People with disabilities |
Relations with civil society |
Restriction of personal freedom |
Children and youth |
Children’s rights |
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The Ombudsman Addresses the Participants at the Conference Contemporary Challenges of Working with at-Risk Youth
On 9 June 2023, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina spoke to the participants of the 3rd international conference Contemporary Challenges of Working with at-Risk Youth in a video address. The conference at Zdravilišče Radenci was put together by the Jarše Youth Home.
He emphasised that... more
Deputy Ombudsman at the Commission for Petitions about the position of the elderly from the findings of the institution of the Ombudsman
On 31 May 2023, Deputy Ombudsman Dr Dijana Možina Zupanc participated at the meeting of the Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities, where the issue of the elderly was discussed. She presented basic findings determined by the institution of the Ombudsman during the... more
National preventive mechanism |
Equal opportunities |
People with disabilities |
Persons with mental health issues |
Social security
At the celebration upon the 70th anniversary of Dom Lukavci the Ombudsman once again warns about the violation of rights in social care institutions
Speaking at the Kulturni dom in Ljutomer at the celebration of the 70th anniversary of operation of Dom Lukavci, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina emphasised that it is impossible to overlook everything that has been done in these 70 years for people who have resided in this... more
Human Rights Ombudsman strives for a comprehensive and quality-based inclusion of tetraplegics and paraplegics into all spheres of society
Ahead of the Slovenian Day of Paraplegics and Tetraplegics, celebrated on 16th April, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina heartily congratulates the Slovenian Paraplegic Association, which has been protecting and enforcing the rights and interests of paraplegics and tetraplegics on... more
Autism |
People with disabilities |
Children and youth |
Children’s rights |
Social security |
Housing matters
Upon International Autism Awareness Day Ombudsman Svetina once again calls on the authorities to give this topic due attention and act
On 2 April, International Autism Awareness Day, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina finds that once again nothing has happened in the past year in the field of caring for people with autism: services for them are still dispersed and collaboration between ministries is poor, while... more
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