Center for human rights |
Labor matters |
Accessibility |
Equal opportunities |
Children’s rights |
Social security
The Ombudsman advocates greater accessibility of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in Slovenian
On the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the adoption of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Convention), Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina highlights the importance of the observance of human rights under the Convention, which is one... more
The Ombudsman calls on the responsible parties to elaborate a strategy to combat violence against women and domestic violence in order to implement GREVIO recommendations
The Ombudsman welcomes the first report of the https://www.coe.int/en/web/istanbul-convention/grevio _blank - "Opens internal link in current window", which is examining the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Slovenia. This is an important human rights mechanism that sheds light... more
People with disabilities |
International days |
Children and youth |
Children’s rights |
Social security
Ombudsman Svetina: "Accepting differences strengthens our society"
The UN General Assembly has declared 21 March World Down Syndrome Day. This year, it is celebrated in the spirit of the slogan Connect.
On this occasion, Ombudsman Peter Svetina stresses the importance of staying connected in these extraordinary times of combating the coronavirus... more
The epidemic further exposed the problems of Slovenian healthcare
On the occasion of 38th Slovenian Week of the Fight Against Cancer, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina believes that the coronavirus pandemic has further exposed many of the problems in Slovenian healthcare, which so far have more or less successfully been kept under control in... more
Homeless |
Persons with mental health issues |
Social security |
Housing matters |
Foreigners |
Gathering, association, electoral rights
Homelessness is not a choice, systemic solutions are necessary!
On Tuesday, 16 February 2021, the Ombudsman Peter Svetina received representatives of all organisations providing care to the homeless. The meeting was attended by 11 representatives of non-governmental organisations and social work centres."Such meetings are important, since this is... more
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