Overview of the activities of the Ombudsman in the field of human rights of people with disabilities / April–June 2024
Between April and June 2024, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) considered various complaints from people who contacted him in connection with ensuring the human rights of persons with disabilities. He helped complainants with explanations about their... more
Ombudsman at the Days of Intergenerational Coexistence on the lack of specific measures to improve the situation of the elderly
Today, 12 June, and tomorrow, 13 June, the Ombudsman is participating in the Days of Intergenerational Coexistence, held at the Gospodarsko razstavišče in Ljubljana and organised by the Association of Pensioners' Associations of Slovenia (ZDUS).The Ombudsman cooperates with the Days of... more
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Ombudsman Svetina submitted the annual report to the National Assembly and handed it over to the country’s President
Today, 5 June 2024, Ombudsman Peter Svetina submitted the 29th regular Annual Report of the Ombudsman and the 16th report of the National Preventive Mechanism for 2023 to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia. Today, he handed the reports to the President of the Republic of... more
Enforcement of human rights through understanding deinstitutionalisation
Slovenia is currently ranked among the countries with the highest level of institutionalisation in Europe in terms of the number of people who live and perform most of their activities in 24-hour organised care or institutions. We are still far from realising the process of... more
Ombudsman at a talk at the Horjul Centre for the Elderly about the necessary care for the state for the elderly
Today, 23 May 2024, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina (Ombudsman) visited the Horjul Centre for the Elderly, had a tour of it, and talked with the director, Silvija Janežič, about care for the elderly in Slovenia. He emphasised that it is necessary to adopt measures and forms of... more
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