Education on Detainees' Rights and Their Consistent Implementation in Practice Is Essential
On 4 and 5 June 2026, Ivan Šelih, Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman and Head of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), and Katarina Vučko, an NPM member, attended the 27th Days of Criminology and Security Studies conference in Bohinjska Bistrica. more
National Preventive Mechanisms Are Key to Ensuring the Protection of the Fundamental Rights of Detained Migrants
On 27 and 28 May 2026, Ivan Šelih, Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman and Head of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), participated in the first meeting of the SEE NPM Network in 2026 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Entitled Protecting the Fundamental Rights of Detained Migrants – Problems and... more
Ombudsman representatives emphasise respect for the dignity of persons deprived of their liberty at training for prison officers
Representatives of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia – Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih and Ombudsman Adviser Katarina Vučko – took part today, 11 May 2026, in the training of a new group of prison officers organised by the Administration for the Enforcement of Criminal... more
Numerous challenges in protecting mental health in detention settings
On 28 and 29 April 2026, Ivan Šelih, Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman and Head of the National Preventive Mechanism, and Ana Polutnik, member of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), attended a conference entitled Mental Health in Detention in Strasbourg. The conference focused on... more
The National Preventive Mechanism (DPM) conducted an unannounced thematic visit to the CUDV Draga Centre for Training, Work and Care
On 30 March 2026, members of the DPM and an external expert carried out an unannounced thematic visit to the Dolfka Boštjančič Draga Centre for Training, Work and Care. The purpose of the visit was to examine the use of a special protection measure (PVU). more
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