Ombudsman presents the 2020 annual report to the President of Slovenia
Peter Svetina, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, and his colleagues today presented to Borut Pahor, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, the Annual Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman for 2020 and the Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of... more
2020 opened cracks in respect for human rights, says Ombudsman Svetina at the submission of the reports
“2020 had a profound impact on people’s lives. In such circumstances, the institution of the Human Rights Ombudsman received as many as a third more cases than in previous years. We processed 6,852 cases and detected violations of human rights or fundamental freedoms and other... more
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Presentation of the analysis of the practice in prosecuting hate speech in Slovenia followed by a discussion
Today, the Ombudsman hosted an online event at which he presented an analysis of the practice in prosecuting the crime of public incitement to hatred, violence and intolerance in the period from 2008 to 2018. The presentation was followed by a discussion with eminent experts who have been... more
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The National Preventive Mechanism mostly made unannounced visits to places of the deprivation of liberty
The National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia took note of the 2019 Report of the National Preventive Mechanism at today's session of 22 October 2020. As the Human Rights Ombudsman, Peter Svetina, was in contact with a person infected with COVID-19 and therefore is in quarantine,... more
Despite the Ombudsman's recommendations not being legally binding, their implementation represents an important indicator of respect for human rights
the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia discussed the 25th Annual Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman and the report on implementing the tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism for 2019. These are the first reports prepared during the term of office of Peter Svetina as Human... more
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