Ombudsman Svetina’s statement at the 70th anniversary of the Impoljica Retirement Home: "Reforms of the system, in which the needs of the individual are properly supported, are essential!"
On 13 September, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Impoljca Retirement Home in Sevnica, Ombudsman Peter Svetina congratulated the participants in the ceremony on the enviable anniversary of the co-creation of the story of intergenerational cooperation through institutional... more
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Elderly
Ombudsman Svetina at the 5th Pension and Disability Insurance Conference on the Deliberative Principle in Democracy
In his opening lecture at the 5th Pension and Disability Insurance Conference in Portorož on 12 September, Ombudsman Peter Svetina focused on the deliberative principle in a democratic system of government, the role of the addressees of legislation in the legislative process, and the role... more
The Ombudsman on the issue related to elderly people's access to digital vouchers
Recently, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) has increasingly been consulted by elderly people, aged 55 or older, who claim to be discriminated against with regard to digital vouchers '22, as they are subject to an additional condition when redeeming... more
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Minister of Labor with the Ombudsman on a visit briefly on extensive issues
The Human Rights Ombudsman, Peter Svetina, invited the Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Luka Mesec, to the Ombudsman’s premises and presented him with the Annual Report for 2021. During the conversation, the Ombudsman, the Minister and the State... more
Acting and learning about relationships are fundamental keys to reducing violence against older people
On the occasion of the World Elder Awareness Day on 15 June, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina stresses that appropriate action on the one hand, and learning about relationships on the other, are the fundamental keys to reducing violence against older people. "Violence against... more
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