The Ombudsman Peter Svetina attended the 3rd Consultation sessions of the trustees of the Multiple Sclerosis Association of Slovenia in Dolenjske Toplice. In his introductory speech, he paid special attention to the state of accessibility of the built environment for persons with... more

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

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

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

On this year’s World Children’s Day, which we celebrate each year on 20 November, the date in 1989 when the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina warns that there is not enough concern for children, and calls on decision-makers to give... more