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Ombudsman Svetina presents findings of the Human Rights Ombudsman from the Special Report about the accessibility of centres for social work for people with disabilities at the National Counc

The National Council of the Republic of Slovenia today, 26 January 2023, discussed the about:blank The Human Rights Ombudsman (Ombudsman) decided to make a special report on the basis of anonymous complaints from users of centres for social work. “Enabling physical access to public... more

The Ombudsman at the Commission for Petitions: “A reassessment of eligibility for personal assistance can interfere with previously acquired rights!”

On 19 January 2023, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina presented some of the findings connected to the question of reassessment of eligibility for personal assistance at the 2nd meeting of the Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities, where the focus was on... more

5. 12. 2022 National preventive mechanism | Deaf and hard of hearing | Deafblind | People with disabilities | Persons with mental health issues

Monitoring the rights of persons with disabilities: Insights from Slovenia’s NPM

While everyone in detention is vulnerable to abuse and ill-treatment, persons with disabilities can face additional risks. To mark the International Day of People with Disability (3 December), we invited the en/about-us/organisational-units-and-hro-council/ombudsman-as-a-nmp/ _blank to... more

2. 12. 2022 Equal opportunities | Deaf and hard of hearing | Deafblind | People with disabilities | Persons with mental health issues

Upon International Day of Persons with Disabilities the Ombudsman calls for action

Ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed on 3 December, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina stresses that with the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Convention) Slovenia undertook to provide and promote the full... more

1. 12. 2022 Accessibility | Equal opportunities | Deaf and hard of hearing | People with disabilities | Blind and visually impaired

Ombudsman presented a Special Report on Accessibility of Centres for Social Work for the Disabled

The Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina presented a Special Report on Accessibility of Centres for Social Work for People with Movement and Sensory Impairments, today, 1 December 2022. It was prepared by the Ombudsman’s office and will also be sent to the Slovenian National Assembly... more

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