Ombudsman with Minister Novak on many topics in the field of spatial planning and natural resources
Today, 29 March 2024, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina welcomed the Minister of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning Jože Novak for a familiarisation visit. In their conversation, he emphasised that a clean, healthy, and safe environment is a fundamental human right, which... more
Ombudsman warns of legislative shortcomings before National Assembly Commission on the C0 sewerage channel
On 15 February 2024, before the National Assembly Commission of Inquiry on the C0 sewerage channel in Ljubljana, Ombudsman Peter Svetina warned of the lack of environmental legislation, which allows for abuse. As he pointed out, the institution of the Ombudsman makes recommendations to... more
Human Rights Ombudsman emphasises the importance of the operation of the call centre for flood victims
On 24 October 2023, Ombudsman Peter Svetina visited the call centre for flood victims, where he talked with the head of the call centre Andrej Šter about the challenges and problems with which callers most frequently turn to number 114. In early September, following the devastating floods... more
Ombudsman at the ENNHRI jubilee assembly on artificial intelligence, digitization and climate change as challenges to human rights
Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina participated at the general assembly and conference of the https://ennhri.org/united-in-action-ennhri-ten-years/ - -new-window "Opens internal link in current window" in Brussels. This year, ENNHRI, of which the Slovenian institution of the Human... more
Ombudsman committed to sustainable development, care for the environment, and human rights in business and industry
On 26 September 2023, Deputy Ombudsman Dr Jože Ruparčič in Koper, at an international conference entitled Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Green and Digital Tranzition, the co-organiser of which was the institution of the Human Rights Ombudsman, highlighted in the name of the... more