact on the rights of persons with disabilities
On 22 May 2024, the Ombudsman's representative, Jerneja Turin, who chairs the working group for the rights of persons with disabilities within the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), organised a webinar for members of the working group and other interested... more
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