The epidemic further exposed the problems of Slovenian healthcare
On the occasion of 38th Slovenian Week of the Fight Against Cancer, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina believes that the coronavirus pandemic has further exposed many of the problems in Slovenian healthcare, which so far have more or less successfully been kept under control in... more
Homeless |
Persons with mental health issues |
Social security |
Housing matters |
Foreigners |
Gathering, association, electoral rights
Homelessness is not a choice, systemic solutions are necessary!
On Tuesday, 16 February 2021, the Ombudsman Peter Svetina received representatives of all organisations providing care to the homeless. The meeting was attended by 11 representatives of non-governmental organisations and social work centres."Such meetings are important, since this is... more
Ombudsman Svetina: “Knowledge of complaint procedures under international treaties is important for the protection of human rights.”
Knowledge of the various channels and methods of appeal is of paramount importance for the effective protection of human rights. Therefore, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia hosted a free webinar on Wednesday, 10 February 2021, at which various experts presented individual... more
Center for human rights |
National preventive mechanism |
HR Ombudsman´s Council |
Human Rights Ombudsman |
Children’s advocacy
HRO Slovenia with the Paris Principles’ highest status
The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia has received “A” status accreditation according to the Paris Principles, which relate to the status and functioning of national human rights institutions. This is the highest attainable status according to the Principles, which were... more
National Assembly appoints Ivan Šelih as Deputy Ombudsman
On 27 January 2021, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia backed the proposal of the Commission for Public Office and Elections for the appointment of a Deputy Ombudsman. The current Deputy Ombudsman, Ivan Šelih, whose term office will expire on... more