Unannounced Thematic Visits by the NPM to the Kranj Expert Centre
On 25 and 26 February 2026, two members of the NPM paid unannounced visits to four residential groups operating within the Kranj Expert Centre. The visits were thematic and aimed to check how the right of children to be heard was being implemented within the groups. more
DPM visited the Trbovlje and Laško police stations: Laško police station urgently needs new premises
DPM je 19. februarja 2026 nenapovedano obiskal PP Trbovlje in PP Laško. V Trbovljah priporočili glede označitve videonadzora in ustrezne opreme za snemanje zaslišanj še vedno nista uresničeni, zato sta bili ponovno podani, ob tem pa je bilo opozorjeno na dosledno izpolnjevanje... more
NPM on its first visit to the Koper Senior Citizens' Center: good living conditions, but improvements needed
On 3 February 2026, NPM members Jure Markič and Sonja Božič Testen, Ombudsman'˝s advisor Lana Krznarič, PIC – Legal Center for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment representative, and expert Prof. Dr. Vesna Švab made an unannounced regular visit to the Koper Senior Citizens'... more
DPM during an unannounced visit to the Prebold Unit: all recommendations implemented, but staffing standards remain a serious challenge
On December 17, 2025, members of the National Preventive Mechanism (DPM) Jure Markič and Danijela Brečko, representative of the non-governmental organization Pravo za VSE, paid an unannounced regular visit to the Franc Salamon Trbovlje Retirement Home, Prebold Unit. The DPM has visited... 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