With the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities on changes in the field of minority rights protection and shortcomings
On 2 March 2026, the Human Rights Ombudswoman, Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek, welcomed members of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities to the Human Rights Ombudsman's premises in Slovenia, as part of the sixth monitoring round of the... more
On the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ombudswoman Dr Drenik Bavdek warns that it is essential to preserve sensitivity to the mass violations of human rights
Danes minevajo štiri leta od začetka obsežne invazije Ruske federacije na Ukrajino. Štiri leta oboroženega spopada pomenijo štiri leta hudih in sistematičnih posegov v človekove pravice: milijone razseljenih oseb, tisoče izgubljenih življenj ter številne družine, ki še vedno čakajo na... more
Meeting of the European Network of Ombudsmen (ENO) on parallel handling of cases
Deputy Ombudsman Dr. Dijana Možina Zupanc and Deputy Ombudsman Miha Horvat attended the meeting of the European Network of Ombudsmen in Malaga on January 12 and 13. Representatives of ombudsman institutions emphasized the importance of cooperation in addressing cross-border and systemic... more
Appointment to the IPCAN board confirms the professional credibility and international recognition of the NPM's work
Katarina Vučko, a member of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), which operates under the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, attended the annual seminar of the Independent Police Complaints Authority Network (IPCAN) in Paris on 4 and 5 December 2025, hosted by the... more
At an International Conference in Pristina, Kosovo, Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek on the Future of Human Rights in the Time of Global Transformations
On 2 and 3 December 2025 in Pristina, Kosovo, a High-Level International Conference on the Future of Human Rights in the Time of Global Transformations was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Institution of the Kosovo Ombudsman. Key representatives of international and regional... more