In Strasbourg on approaches to the enforcement of judgments relating to enforced detention and mental health treatment under Article 5 of the ECHR Article 5
On 27 March 2024, Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih attended a conference in Strasbourg, France, entitled Mentally Ill Mind: Convention-Compliant Approaches to the Enforcement of Judgments on Compulsory Detention and Mental Health Treatment. The event was organised in the framework of... more
Ombudsman at the Mental Health Days conference on the role of the courts in intervention into the rights of people with mental health disorders
On 14 December 2023, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina in his introductory speech at Hotel Slon in Ljubljana, at this year’s Mental Health Days where they dealt with procedures before courts according to the Mental Health Act, recalled that the Ombudsman has been dealing with the issue... more
Deinstitutionalization |
Mental health |
Equal opportunities |
People with disabilities |
Restriction of personal freedom |
Persons with mental health issues |
Social security
Ombudsman congratulates those deserving upon the 70th anniversary of ZUDV Dornava
Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina addressed the participants of the celebratory event upon the 70th anniversary of the Institute for Education, Work and Care dr. Marijan Borštnar Dornava, of which he is honorary patron.
He remembered that as a student of special education at the... more
The Human Rights Ombudsman condemns any violence against the elderly
The Human Rights Ombudsman has recently received several different complaints related to allegations of violence in retirement homes. Unfortunately, there are also anonymous complaints among them, which may also indicate a fear of the possible consequences of reports. “Based on these... more
Equal opportunities |
Restriction of personal freedom |
Foreigners |
Foreigners |
Administrative matters
Human Rights Ombudsman welcomes representatives of the Albanian national community for a visit
On 20 July 2023, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina and his Deputy Miha Horvat welcomed representatives of the Albanian national community for a visit. They discussed the community’s cultural rights, the issue of education, the inclusion of migrant children in schools, and the media... more
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