This year, Slovenian Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts once again brought the Light of Peace from Bethlehem, reflecting on the relationship with the Ombudsman.
Slovenski skavtinje in skavti ter predstavniki zamejskih skavtov so danes, 18. 12. 2025, že tradicionalno prinesli Luč miru iz Betlehema v institucijo Varuh človekovih pravic RS. Letos jih je v imenu institucije sprejel namestnik varuha dr. Jože Ruparčič. more
On International Human Rights Day, reminders about the importance of human rights and the role of the Ombudsman
On this year's International Human Rights Day, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) warns that human rights – although a fundamental value enshrined in our constitutional order – in practice too often slip to the sidelines of political priorities. This year, we feel this... more
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Visits the Office of the Ombudsman
On 8 October 2025, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) hosted Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Commissioner is visiting Slovenia as part of a working meeting dedicated to the situation of human rights and the... more
Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman at the Leadership Forum 2025 in Brussels
Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman Miha Horvat attended the Leadership Forum 2025, organised by the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) in Brussels on 25–26 September 2025. The event was entitled Navigating a new landscape for European NHRIs and aimed to exchange... more
Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2024: Without dialogue and political will there can be no changes for the better
Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman Ivan Šelih - who has been leading the Human Rights Ombudsman institution since the conclusion of Ombudsman Peter Svetina’s term on 24 February 2025 - and Deputy Ombudsman Dr. Dijana Možina Zupanc presented the 2024 Annual Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman... more
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