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Ombudsman’s corner
For his first operation outside headquarters in 2023, the Ombudsman chose Ankaran
Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina performed his first operation outside headquarters in 2023 in Ankaran. He talked to the mayor of the municipality, Gregor Strmčnik, and visited the accommodation centre at Debeli rtič, which houses refugees from Ukraine. In Koper, he visited the branch... more
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Presentation of the Ombudsman's report for 2021 to interested committees in the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia
On 14 September 2022, the Ombudsman Peter Svetina attended a joint session of the competent Commission for State Regulation and the interested Commission for Social Welfare, Labour, Health and Persons with Disabilities in the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia.
He presented the... more
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Human Rights Ombudsman
ENNHRI publishes report on strengthening human rights accountability at borders
As part of a project that also includes the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions published the https://ennhri.org/strengthening-human-rights-accountability-at-borders-report/. The Report is based on last year’s... more
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European Commission |
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Rule of law
The Ombudsman’s office supports the measures proposed by the European Commission to improve the rule of law in Slovenia
The Human Rights Ombudsman welcomes the https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/sl/ip_22_4467. The report addresses four areas in detail: the justice system, anti-corruption, media pluralism and freedom, and other institutional issues that have an impact on national systems of... more
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Administrative matters
The Human Rights Ombudsman and his deputy deliver two 2021 annual reports to the Minister of the Interior
Today, 13 July 2022, Slovenia’s Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina held a getting-to-know-you meeting with Minister of the Interior Tatjana Bobnar. Accompanied by his deputy Ivan Šelih, he delivered the 27th annual report of the Human Rights Ombudsman and the 14th annual report of... more