The Human Rights Ombudsman, Peter Svetina, invited the Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Luka Mesec, to the Ombudsman’s premises and presented him with the Annual Report for 2021. During the conversation, the Ombudsman, the Minister and the State... more

Today, 10 June 2022, the Ombudsman, Peter Svetina, addressed the participants of the 2nd international conference "Contemporary Challenges of Working with At-Risk Youth". The Conference, held at the Radenci Health Resort, was organised by the Jarše Youth Centre. The Ombudsman... more

At the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, which is marked every 4 June, the Ombudsman stressed that we need to have zero tolerance towards all forms of violence. “During the last two years. we have worryingly seen an increase in violence against children.... more

The Ombudsman Institution puts particular emphasis on the rights of the most vulnerable persons. These also include persons with mental health problems, especially children. Ombudsman Peter Svetina is especially concerned about the increase in the need for (urgent) paediatric psychiatry... more

On 6 April 2022, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina, inaugurated the Ombudsman's Corner in the lobby of the Town Hall of the Urban Municipality of Kranj in the company of Mayor Matjaž Rakovec. The Urban Municipality of Kranj thus became the first Slovenian municipality with the... more