The Turkish delegation wishes to hear Slovenian colleagues’ experience for the strengthening of capabilities of the Turkish Ombudsman
On 28 February 2023, representatives of the Turkish Ombudsman visited Slovenia on a study visit within the project of the European Union. They were getting to know the best practices and experiences of various ombudsman institutions or national human rights institutions with the aim of... more
The Ombudsman makes the acquaintance of the President of the National Council
On 27 February 2023, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina visited the president of the National Council Marko Lotrič. During their discussion they addressed current issues and announced reforms with a special emphasis on the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms. more
Ombudsman Appoints Goran Forbici for the RTV Slovenija Council
Following the consideration of all the applications received from non-governmental organisations working in the field of human rights, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina decided to appoint Goran Forbici, the director of the umbrella network of the Slovenian non-governmental... more
Upon International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Ombudsman Svetina also on how dangerous hatred, intolerance, incitement, and expressing one’s own superiority are
After the then German president Roman Herzog proclaimed 27 January Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Nazism upon the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp in January 1995, this day was also proclaimed International Holocaust Remembrance Day in... more
The Human Rights Ombudsman to Lodge a Request for a Review of the Constitutionality of the Amendment to the Financial Administration Act
After examining the Act Amending the Financial Administration Act (ZFU-B), the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) decided to request the initiation of the procedure for the review of the constitutionality at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia.... more