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Providing rights of the deaf and hard-of-hearing enshrined in the constitution in crucial in practice
On 30 September 2023, Ombudsman Peter Svetina addressed the participants of the main national event in the celebration of the International Day of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and the 60th anniversary of the Velenje Intermunicipal Society of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.
He stressed that... more
Deputy Ombudsman repeats calls for the regulation of full realisation of the constitutional rights for sign language and language of the deaf-blind
On 8 June 2023, Deputy Ombudsman Dr Dijana Možina Zupanc participated at the meeting of the Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities where the realisation of the rights arising from Article 62a of the Constitution about the use and development of sign language and... more
Center for human rights |
Dignity and personal rights |
Equal opportunities |
Deaf and hard of hearing |
Deafblind |
People with disabilities |
Blind and visually impaired
Centres for social work must be accessible to all
On 28 March 2023, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina presented the Special Report of the Ombudsman about the accessibility of centres for social work (CSW) for people with movement and sensory impairments to the President of the Republic of Slovenia Nataša Pirc Musar. The... more
Center for human rights |
Deinstitutionalization |
Equal opportunities |
Deaf and hard of hearing |
Deafblind |
People with disabilities |
Persons with mental health issues |
Blind and visually impaired
An Overview of the Ombudsman’s Activities in the Field of Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities / October–December 2022
Between October and December 2022, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (the Ombudsman) discussed various complaints from people who turned to the institution regarding the provision of human rights of people with disabilities. Complainants were helped with explanations... more
Center for human rights |
Accessibility |
Equal opportunities |
Deaf and hard of hearing |
Deafblind |
People with disabilities |
Blind and visually impaired |
Social security
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
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