The Human Rights Ombudswoman has highlighted before the ECtHR the importance of confidentiality in the relationship between a client and their legal representative.
Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek, Human Rights Ombudswoman, has submitted a third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case of Regvar v. Slovenia (no. 36538/25). This is the third time that the Ombudsman has made use of this possibility. On this occasion, she... more
The Ombudsman participates in an evaluation study on the impact of new technologies on migration and respect for migrants' human rights
The European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI)https://ennhri.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Technologies-migration-and-human-rights-the-role-of-European-NHRIs-an-ENNHRI-scoping-paper.pdf - -new-window "Opens internal link in current window". A contribution to the... more
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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
Deputy responsible for children's rights visits orphans from Ukraine
The Ombudsman works to ensure that all children, regardless of their personal circumstances or background, enjoy their rights without discrimination, including the right to a safe and supportive environment. The Ombudsman stresses that children must be the holders of all rights and not... more
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Dignity and personal rights |
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Foreigners |
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Human Rights Ombudsman
Human Rights Ombudsman visits the accommodation centre in Logatec
On 6 April 2023, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina together with the European Parliament member Dr Milan Brglez visited the accommodation centre of the Government Office for the Support and Integration of Migrants (UOIM) in Logatec. The purpose of the visit was to inspect the centre... more
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