Presentation of international human rights standards in cases of intersex people in medical procedures
On 6 October 2022, the representative of the Centre for Human Rights presented relevant international human rights standards at the round table of the Advocate of the Principle of Equality on the situation of intersex people in medical procedures. She drew attention to various... more
Center for human rights |
Labor matters |
Dignity and personal rights |
National preventive mechanism |
Equal opportunities |
LGBTQ+ |
Restriction of personal freedom |
People with disabilities |
Children and youth |
Children’s rights |
Social security |
Elderly |
Freedom of conscience and expression |
Children’s advocacy
Ombudsman Svetina presents the reports of the Ombudsman's institution and the NPM for 2021 to the parent working body
Today, on 11 October 2022, in the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, the Ombudsman Peter Svetina presented two reports for 2021, the report of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia and the report on the implementation of the tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism,... more
Ombudsman Svetina: "It's high time to address the outstanding issues in mental health!"
"Protecting, strengthening and preventing mental disorders is very important because, as Professor Andrej Marušič once wrote, without mental health there is no health, and without mental health there is no quality of life. Moreover, without quality of life, there is no real... more
National preventive mechanism |
Equal opportunities |
Conferences |
International cooperation |
Restriction of personal freedom
At the conference on monitoring the rights of specific groups of people deprived of their liberty, the Head of the Slovenian NPM addresses the situation of the elderly
Ivan Šelih, Deputy Ombudsman and Head of the Slovenian National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), spoke about the situation of older people living in retirement homes and prisons at the conference entitled Monitoring the rights of specific groups of people deprived of their liberty. He... more
Child advocates about the handling of cases involving violence against children
The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia organised a two-day consultation at which child advocates, and everyone involved in the expert implementation of child advocacy, discussed the channels and methods of taking action in cases of violence against children who enter the... more
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